Software Engineer

Description

• Partner with teams across engineering to improve platform quality, reliability, and developer experience.

• Enhance system observability through improved monitoring, alerting, and telemetry.

• Optimize database performance and scalability (primarily PostgreSQL).

• Collaborate with developers primarily using Ruby on Rails to embed DevOps best practices into the development lifecycle.

• Build, maintain, and optimize CI/CD pipelines to ensure scalable, reliable, and faster deployments.

• Implement Infrastructure as Code using Terraform to manage cloud resources.

• Manage and scale containerized infrastructure on Kubernetes.

• Support and evolve cloud environments on AWS (experience with GCP or Azure a plus).

• Participate in on-call rotations and provide support for critical production issues.

Requirements

• Proficiency in at least one programming language (Ruby preferred; Typescript/ JavaScript a plus).

• Relevant production experience with large-scale rails applications.

• Proficiency with at least one major cloud provider (AWS preferred).

• Strong understanding of observability tools (such as Datadog and Sentry) and practices.

• Hands-on experience with containerization and orchestration tools (Docker, Kubernetes, ECS).

• Strong knowledge of CI/CD tools (like CircleCI, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI).

• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (like Terraform, Pulumi, Ansible).

• Excellent communication skills and a collaborative mindset.

• Excellence as a remote contributor, managing time and communication with intention, staying connected to the team, and delivering results reliably.

• Proud of your craft, valuing clean code that scales to keep large teams productive.

Benefits

• Remote-first culture: Join a high performing, fully remote team and work where you're comfortable.

• Stock Options: Get meaningful ownership in a fast-growing, venture-backed company shaping the future of retail.

• Time Off: Our flexible time-off policy ensures you stay refreshed and recharged. Plus, you’ll get a monthly stipend to get you out of the house—grab a coffee and work from your favorite spot!

• World-class medical, dental, and vision policies.

• Team Connection: Annual company off-sites in fun locations.

• Sabbatical: A one month paid sabbatical after completing five years of working at Zipline.

• Volunteering: Every quarter, Zipliners get a paid day off to volunteer for a nonprofit of their choice.

• Learning: We support continuous learning and provide unlimited access to our Udemy Business account.

• Great humans, great work: Work with kind, collaborative teammates who care about doing meaningful work and making a real impact.

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