Lilt

Senior Forward Deployed Engineer

Lilt$120K — $145K *
Technical Services
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Active TS/SCI security clearance with polygraph required
  • Minimum 3 years as a Linux System Administrator or DevOps Engineer
  • Proficient in Docker and Kubernetes
  • Strong scripting skills in languages like Python or Bash
  • Experience with Terraform for infrastructure as code
  • Familiarity with GCP services such as Compute Engine
  • Knowledge of CI/CD tools like GitHub Actions

Responsibilities

  • Support technical operations in development and production systems
  • Deliver infrastructure engineering projects
  • Collaborate with R&D teams for software delivery
  • Secure and harden platform infrastructure
  • Set, measure, and reach SLIs and SLOs for SLAs
  • Execute projects in sprints following SCRUM practices
  • Implement new technologies in InfoSec and DevOps

Benefits

  • Competitive salary with performance-based earnings
  • Equity opportunities
  • 401(k) matching and flexible time off
  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • Basic life insurance and disability coverage
  • Paid parental leave after 6 months
Full Job Description
What You'll Do
LILT is seeking a world-class devops engineer to build highly reliable software systems. Your job will be to apply your software talents to our infrastructure and operations needs, including bare-metal Linux deployments and commercial deployments in GCP and AWS. Our system requires low latency worldwide, so you'll continuously improve our multi-region configuration, and help us expand into new regions. You will collaborate with the rest of the engineering team to support new and on-going products.
This position is based out of our Washington D.C. hub and requires a mix of remote and on-site customer engagement.
Key Responsibilities:
  • Support technical operations in our development and production systems
  • Deliver infrastructure engineering projects to support company initiatives
  • Collaborate with our research and development teams to deliver software fast and reliably
  • Secure our platform infrastructure and harden our on-premise builds
  • Work with engineering teams to set, measure, and reach SLIs and SLOs for SLAs
  • Execute on the roadmap in sprints, and adhere to SCRUM best practices
  • Introduce and implement new technologies and best practices in InfoSec, DevOps and Site Reliability
  • Support our self-managed customers on-site

Skills and Experience:
The candidate is required to have and maintain an active TS/SCI security clearance with polygraph and to satisfy other security-related requirements.
  • Minimum 3 years experience as Linux System Administrator, DevOps Engineer or similar position.
  • Solid understanding of Docker and hands-on experience with Kubernetes.
  • Strong knowledge of at least one scripting language (e.g. Python, Bash).
  • High proficiency with at least one configuration management/infrastructure as code (IaC) tool, preferably Terraform.
  • Experience with GCP services such as Compute Engine, shared VPC, and data analytics or equivalents from other vendors.
  • Expertise in monitoring/alerting and maintaining high production availability
  • Experience with CI/CD tools and concepts, such as GitHub Actions
  • U.S. citizenship is a precondition of employment.
  • The candidate is required to have and maintain an active TS/SCI security clearance and to satisfy other security-related requirements.

Benefits
  • Compensation: Competitive salary with the opportunity to earn on-target earnings (OTE), meaningful equity, 401(k) matching, and flexible time off plus company holidays.
  • Medical Benefits: Employees receive coverage of medical, dental, and vision insurance, and more. In addition, LILT pays for basic life insurance, short-term disability, and long-term disability.
  • Paid parental leave is provided after 6 months.

About Lilt

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2015

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