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HauteLook job requirement for Platform Engineer

Software Engineer

Job Description:

As an Infrastructure Automation Engineer you will be responsible for the development and production infrastructure that enables HauteLook developers to build products for millions of customers as reliably, rapidly, and frequently as possible. Your primary tasks will be to automate and simplify processes, manage system configurations, integrate disparate systems and manage virtualization/containerization.

The ideal candidate for this job probably has two shirts with the phrase "Shared Nothing" just in case one gets lost. They also realize that DevOps is a culture and not a job description.

Responsibilities:

  • Create and maintain tools for continuous integration of code across development and production. (Automate)
  • Improve the analytics infrastructure to allow the business to become even more data driven. (Measure)
  • Work alongside with Software Engineers to ship excellent software. (Share)

Job Requirements:

  • A passion for software, tooling and automation. Must be very comfortable with UNIX command line and scripting.
  • At least 3 years experience automating a site with at least 1 million active users. E-commerce experience is a plus.
  • Expert understanding of cloud computing, specifically AWS and virtualization.
  • An understanding of the challenges involved in running a large-scale website.
  • Active contributor on github and have an understanding how git works.
  • Familiar with configuration management, such as Puppet, Chef or CFEngine.
  • Familiar with monitoring software, such as Nagios, Munin or CloudWatch.
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