­­Operations Engineer

Simply Hired is looking for a great Operations Engineer to help take our production environment to the next level of stability, scalability, automation, and transparency.

Requirements

* 3-5 years experience in high scale web site operations/data center environment
* Bachelor's or Master's in computer science
* Fluent in Linux/Unix and open-source
* A track record of practical problem solving using Perl or Python
* Experience with x86 servers, switches, routers, load-balancers, storage systems, etc.
* Understanding/experience of TCP/IP, HTTP, security, storage, SQL databases, memcached etc.
* Experience with LAMP/Java/open-source stacks, particularly around performance tuning and troubleshooting errors
* You are someone who prefers automation over repetition
* You see projects through to their completion

Responsibilities

* Actively participate in the engineering process we have applied to site operations
* Help improve our uptime and scalability through better processes, infrastructure, and automation
* Troubleshoot issues with hardware, software, applications and network
* Configure servers and network
* Continually document and expose configuration processes and policies
* Prioritize tasks and work independently, while interacting with other product and engineering teams
* Share on-call duties with other engineers on the team, to ensure smooth 24x7 operation of our top-100 site

Benefits

* Competitive salary
* Stock option package
* Medical, dental and vision insurance, 401k
* Subsidized health club membership
* All the tasty snacks you can carry

About Simply Hired

Simply Hired makes job search easy and fun, with a single search box across virtually all the jobs online with 5 million jobs across 16 countries. In addition, we power job listings on over 5,000 sites including LinkedIn, CNNMoney, The Washington Post, BusinessWeek, U.S. News & World Report and thousands of other sites. The company has raised over $22M in funding, and is located in Mountain View, California.

We are a start-up company with a passion for building great technology and having fun along the way. This is a rare opportunity to work for a Web 2.0 start-up company with solid financial backing and rapid growth. We are looking for a unique individual with the skill, drive and humility to make a difference in the lives of millions of people worldwide.