Senior Systems Engineer

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Rocket Travel, Inc., a subsidiary of The Priceline Group, is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer with experience in DevOps and cloud management to join our newly established systems team in our West Loop, Chicago office. Your role will be working directly with the development and analytics teams to help continuously improve and built new tooling for consumption by the broader engineering team.

At Rocket, we encourage experimentation, so we're not a one language, one framework shop. We encourage polyglots, who know how to pickup the right tool for the job. We value communication and collaboration, and are looking for people who reflect the Rocket values

What we use:

  • AWS RDS Mysql and Aurora, Redshift, EC2, ELB, VPC, Cloudfront, S3
  • Github, Jenkins
  • Java, Groovy, Grails, Kotlin
  • Tomcat, Apache, Nginx
  • We use commercial services too, like Cloudflare
  • We're open-minded and pragmatic about technologies.

What you will be doing:

  • Systems engineer position, equal parts design, collaboration, coordination and hands-on engineering work.
  • Help the product manager prioritize requests in our systems backlog
  • Work with other systems engineers to execute infrastructure projects across the business
  • Provide guidance, establish best practices, and build tools to increase team productivity
  • Solve problems and lead projects from scoping to implementation
  • Manage and monitor applications and infrastructure, ensuring the highest levels of availability

What you bring to the table:

  • Significant AWS experience in an architect or related role
  • Linux systems administration experience with a DevOps mindset
  • Familiarity with build systems, continuous integration and continuous deployment
  • A strong programming or scripting background in a common language
  • Bonus points for database administration experience

Major initiatives:

  • Visibility/Monitoring
  • Build Pipeline improvements
  • Data Analytics
  • Infrastructure as Code
  • PCI/Compliance
Major Requirements
  • Experience with AWS (or similar cloud infrastructure)
  • Excellent communication
  • Solid scripting skills (bash, python, groovy)
  • Knowledge of security best practices
  • Experience administrating and tuning application stacks and databases
  • You are passionate about how your work translates into a better user or customer experience
  • You are qualified to accept employment in the US

Rocket Travel is a place where you:

  • Own decisions and take action that can be implemented in a matter of days
  • Work with intrinsically motivated folks with a track record for building new businesses from scratch
  • Receive a competitive compensation package, including 401k, bonus, health and dental insurance, and travel benefits
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Technology we use

  • Engineering
  • Product
  • People Operations
    • Apache GroovyLanguages
    • JavascriptLanguages
    • KotlinLanguages
    • PythonLanguages
    • ScalaLanguages
    • SqlLanguages
    • TypeScriptLanguages
    • TerraformLanguages
    • ReactLibraries
    • Spring BootFrameworks
    • GrailsFrameworks
    • JenkinsFrameworks
    • MySQLDatabases
    • RedisDatabases
    • Google AnalyticsAnalytics
    • Snowplow AnalyticsAnalytics
    • FigmaDesign
    • SketchDesign
    • JIRAManagement
    • Google HangoutsCollaboration
    • Microsoft TeamsCollaboration
    • SlackCollaboration
    • ZoomCollaboration
    • Greenhouse Collaboration
    • Workday Collaboration

Location

A former industrial zone, now a hip dining and nightlife hotspot. Rocket Travel is located right at the heart of Fulton Market easy access by the L.

An Insider's view of Rocket Travel

What are some social events your company does?

Every year, Rocket Travel puts on an annual company retreat. Last year, we went to Scottsdale, AZ where we got to spend time with our co-workers from all across the Globe! One of my favorite memories was participating in a team building event where we got to build dog houses and donate them to military families in need.

Emma

Senior Recruiter

What does your typical day look like?

In the morning, I set time aside to drink coffee & plan my day. Our team does a daily sync to discuss goals & where we need support. The majority of my time is spent creating and updating email journeys for our partners as well as for Rocket. I enjoy brainstorming creative ideas for future campaigns & ways to engage with our audiences!

Ebony

Email Marketing Associate

How does the company support your career growth?

Something that has marked my career path has been the ability to learn from such talented & empathetic women at different levels - my managers, team, and colleagues. They are all so passionate about what they do that it is contagious! Most recently, Rocket has supported the most significant change I've ever imagined; relocating across the globe.

Andrea

Director of Strategic Partnerships (APAC/MEA)

How do you make yourself accessible to the rest of the team?

Everything from virtual hangouts to wellness check-ins have worked well, but don't necessarily replace the innovation and collaboration from "random office chats." Making it a habit to hop on a videocall or chat conversation with someone you haven't spoken to in a while can help alleviate some of that pain.

Simon

Chief Product Officer

How does your team reward individual success?

Rocket regularly refines our people processes to ensure team members have opportunities to be recognized for their contributions & build a fulfilling career here. We provide transparency around career paths and compensation. We also facilitate a performance management process, which incorporates 360 feedback, to promote professional growth!

Amy

VP of People Operations

What are Rocket Travel Perks + Benefits

Culture
Partners with nonprofits
Rocket Travel offers a charity match credit after 1 year of service to donate to your favorite non-profit of choice
Open door policy
Team based strategic planning
Pair programming
Open office floor plan
Employee-led culture committees
Employee awards
Flexible work schedule
Remote work program
Diversity
Dedicated diversity and inclusion staff
Mandated unconscious bias training
Diversity employee resource groups
Hiring practices that promote diversity
Health Insurance & Wellness Benefits
Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
Disability insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Health insurance
Life insurance
Wellness programs
Team workouts
Mental health benefits
Financial & Retirement
401(K)
401(K) matching
Performance bonus
Pay transparency
Child Care & Parental Leave Benefits
Generous parental leave
Family medical leave
Vacation & Time Off Benefits
Generous PTO
Sabbatical
Paid sick days
Flexible time off
Office Perks
Commuter benefits
Company-sponsored outings
Free snacks and drinks
Some meals provided
Company-sponsored happy hours
Pet friendly
Home-office stipend for remote employees
Professional Development Benefits
Job training & conferences
Lunch and learns
Promote from within
Mentorship program

Additional Perks + Benefits

Vacation credits • Flexible work schedules • Competitive salary and bonus structure • Monthly cell-phone stipend • Stocked kitchen, keg and fridge • Work with intrinsically motivated folks with a track record for building new businesses from scratch • Frequent professional development opportunities, happy hours, live-band karaoke, Smash Brothers competitions, and ping-pong tournaments.

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