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Staff DevOps Engineer - Edge

Zendesk

Akron, OH
4 days ago
$120k - $160k

Job Description

Join Zendesk as a Staff DevOps Engineer - Edge and play a crucial role in managing a high-performance proxy tier and global CDN platform. Collaborate with a talented team to enhance the reliability and efficiency of distributed systems that impact millions of users.

Key Responsibilities

  • Build and manage the proxy tier servicing billions of requests per day
  • Manage the global CDN platform
  • Collaborate with experienced engineers
  • Ship code to production
  • Review peers' code and deployment plans
  • Utilize modern technology stack and DevOps best practices

Required Qualifications

  • Proven experience with Go or Python
  • 5+ years work experience in a DevOps or production engineer role
  • 5+ years experience with edge-related technologies
  • Hands-on experience in shipping highly scalable server-side solutions
  • Hands-on experience working with Linux, Docker, and Kubernetes
  • Hands-on experience with AWS or similar cloud computing platforms

Preferred Qualifications

  • Deep experience in modern SaaS companies
  • A passion for identifying problems and fixing them
  • Strong writing skills
  • Knowledge of caching solutions and CDN solutions
  • Experience observing systems via metrics and traces
  • Experience, or willingness to learn, writing code in Go

Benefits & Perks

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