DevOps Engineer, Cameo

$100-145k

React

AWS

Kubernetes

React Native

JavaScript

Groovy

Python

Kafka

Redis

Bash

Node.js

Terraform

Jenkins

Grafana

Junior and Mid level

Chicago

4 days a week in office (West Loop, IL)

Marketplace for gifting personalised videos from celebrities

Open for applications

Marketplace for gifting personalised videos from celebrities

201-500 employees

B2CMarketplaceSocialDigital Media

Open for applications

$100-145k

React

AWS

Kubernetes

React Native

JavaScript

Groovy

Python

Kafka

Redis

Bash

Node.js

Terraform

Jenkins

Grafana

Junior and Mid level

Chicago

4 days a week in office (West Loop, IL)

201-500 employees

B2CMarketplaceSocialDigital Media

Company mission

Cameo's mission is to create the most personalised and authentic fan experiences in the world.

Job

Company

Role

Who you are

2+ years experience supporting and monitoring web applications and infrastructure
Proficient in using various observability tools, including Grafana, OTel, X-Ray, and OpenSearch
Experience with Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Skilled in building and supporting containers
Familiar with a range of programming and scripting languages (Js/Ts, Python, Groovy, Bash)
Experience in implementing Infrastructure as Code (Terraform)
Experience with CI/CD (Jenkins Declarative Pipelines) for both web and mobile applications
Knowledgeable in Kubernetes (EKS)
Familiarity with Kafka
Experience with NoSQL databases (Mongo, Redis)
Familiarity with NodeJS, React, ReactNative
You take pride in your work
You have a strong product sense
You are a doer who is comfortable with ambiguity

What the job involves

You will be helping us improve & scale the platform that connects fans and talent to create the perfect video shoutout. In particular, you will help us make sure we can support our growing fan base securely and performantly
As our DevOps Engineer, you will be working across multiple technologies, primarily supporting our backend API (node.js + express), database (mongoDB), and infrastructure (AWS + Kubernetes/EKS + Redis + ElasticSearch + Kafka/Streaming)
As part of the Cameo Platform team continuously design, build, maintain and monitor the core infrastructure used by Cameo’s engineering teams
You’ll take part in the planning process for the growth of Cameo’s infrastructure
Become well versed with Cameo’s tech stack allowing you to debug production issues at all levels of the stack
You will help drive a DevOps mindset and culture across the engineering organization
You will collaborate with other teams like sales, marketing and data to make the talent experience fun and engaging, and help us deliver that perfect Cameo

Our take

Cameo is an American video-sharing website that allows celebrities to interact with users via video. For a low price of $5 to a high fee of $3,000, customers pay Cameo for lightly scripted messages from celebrities.

They've helped create over 500,000 moments for their customers and built a marketplace for over 20,000 celebrities to connect with their biggest fans. They're breaking down the exclusivity myth of celebrity by building personal relationships between fans and talent.

Whilst Cameo has done exceptionally well over the past few years, it's now starting to wane as it fails to source A-listers for its platform, and as a result, the company has reduced the number of its staff. Off the back of the launch of Cameo Business, a lack of proper disclosure concerning endorsements led to several lawsuits filed against the company in 2024. However, the company has taken action to balance the costs with its cash reserves and refocus its goals.

Freddie

Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle

Insights

Top investors

1% employee growth in 12 months

Glassdoor (3.1)

Trustpilot (2.2)

Company

Funding (last 2 of 5 rounds)

Mar 2024

$28m

LATE VC

Mar 2021

$100m

SERIES C

Total funding: $193.7m

Company benefits

Competitive salaries
Equity
Health insurance
401(k)
Wellness perks
Nlimited PTO
Heads Down Hump Days 🐪 (aka no recurring meetings), and an annual talent show that will have you LOL-ing - just to name a few
Oh, and did we mention Cameo works with noteworthy actors, athletes, musicians, your favorite creators, global superstars, famous furry friends and more!?

Company HQ

West Loop, Chicago, IL

Leadership

Devon Townsend

(Co-Founder & CTO)

Previously Program Manager at Microsoft for 1 year and Senior Software Engineer at CollegeBand for 2 years.

Steven Galanis

(Co-Founder & CEO)

Previously Options Trader at Belvedere Trading for 3 years and Broker Associate at North Clybourn Group for 2 years.

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