Aside from the mention of "Create the tools necessary for coordinating a distributed Ops team around the world." the ad doesn't actually mention whether the role is open to applicants outside of SF.
On 8 May 2014, at 11:58, Jose Gomez-Dans <j.gomez-d...@ucl.ac.uk> wrote: > Hi, > > Hope this is not off-topic! Reply to Matt Waldram directly (email below) if > interested. > > Regards > Jose > ---------------------------------------------------- > > Planet Labs are looking for a DevOps engineer to join a small team in an > exciting venture. The role is very similar to that advertised here here > (copied below), but will be based with a small team in the UK. Interested > candidates can contact myself with a CV or can apply directly through the > recruiterbox link above. > > Matt Waldram > matthew.wald...@planet.com > > > The Company > Planet Labs are a space and analytics company; we design build and operate > satellites, and analyze and provide services with the data we retrieve from > them. We're always looking for great people to join our team. > > At Planet Labs, we seek to advance the state-of-the-art in space and computer > science by applying new innovations and inventing new technology where > necessary. We have a diverse research and technical staff. It is a small > team, and a collaborative and creative atmosphere. > > We have a big mission and we seek highly performing and accountable people > who care deeply about making a positive impact on the world. > > The Role > At Planet Labs, we own and operate the largest constellation of Earth-imaging > satellites in history. In the DevOps position, you will play a key part both > in the development of Mission Control and in the actual operation of > satellites. You'll train by flying what we've already launched and then > you'll write code to make the process more automated and robust. Sound fun? > Let's go! > > The must-haves: > Lots of experience with heavy scripting and/or application development in > Python and Javascript > Experience with MySQL, PostgreSQL, or Oracle. > Demonstrated ability to pick up new software, frameworks and API’s > Demonstrated ability to be a self-starter > Experience working on an Agile/TDD project > > The nice-to-haves: > Python guru > Web development guru (Django, JavaScript, JQuery, CoffeeScript, SQL) > Advanced degree, multiple degrees, or independent contracting work. > Experience acting as a technical lead, mentoring other engineers, teaching, > etc. > Experience or education in aerospace. > A public portfolio, such as contributions to open-source software or websites > you've designed > > Plus experience with any of the following: > Open-source monitoring solutions (Nagios, Ganglia, Sensu, Graphite, Zenoss). > Open-source logging solutions (Logster, Logstash, ...). > Non-relational databases and key-value stores (MongoDB, CouchDB, Cassandra, > Riak, Redis, Memcached). > Source control (git, SVN). > Build automation systems (Jenkins) > Configuration management tools (Chef, Ansible, Puppet, Salt Stack) > Development on a mobile platform (Android) > > Responsibilities > Responsibilities are fluid -- we have several needs to fill and there's no > reason to box someone in. Here's a list of all the things we'd like to get > done. The more of these you would enjoy doing, the better: > > Manage the continuous integration process across multiple code repositories > and multiple satellite designs. > Manage the release and rollback process of ground and satellite software. > Oversee the creation of a devops dashboard and alert system. > Work with the developers to ensure that what they create is developed with > operations in mind (logging, monitoring, telemetry output etc.). > Work with the developers to ensure that what they create is scalable. > Manage developer VMs and the onboarding of new engineers. > Create the tools necessary for coordinating a distributed Ops team around the > world. > Fly satellites! > > > _______________________________________________ > python-uk mailing list > python-uk@python.org > https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-uk _______________________________________________ python-uk mailing list python-uk@python.org https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-uk
