DevOps Engineer, Formant
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Data platform for robotics companies
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Data platform for robotics companies
21-100 employees
Job no longer available
More information about location
21-100 employees
Company mission
To be the leading cloud-based platform for managing fleets of heterogeneous robots.
Role
Who you are
- The ideal candidate will have a deep understanding of cloud infrastructure, containerization, and a proven track record of designing and implementing scalable and resilient architectures
- If you are passionate about software delivery practices and thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative environment, we encourage you to apply for this exciting opportunity
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field
- Experience
- 7+ years of experience as a DevOps Engineer, Site Reliability Engineer, or equivalent
- 4+ years of experience with Amazon Web Services (AWS)
- 3+ years of experience with production Kubernetes clusters
- 3+ years of experience with terraform or similar infrastructure as code
- Technical Skills
- Advanced proficiency working with Linux systems
- Advanced proficiency with scripting languages such as Bash
- Advanced proficiency working with CI/CD pipelines such as Github Actions
- Experience working with Python
- Experience working with build systems such as Bazel
- Experience with distributed systems and microservices architectures
- Experience with monitoring tools such as Datadog, Sentry, or Prometheus
- Experience with networking concepts and protocols
- Familiarity with on-premises infrastructure
- Familiarity with incident management tools such as PagerDuty
- Familiarity with security and compliance best practices, such as SOC2 or ISO27001
- Soft Skills
- Ability to work in a fast-paced, startup environment
- Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work independently
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills
What the job involves
- As the DevOps Engineer, you will play a critical role in maintaining and improving our software CI/CD pipelines. Your responsibilities will include ensuring the reliability, scalability, and performance of our infrastructure and applications
- Develop
- Design, build, and maintain our cloud infrastructure using tools such as Kubernetes, Helm, and Terraform
- Work with different teams to design and implement infrastructure solutions that meet their needs
- Promote and Implement best practices
- Maintain
- Monitor and maintain the health of our infrastructure and applications using tools such as Datadog, and Sentry
- Troubleshoot and resolve complex issues, ensuring the reliability and performance of our systems
- Participate in on-call rotation to support production systems and services
- Optimize
- Continuously evaluate and improve the infrastructure and deployment processes to ensure optimal performance, security, and scalability
- Optimize infrastructure costs through analysis and implementation of cost-saving measures
- Stay abreast of industry trends and integrate cutting-edge technologies to continuously improve our DevOps practices
- Automate
- Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines
- Implement and manage deployment strategies such as Canary and Blue-Green to ensure safe and smooth releases of new features and updates
- Automate manual processes and tasks to improve efficiency and reduce errors
- Drive automation efforts to enhance efficiency across development and operations workflows
Our take
The industrial robotics industry is a rapidly growing field, and its exponential scaling means human operators need to keep up with large amounts of data both being fed into automated tech and received from robotic operations. Looking to support robotics companies and help combat these operational challenges is Formant, a data robotics platform solution.
With Formant's cloud-based platform, users can easily deploy, scale, and manage their robot fleets, allowing them to focus on the robotics themselves. Founder Jeff Linnell has used his extensive expertise in the space to tackle insightful pain points like software issues or the hiccups where humans need to intervene.
Since its founding, Formant has acquired a number of customers and partners including the likes of BP and Soft Bank Robots. With several rounds of funding behind it, Formant is growing its customer base and increasing its stamp on the market, leveraging the increased interest in intelligent robot use at large enterprises and businesses.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Company
Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)
Oct 2023
$21m
EARLY VC
Jan 2022
$18m
SERIES A
Total funding: $45m
Company benefits
- Stock options
- Unlimited vacation policy
- Unlimited potential for internal growth and advancement
Company HQ
Mission District, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Jeff Linell
(Founder)Previously Director of Robotics at X, the moonshot factory and Head of Product (Robotics) at Google. Also was Founder and CEO of Bot & Dolly and Autofuss.
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