DevOps Engineer
Formstack improves people’s lives with practical solutions to their everyday work. We are looking for the next Stacker to help us accomplish this mission.
Formstack is a remote-first company with team members who live and work across the U.S., Canada, and the globe. We offer more than just a job; we provide a community where you can learn, grow, and thrive your way. Join a dynamic and diverse team that values relationships as much as results. Come build what matters with Formstack.
Chris Zeeb, Manager, Development Operations at Formstack, is looking to hire someone to complement and strengthen the team.
Who You Are
You love to solve problems. Scaling, reliability, automation, and performance are things you care about deeply. You have a good mixture of planning, risk-taking, and a GSD-type attitude. You are a great communicator in and out of your department, and most of all, you love what you do.
What You Will Do
You'll be working on the team in charge of driving the scalability, performance, and availability of our applications. You'll look into the day-to-day operational issues of our application stack at AWS. We currently process around 30 million requests per day. You will participate in our on-call rotation to assist the team members in charge of major incidents. The DevOps team at Formstack is a collaborative team that helps and supports each other. No person is an island and is expected to have all the answers. You will be set up for success by receiving mentorship from your team members, clear communication of expectations, and consistent 1:1's with your manager.
How You Will Succeed
- Keep aware of and be ready to help out with site issues and other system-level questions
- Maintain and support various tools for the Development team
- Update, and maintain systems on which the Formstack app platform runs using (for example) Ansible and Terraform
- Maintain a strong understanding of networking and systems architecture
- Develop and maintain a strong understanding of the Formstack platform
What We Are Looking For
- 0-2 years experience as a system administrator or DevOps.
- Familiar with AWS (EC2, RDS, EBS, S3)
- Familiar with scaling the LAMP stack in the cloud
- Familiar experience with MySQL databasesBasic understanding of networking and systems architecture.
- Familiar with configuration management: CHEF, Puppet, Ansible, or other configuration management software
- Must be able to work remotely and with coworkers in multiple time zones
- A love for pierogi
- Must be able to travel ~10% for company-required meet-ups and conferences
- Excellent oral and written English communication skills
Bonus Points
- Experience with Ansible
- Experience with Elasticsearch
- Experience with Terraform
- Experience with large MySQL databases (100GB+)
- Language experience with PHP or Python
Salary Range: $60,000 - $75,000 USD/year
Plus a bonus of up to 5% of the salary.
***This is a remote position***
This is a target, starting cash range for a candidate who meets the minimum qualifications for this role. The final cash pay for this role will depend on a variety of factors, including a specific candidate’s experience, qualifications, skills, and projected impact.
$60,000 - $75,000 a year
What Formstack Offers for Full-Time Employees in the US and Canada:
- Competitive health plans, Dental, Vision, Disability, and Life Insurance Benefits for US and Canadian full-time employees.
- Monthly Health & Wellness and Technology stipends
- Half-day Fridays
- Unlimited PTO for all employees.
- 401k & Roth w/ safe harbor match (the US and Canada)
- The most up-to-date technology, including company-issued Macs, the latest software, and other tools needed to excel at your job
- Company-paid conferences and extended learning opportunities
- Yearly company and team gatherings
Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every qualification. Formstack is dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace. if you’re excited about this role, but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.
Formstack is an equal-opportunity employer. We are passionately committed to equitable hiring and boldly dedicated to diversity in our work and staff. We do not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices based on actual or perceived race, color, religion, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related conditions), age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, uniform service member status, disability or any other characteristic protected by law. Women, people of color, bilingual and bicultural individuals, LGBTQ+ persons, and people with disabilities are encouraged to apply.
All data collected in our application process, from resume collection to application questions, is used for recruitment purposes only. We will store it in our applicant tracking system, Lever, and will not share this data with anyone else. We will keep your data until the role is filled and only continue to store it if we feel you may fit future roles.