Software Engineer

4827- Backend Software Engineer - Infrastructure ( contractor throught Deel)

LOCATION: Argentina - Uruguay - Mexico (remote ONLY from the mentioned locations)

About the Company

Compass is a new way to find a great place to live. We’re making every step of the US real estate process easier - from searching through listings to working with a great agent to find the perfect apartment, Compass Agents have technology that makes the customer experience faster and easier.

About the Role

The Foundational Infrastructure team is a mission-critical team within Compass’ Technology Infrastructure organization and is responsible for administering infrastructure and building software that the rest of Compass depends on. Our mission is to build the tools and systems that enable product engineering teams to easily develop, deploy, scale, and monitor their software. We manage the core components Compass is built upon including the networking, gateway, kubernetes and infrastructure-as-code layers. Infrastructure at scale is complex, our job is to simplify and automate. We are looking for experienced engineers who want to be a part of a fast-paced, startup-like environment and build a next-generation technology platform for the real estate industry.

Responsibilities

• Automate infrastructure maintenance by building control plane and self-service tooling
• Create best-in-class tools for service teams to monitor their applications’ performance and availability
• Create automation which enforces best practices
• Document infrastructure design, implementation, and maintenance processes.
• Responsible for tier-1 infrastructure, requiring high-availability and resiliency from failure
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues related to Kubernetes, networking, infrastructure as code and associated components.
• Administer and maintain Kubernetes clusters, network architecture, service gateway and associated core platform infrastructure components.
• Monitor and optimize the performance of our applications on Kubernetes.

Qualifications

• BS in Computer Science, Software Engineering or equivalent practical experience

Required Skills

• 3+ years working with at least one of our programming languages (Golang, Python, Java)
• High proficiency designing and implementing backend microservices and automation scripting
• High proficiency working with Scrum/Agile development methodologies
• Excellent verbal and written English communication skills

Preferred Skills

• Experience provisioning and managing Kubernetes using AWS EKS
• 2+ years using AWS / cloud technologies
• High proficiency working with Kubernetes in a production environment.
• Experience with networking technologies (DNS, CIDR distribution, VPC peering, HAProxy) is a plus
• Experience with Infra as Code tools (Terraform, CloudFormation) is a plus
• Experience managing/administering microservice architectures is a plus

Pay range and compensation package

• 100% remote work (Flexible around US time zones)
• USD fixed monthly compensation (through Deel)
• Paid local national holidays
• Autonomy in managing delivery of your assignments and time off
• Mac equipment provided

Equal Opportunity Statement

At Compass, our mission is to help everyone find their place in the world. This means we continually celebrate the diverse community different individuals cultivate. As an equal opportunity employer, we stay true to our mission by ensuring that our place can be anyone’s place.