Senior DevOps Engineer

About Uphold

Uphold is now the fastest-growing private company in the San Francisco Bay Area, according to the San Francisco Business Times Fast Track 100, 2022.Uphold is pursuing a mission to democratize investments and payments for people and companies worldwide. Founded in 2014, the Silicon Valley company today has more than 8 million customers in over 150 countries with an impressive 50x increase in Mobile App downloads during the first quarter of 2020. A bridge between the old and new money systems, Uphold allows people to buy, exchange and send more than 100 currencies, cryptocurrencies, precious metals and equities instantly. An engineering-led company with a social inclusion agenda, Uphold provides a stimulating and challenging home for the brightest and best talent.

Uphold’s unique trading experience - ‘Anything-to-Anything’ - allows customers to trade directly between any supported asset or currency in one step - physical gold to Bitcoin, for example - saving both time and money. Uphold supports financial inclusion by enabling customers virtually anywhere to open an account in less than 5 minutes and to invest with no minimum amounts. Customers can send money to virtually anyone with an email address free of charge. 

To learn more, please visit https://uphold.com

The opportunity

The Senior DevOps Engineer will manage the daily operational needs of the reserve team.

What you’ll be doing primarily

• Communication & Collaboration:
  • Effective communication skills.
  • Positive attitude and team player mentality.
• Technical Proficiency:
  • Experience using Git in production environments.
  • Comfortable working in a fast-paced, agile software development process.
  • Proficiency with a modern programming language (e.g., Go, C++, Python).
  • Strong Linux System Administration skills, including user/patch management and automation with tools like Ansible.
• Cloud & Infrastructure:
  • Experience with Cloud Providers, especially AWS.
  • Proficient in Infrastructure as Code tools, preferably Terraform.
• Containerization & CI/CD:
  • Expertise in Kubernetes, with hands-on experience developing and maintaining Manifests in Helm and Kustomize.
  • Experience with CI/CD tools such as Github Actions + ArgoCD. AWS EKS and Rancher K3S familiarity is a plus.
• Networking:
  • Basic networking knowledge, including managing routers and switches, and troubleshooting routing and ACL issues.

Bonus if you have

• Experience with Blockchain or FX quant trading
• Significant professional experience in at least one of our core languages: C++ or Go
• Knowledge of relational database models such as MySQL or PostgreSQL and non-relational database models such as Redis
• Experience with Mikrotik routers
• Experience with Cisco switches
• Experience with AWS Transit GW and Networking a plus

What we have to offer you

• An amazing work environment in a company that continues to grow, driven by extraordinary and passionate people that keep innovating.
• An international team, in a cutting-edge field, working on fascinating projects.
• Growth and career opportunities, and the chance to be proactive and creative.
• A flexible and enthusiastic work environment that offers you snacks, a lot of coffee and other great benefits.
• Open and transparent culture - we get together on a weekly basis to share updates, strategic plans, and engage with each other informally over food and drinks.
• Interesting events that keep you connected with the team and celebrate our success.
• Be part of a great company that is revolutionizing financial services.

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