Senior Infrastructure Developer

About Blue J

A Note on Location

The Opportunity

What You’ll be Doing

• Designing, implementing, and maintaining resilient Cloud Infrastructure 
• Production and development Infrastructure management and automation
• Implement and maintain monitoring, alerting, and logging solutions to ensure system visibility and performance
• Collaborating with cross-functional teams to streamline CI/CD processes and deployments
• ​Assist in designing and implementing data pipelines
• ​Proactively identifying and addressing potential issues to prevent escalation and ensuring smooth operations
• Participating in on-call processes

What You Offer Blue J 

• 6+ years of comprehensive experience across areas such as development, system administration, Platform, DevOps, and MLOps
• 3+ years of experience managing and operating mission-critical production systems
• 3+ years of proven experience working with cloud infrastructure and automation, ideally with either AWS or Google Cloud as well as Terraform
• 3+ years of experience using programming languages such as Python, Ruby, JavaScript or Go 
• Experience building or operating controlled execution environments for untrusted code would be a significant asset
• Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent industry experience
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Comprehensive understanding and hands-on experience with both technical and non-technical practices essential for successful agile software development

Technologies You Can Expect to Work With

• AWS and GCP (via Terraform)
• Kubernetes (with ArgoCD) , Docker
• GitHub, CircleCI
• Storage: PostgreSQL, ElasticSearch, Pinecone, Dynamo, S3
• Data: Kafka
• Runtime: Node.js, TypeScript, JavaScript, Python

What We Offer You 

• An incredibly exciting and rare opportunity to be an early team member shaping the operations engineering function at a rapidly growing company. We’re building a revolutionary tool from the ground up, and you will have a meaningful role in shaping the team that builds it 
• We are flexible! Most of the time, you’ll be able to work remotely if you prefer. We have an office in downtown Toronto that we'll ask you to come into a few times a quarter, but outside of that, where you work is up to you!
• We’re well-funded and offer competitive base salaries and stock options. You’ll play a crucial role in our growth, and it’s important to us that you share in our long-term success 
• We care about you as a whole person. You’ll have a healthy work/life balance and colleagues who respect it. We’ve mindfully put together a great benefits package that covers you and your family 
• We’ve got an amazing team. We’re mission-driven and motivated by success, but we’re friendly, we’re collaborative, and we care about each other 
• We’ve got all the start-up perks you’d expect, and are intentionally building a culture where you can pickleball if you want, feel safe to be yourself at work, and watch your career grow because your team has invested in you

The Core Values that Define Our Culture

• We are customer-focused
• We put the team interest before self-interest
• We are pleasant and playful
• We are open to better ideas
• We deliver on our promises
• We solve the toughest problems

What to Expect in the Interview Process

• Step 1: Chat with Nancy, our Senior Talent Acquisition Manager 
• Step 2: Meet Matt, our Cloud Lead
• Step 3: Engage with an Engineering team member to further explore your technical experience
• Step 4: Connect with Matt, our Cloud Lead, for a pair programming exercise
• Step 5: Meet the Team
• Step 6: Wrap up with Ben, our CEO

How We Use AI in Our Hiring Process

Compensation