Zipline

Platform – Software Engineer

Zipline

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: Remote • 🇺🇸 United States

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Salary

💰 $132,000 - $198,000 per year

Job Level

Mid-LevelSenior

Tech Stack

AnsibleAWSAzureCloudDockerGoogle Cloud PlatformJavaScriptJenkinsKubernetesPostgresRubyRuby on RailsTerraformTypeScript

About the role

  • Partner with teams across engineering to improve platform quality, reliability, and developer experience.
  • Enhance system observability through improved monitoring, alerting, and telemetry.
  • Optimize database performance and scalability (primarily PostgreSQL).
  • Collaborate with developers primarily using Ruby on Rails to embed DevOps best practices into the development lifecycle.
  • Build, maintain, and optimize CI/CD pipelines to ensure scalable, reliable, and faster deployments.
  • Implement Infrastructure as Code using Terraform to manage cloud resources.
  • Manage and scale containerized infrastructure on Kubernetes.
  • Support and evolve cloud environments on AWS (experience with GCP or Azure a plus).
  • Participate in on-call rotations and provide support for critical production issues.

Requirements

  • Proficiency in at least one programming language (Ruby preferred; Typescript/ JavaScript a plus).
  • Relevant production experience with large-scale rails applications.
  • Proficiency with at least one major cloud provider (AWS preferred).
  • Strong understanding of observability tools (such as Datadog and Sentry) and practices.
  • Hands-on experience with containerization and orchestration tools (Docker, Kubernetes, ECS).
  • Strong knowledge of CI/CD tools (like CircleCI, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI).
  • Experience with Infrastructure as Code (like Terraform, Pulumi, Ansible).
  • Excellent communication skills and a collaborative mindset.
  • Excellence as a remote contributor, managing time and communication with intention, staying connected to the team, and delivering results reliably.
  • Proud of your craft, valuing clean code that scales to keep large teams productive.
Benefits
  • Remote-first culture: Join a high performing, fully remote team and work where you're comfortable.
  • Stock Options: Get meaningful ownership in a fast-growing, venture-backed company shaping the future of retail.
  • Time Off: Our flexible time-off policy ensures you stay refreshed and recharged. Plus, you’ll get a monthly stipend to get you out of the house—grab a coffee and work from your favorite spot!
  • World-class medical, dental, and vision policies.
  • Team Connection: Annual company off-sites in fun locations.
  • Sabbatical: A one month paid sabbatical after completing five years of working at Zipline.
  • Volunteering: Every quarter, Zipliners get a paid day off to volunteer for a nonprofit of their choice.
  • Learning: We support continuous learning and provide unlimited access to our Udemy Business account.
  • Great humans, great work: Work with kind, collaborative teammates who care about doing meaningful work and making a real impact.

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.

Hard skills
RubyPostgreSQLTerraformKubernetesAWSGCPAzureDockerCI/CDInfrastructure as Code
Soft skills
communicationcollaborationremote worktime managementclean codedeveloper experienceproblem-solvingsupportobservabilitycritical thinking