DevOps Engineer

Our Company

String and Key is a dedicated research and development studio focused on creating digital platforms that revolutionize how people manage and protect their money. At String and Key, we combine technological expertise with creative problem-solving to empower people to live life to the fullest, with the confidence of financial protection.

Our primary mission is to support and drive the growth of our first business we started, Wysh, a cutting-edge financial protection company which offers innovative life insurance solutions for both individuals and financial institutions. 

We’re a team of math nerd strategists, user flow obsessed designers, result-driven developers, and epic storytelling marketers. We’re an entrepreneurial team that values doers, people who think outside the box, and those who are not afraid to experiment. We love what we do and take work-life balance and professional development as seriously as our products.

The Role

String and Key is seeking an experienced DevOps Engineer to join our dynamic team of 60+ professionals. You'll be a key contributor to our build/deployment and production infrastructure, working closely with our Engineering team under the guidance of our Head of Platform Engineering. This role offers flexibility with remote work options within the U.S, Canada or Latin America (EST or CST preferred).

We are looking for individuals who are comfortable wearing multiple hats, have a knack for learning new technologies, and thrive in a fast-paced environment. This is a great opportunity for someone who can operate as a generalist, being a master at offering support to team members while also working independently. Startup experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Create and maintain systems to develop, build, test, and deploy in-house applications and vendor solutions on cloud infrastructure


• Build software and systems to manage platform infrastructure and applications using tools like Terraform, Kubernetes, Vault, and AWS


• Collaborate with engineers to provide a robust “you build it, you run it” platform supported by the infrastructure team


• Troubleshoot priority incidents, facilitate postmortems & ensure permanent closure of incidents by treating root causes


• Constantly re-evaluate our product to improve architecture, knowledge models, user experience, performance, and stability - automating improvements and minimizing manual upkeep along the way

Qualifications

• 3+ years of relevant work experience


• Strong understanding of a YAML-based CI tool like CircleCI


• Real-world experience with build and deployment of Docker/OCI container images into Kubernetes


• Ability to program in a programming/scripting language, such as Ruby, Go, or Python. Ruby is a bonus as we use it for other internal software, but understanding how to read and write some code is key


• Understand modern team software development and testing tools and practices, including CI/CD and “gitops” approaches


• Knowledgeable of engineering best practices from appropriate testing paradigms to effective peer code reviews and resilient architecture

Diversity and Inclusion

String and Key is a proud equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in and outside of the workplace. We strongly believe that everyone deserves a seat at the table and we support a culture where our people are empowered to be their authentic selves each and everyday.

We’re building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills to reflect the world that we live in and the customers we serve. You are welcomed to apply for this role free of biases or discrimination regardless of your race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status or any other basis covered by law.

Benefits

A Great Team – We focus on hiring people from diverse backgrounds who are easy to get along with and fantastic teammates.

Flexible Work Schedule – We’re interested in what you contribute more so than when you do it.

Work Life Balance – Unlimited PTO, Paid Holidays, along with Paid Summer Fridays and Paid parental leave.

Competitive Compensation – Exact compensation range is determined based on your region, years of experience, and specific skill set using aggregate market data from PayScale.

Health & Wellness – We offer 100% Medical Care Coverage for you and generous contributions for family, Dental and Vision Coverage, Commuter and Parking Reimbursement, 401k with a 4% Match, Health and Wellness Reimbursement, Free talkspace membership, Voluntary Long-term and Short-term Disability, Life Insurance and FSA/HSA.

Career Development – String and Key believes in upskilling their teams so each employee is provided a $1,000 annual training allowance.

Friendly office environments – Two modern offices; one in Dumbo, Brooklyn and the other in Durham, NC, offering a variety of working spaces for individual or team collaboration with free meals and snacks.

Social events – Monthly culture events, celebrations, team outings and social hours.