DevOps Engineer

As a DevOps Engineer at Kixie, your primary responsibilities will include designing, implementing, and maintaining our cloud infrastructure, developing CI/CD pipelines for efficient software delivery, monitoring system performance for high availability, and automating tasks to streamline processes. You will also collaborate closely with development and product teams to ensure seamless deployments and operational reliability.

To be considered for the DevOps Engineer position at Kixie, candidates must have a minimum of 4 years of experience in a production environment, proficiency with cloud services like AWS, GCP, or Azure, and experience with tools such as Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, and CI/CD systems like Jenkins or GitLab. Strong programming skills in languages such as Python or Bash, and a solid understanding of secure infrastructure practices are also essential.

At Kixie, our DevOps process leverages various technologies including AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, and tools for continuous integration and delivery like Jenkins or GitLab CI. Monitoring is facilitated through robust systems such as Prometheus, Grafana, and Datadog to ensure optimal performance and reliability of our services.

Kixie fosters a culture of ambition, community, and teamwork, providing an innovative and supportive environment where DevOps Engineers can thrive. Our collaborative atmosphere encourages problem-solving and creativity, ensuring that every team member's contributions are valued and impactful.

DevOps Engineers at Kixie are offered a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, and vision insurance, unlimited paid time off, and complimentary secure parking. We also take pride in our pet-friendly office, ensuring a comfortable and enjoyable work environment for everyone.

In your response, highlight the specific cloud platforms you've worked with, focusing on your experience with AWS, GCP, or Azure. Discuss how you've utilized these platforms in previous roles to build and manage scalable infrastructure, and explain any challenges faced and how you overcame them.

Share your experience with CI/CD tools like Jenkins or GitLab CI, explaining how you’ve used them to automate builds, testing, and deployment processes. Mention specific projects where you improved deployment cycles or reduced errors, and emphasize your role in those improvements.

Discuss the monitoring tools you have implemented, such as Prometheus or Grafana. Share quantitative results of how your monitoring efforts have contributed to improved performance or downtime reduction, and describe your process for responding to alerts and incidents.

Explain your preference for automation tools like Terraform or Ansible. Provide examples of how you've used these tools to automate infrastructure management and deployment tasks, emphasizing the time saved and reduction of human error.

Detail your understanding of security best practices such as IAM, VPC configurations, and WAF. Discuss specific scenarios where you've implemented security measures in the infrastructure to safeguard against vulnerabilities and ensure compliance.

Talk about your experience with Docker and Kubernetes, emphasizing how you've containerized applications and managed deployments in a Kubernetes environment. Highlight any challenges you faced and how you resolved them, illustrating your capacity for problem-solving.

Provide a detailed example of a past incident or outage you managed. Explain your approach for troubleshooting and resolving the issue quickly while ensuring minimal downtime, along with lessons learned from the experience.

Mention the programming languages you are proficient in, such as Python or Bash. Share specific examples of scripts or automation tools you've built, explaining how they improved efficiency or solved specific problems.

Describe a scenario where you worked closely with development teams, illustrating how you ensured smooth deployments or addressed concerns related to infrastructure or pipeline processes. Focus on communication and teamwork skills.

Your response should reflect your passion for automation, collaboration, and problem-solving. Share insights on how the DevOps approach transforms workplaces and fosters continuous improvement, as well as your commitment to being part of this dynamic field.