HiringThing is looking for a DevOps Engineer to join our Engineering team. This role will focus on improving our staging and production infrastructure hosted in AWS. This role is responsible for a vital part of our security and deployment procedures, working closely with our CTO and VP of Product to maintain and adjust our strategies as needed. You will deliver and support high-quality services and systems that exceed customer expectations and provide excellent internal stakeholder support. You'll have significant input into product direction, technology decisions, and infrastructure development priorities.
Who we are
HiringThing is online software that helps companies post jobs online, manage applicants, and hire great employees. We were founded in 2012 with the mission to deliver intuitive, easy-to-use recruiting software across multiple sales channels and product types. We are a fully remote, distributed team, and have been remote since the inception of our company.
HiringThing operates in a flexible environment where employees can be hands-on in helping build the company. This is a 100% remote position, so team members will thrive in a work-from-home (or anywhere) environment. Our team stays connected through daily communication and regular video calls.
Who you will be working with
You will work closely and collaboratively with our smart, thoughtful engineering team who take pleasure in tackling hard problems head-on. You will also work hand-in-hand with every department in the company to ensure that both our platform and our team are supported with the best technology and infrastructure we can provide.
Responsibilities
Design, implement, and maintain AWS-hosted, cloud-based infrastructure to support a reliable and scalable SaaS environment
Build and improve CI/CD pipelines to enable fast, secure, and consistent software delivery (CI, staging, and production)
Monitor and implement metrics for system performance, availability, and security
Support incident response, root cause analysis, and post-incident follow-up activities
Plan and exercise our BCDR scenarios
Work with the engineering team to proactively identify performance issues
Maintain our security policies and SOC II compliance
Create and maintain internal documentation of systems, workflows, and operational procedures
Manage and participate in our on-call rotation
Formulate and present DevOps strategy
Identify opportunities to improve observability, scalability, resilience, and cost efficiency
Manage Bounty Hunter program
Qualifications
4 years of cloud experience (AWS preferred)
2 years of Infrastructure automation (such as Terraform)
Familiarity with Ansible
Familiarity with Ruby on Rails
Experience managing hosting for SaaS applications
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Ability to work independently and within a small team
Ability to self-direct DevOps strategy
Technologies in Use
Ruby on Rails
EC2
ECS
RDS
Terraform
Ansible
Docker
Route53
Compensation/Benefits
401(k) plan with regular and Roth options available
$100/month telecom reimbursement
Up to $50/month fitness reimbursement
Comprehensive healthcare benefits offered to eligible employees
Opportunity for professional development
Valuable work experience within a rapidly growing startup environment
Open PTO policy
Participation in employee stock option plan
9 annual paid holidays for full-time employees
Fully remote environment
Company equipment provided