Sr Site Reliability / DevOps Engineer - (Contract)

This position is a hybrid role requiring employees to work from our headquarters location in Seattle, WA every Tuesday and Wednesday, and remote all other days.

 

 

Redfin is currently seeking a contract based Sr Site Reliability Engineer on our Production Engineering team to help expand and support  our Kubernetes and monolith production environments. This engineer will help Redfin teams who are creating new services and perform operational duties across all our environments.  

 

This is a 6 month W2 Contract which ideally will be based in the Seattle area and work on a hybrid basis with Tuesday and Wednesday in office. For well qualified candidates currently in the US but outside of the Seattle area, we may be able to consider a fully remote schedule.

 

The Role

• Support and expand the Kubernetes platform for our distributed services

• Support and improve our Kubernetes tooling like ArgoCD, Istio, and Karpenter

• Diagnose and debug our monolith infrastructure, running in AWS, using tools like terraform and puppet

• Understand current tech debt challenges and be able to identify, present, and undertake solutions to address these issues

• Understand  trends happening elsewhere in the industry and support their application to the team and Redfin as a whole

• Collaborate with the team on efficiency improvements and cross sharing of knowledge and skills

• Help drive our mission to radically change the way people make one of the biggest decisions of their lives.

• Participate in the team’s on call rotation supporting both the Kubernetes environment and the monolith running in AWS

 

 

Required Skills and Experience

• 5+ years of experience in Software or Systems Development

• Expertise in designing, analyzing and troubleshooting large-scale distributed systems.

• Ability to engage in complex technical discussions with a variety of audiences, including Software and Systems Engineers, and Senior Management

• Experience running Kubernetes clusters in large-scale environments

• 2+ Years experience with AWS services

• Experience with CloudFormation or Terraform

• Expert level  development skills in at least one language (e.g. Python, Java)

• Ability to consult with other teams on system design and capacity planning

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer or Electrical Engineering, or equivalent work experience

 

Desired Qualifications

• Kubernetes Service Mesh experience

• Networking knowledge in distributed systems 

• Experience in web application, network, or operating system security

 

 

 

 

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Redfin is an equal opportunity employer committed to hiring a diverse workforce.

 

A diverse, inclusive culture is vital to Redfin's mission of making real estate better for people from all walks of life. We’re proud that Redfin is a place where different points of view and backgrounds are encouraged and respected. We constantly strive to build a company that reflects the world around us, based on our conviction that pursuing and developing talent of all types is the right way for a business to thrive over the long haul.

 

Redfin provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibit discrimination based on race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, and any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local law. If you need accommodation in the application or recruitment process because of a disability or special need, please contact

 

Redfin encourages individuals with criminal record histories to apply for employment and considers such individuals for employment consistent with the requirements of any applicable fair chance acts, including but not limited to the San Francisco and Los Angeles Fair Chance Acts. Philadelphia applicants can access a copy of Philadelphia Fair Criminal Records Screening Standards ordinance poster .

 

Redfin accepts applications on an ongoing basis.

 

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