About the role
The client is a global technology, consulting, and digital solutions company with problem-solving abilities and an emphasis on developing ingenious solutions that allow its clients to remain competitive, profitable, and secure in an evolving business environment.
Client anticipates and leads change to remain in the leader s quadrant for profitable growth, driven by partnerships with globally leading hyperscales like AWS, Google Cloud, and Microsoft. It has built strong capabilities in new as well as existing technologies such as cloud, data, and digital, pioneering new frontiers.
Salary Range: CAD $90K-$95K/Month
Job Description:
Responsibilities Include:
This is a critical role with a wide range of responsibilities, including:
- Analyze and improve system design to reduce failure modes and promote self-healing systems.
- Establish and maintain robust systems that facilitate observability, encompassing logging, monitoring, distributed tracing, alerting, and offline test tools.
- Work with development partners to shape the architecture, design, and implementations of new and existing systems to enhance their reliability, performance, efficiency, and scalability.
- Ability to work both independently, as well as part of a geographically dispersed yet integrated team.
- Collaborate with service engineers to establish Service Level Agreements (SLAs) and Service Level Objectives (SLOs) for backend services.
- Being able to identify the indications or cues that demonstrate the effectiveness of an application, and having the knowledge to improve or repair its performance.
- Ability to assess options and suggest solutions when there is limited or unclear information. This position requires a level of comfort and assurance in dealing with uncertain situations.
- Ability to work seamlessly within a team, as well as manage individual tasks.
- Respond to emerging incidents, solve critical issues, and follow through with a plan for resolution or future mitigation.
- Act as an SME on the Engineering Operations team, partnering with backend services teams and application teams to overcome challenges across all the platforms where we stream our service.
We believe the right individual will have the following skills and experience to be successful in the role:
- 5 years experience in software development.
- Degree in Computer Science or related, or equivalent work experience.
- You have solid engineering and coding skills, data structure knowledge, and the ability to write high-performance, production-quality code.
- Experience building service-oriented APIs and cloud services.
- Experience designing, implementing, and deploying microservices.
- Extremely technical, hands-on server software experience.
- Proficient in Golang and Javascript, and quick to learn new languages.
- Experience in the Linux environment, and a good understanding of its fundamentals and internals: filesystems, modern memory management, threads and processes, the user/kernel-space divide, etc.
- A good understanding of large-scale distributed systems in practice, including multi-tier architectures, application security, monitoring, and storage systems.
- Working knowledge of the TCP/IP stack, internet routing, and load balancing.
- Grit, drive, and a deep feeling of ownership.
- Golang, Typescript, Kubernetes, Terraform, OpenTelemetry, eBPF, Datadog, Helm Charts.
- HLS video transcoding, distribution, and playback.
- Experience designing, implementing, and running services in high-demand, high-traffic environments.
- Experience with high-availability services
About ApTask:
ApTask is a leading global provider of workforce solutions and talent acquisition services, dedicated to shaping the future of work. As an African American-owned and Veteran-certified company, ApTask offers a comprehensive suite of services, including staffing and recruitment solutions, managed services, IT consulting, and project management. With a focus on excellence, collaboration, and innovation, ApTask provides unparalleled opportunities for professional growth and development. As a member of the ApTask team, you will have the chance to connect businesses with top-tier professionals, optimize workforce performance, and drive success across diverse industries. Join us at ApTask and be part of our mission to empower organizations to thrive while fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment.
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