Smartcat

Head of Infrastructure and DevOps

Smartcat$150K — $180K *
US-AnywhereRemote in United States
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 3+ years in team leadership within a high-growth multinational IT firm.
  • 5+ years in DevOps and SRE handling high RPS distributed products.
  • Proven ability to use data-driven metrics for decision-making.
  • Skillful in building cross-team relationships and managing stakeholder agreements.
  • Extensive hands-on experience with CI/CD pipeline construction and Infrastructure as Code (IaC).
  • Experience in creating secure development environments.
  • Proficient in developing and maintaining large-scale cloud applications (AWS, Azure, GCP).

Responsibilities

  • Lead and manage DevOps and Infrastructure teams to enhance technical infrastructure.
  • Ensure 99.9% availability for CI/CD and staging servers while minimizing downtime.
  • Achieve 99.99% product availability through resilient system implementation and disaster recovery.
  • Accelerate CI/CD pipelines to reduce lead time effectively.
  • Recruit and mentor a high-performing engineering team across various regions.
  • Enforce best practices in SRE and DevOps within the organization.
  • Utilize CI/CD testing and reviews to eliminate release-related errors.

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work in a fast-growing, multinational environment.
  • Leadership role with a focus on team development and coaching.
  • Work with a modern tech stack including .Net Core, AWS, and Kubernetes.
  • Be part of a mission-driven company committed to reliability and scalability.
Full Job Description
Mission:

We are looking for a true leader who will manage DevOps and Infrastructure teams to improve, and maintain the technical infrastructure required to support the development, deployment, and operation of Smartcat.
This includes ensuring the availability, scalability, and reliability of staging and production environments, and defining and enforcing best SRE and DevOps practices.
Outcomes:
  • Zero Incorrect Release-Related Production Issues:
    • Enforce rigorous CI/CD testing and reviews to eliminate release errors.
  • CI/CD and Staging Servers Availability at 99.9%:
    • Maintain robust staging infrastructure with minimal downtime, ensuring a 99.9% uptime.
  • Product Availability at 99.99%:
    • Implement resilient systems and procedures for near-perfect product uptime, with effective disaster recovery plans.
  • Decrease Lead time by accelerating CI/CD pipelines and environments
  • Build and manage a team of A+ players within the engineering organisation across different regions and time zones. You are expected to strengthen the hiring process, provide expert technical guidance, effective coaching, and career development for your team members
Requirements:
  • 3 years of experience leading a team in a fast-growing multinational IT business;
  • 5 years of experience in DevOps and SRE, maintaining high-RPS (Requests Per Second) distributed products;
  • Utilize a data-driven approach. Ability to justify decisions using concrete metrics;
  • Can build relationships with neighboring teams, initiate and adhere to agreements, and act as an interface between your team and the environment;
  • Strong hands-on experience with DevOps practices (in a leading role), specifically in building complex CI/CD pipelines, implementing IaC (Infrastructure as Code), and realizing various deployment strategies;
  • Experience in implementing secure development environments;
  • Possess practical experience in developing and maintaining large scalable applications in the cloud (AWS, Azure, GCP);
Tech Stack:

.Net Core, MongoDB, Vue 2/3, AWS, Kafka, ES, Gitlab CI, Prometheus, Victoria Metrics, Jaeger, k8s

About Smartcat

Smartcat is a cloud-based translation management system and CAT tool. It is designed to make the translation process faster and easier for both freelancers and translation agencies. Smartcat offers a range of features, including project management, translation memory, terminology management, and invoicing. The platform also includes a marketplace where clients can find and hire freelance translators. Smartcat was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Moscow, Russia.
Learn more about Smartcat
Size
200 employees
Industry
Founded
2016

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