About the company
VMLY&R COMMERCE is WPPās newest end-to-end Creative Commerce Company. āÆBuilt on the commerce expertise of Geometry and scaled through VMLY&Rās connected brand promise, we help modern brands grow by unifying marketing strategies around commerce. We believe the space of commerce holds the most untapped creative potential to grow brands and people. āÆLiving CommerceTMāÆis our proprietary approach and platform that guides how we work. By understanding how, when and why people buy, we deliver the most engaging and culturally-relevant creative commerce experiences across Retail, Experience, Design and Innovation. We do this as part of a network of 13,000 specialists across 80 countries, everywhere life intersects with commerce ā this is end-to-end. We're committed to building a united global network of creators and thinkers, regardless of their age, race, skin color, religion, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression. With over 12,000 employees across the globe, our influence is made stronger by applying our collective experiences to tell stories that not only sell products and experiences, but also guarantee positive representations of all communities.
Job Summary
What you'll do
šWe are seeking a talented and experienced platform engineer with a focus on observability to join our team. As a platform engineer, you will be responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining our cloud-based platform that powers our applications and services. You will play a critical role in ensuring that our platform is reliable, scalable, and performant, and that we have the necessary tools and processes in place to monitor and debug issues in real-time.
Responsibilities:
šDesign, implement, and maintain our cloud-based platform, ensuring high availability, scalability, and performance šDevelop and maintain monitoring, alerting, and logging systems to ensure timely detection and resolution of issues šCollaborate with cross-functional teams to implement best practices for observability, including instrumentation, tracing, and metrics šBuild and maintain dashboards and visualizations to provide real-time visibility into the health of our platform and services šContinuously improve our observability practices by staying up-to-date with the latest technologies and industry trends šParticipate in on-call rotation to respond to incidents and ensure system uptime šDocument and communicate platform architecture, processes, and best practices to internal teams and stakeholders
Requirements:
šBachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field š5+ years of experience in platform engineering, with a focus on observability šStrong experience with cloud infrastructure and technologies, particularly AWS šProficiency in one or more programming languages such as Python, Java, or Go šExperience with observability tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, and Elasticsearch šExperience with distributed tracing tools such as OpenTelemetry or Jaeger šFamiliarity with containerization technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes šExperience with Crossplane technology for managing infrastructure as code šExperience with Backstage for managing internal software development šExcellent analytical and problem-solving skills šStrong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively in cross-functional teams