Platform Reliability Engineer

Localize is seeking a Platform Reliability Engineer to join our growing engineering team. As Localize expands, the scalability, reliability, and performance of our infrastructure and applications have become paramount. This role is dedicated to overseeing and managing all aspects of Localize’s technical infrastructure, databases, software tools, and to implementing systems for effective monitoring, alerting, and maintenance. You will be responsible for the scalability, stability, reliability, and performance of the Localize platform. This role will also support Devops and enhance systems used by the engineering team to improve productivity.

Key Responsibilities:

• Oversee and manage Localize's infrastructure across AWS and Cloudflare.
• Ensure the scalability, reliability, performance, and security of Localize's data stores, specifically Redis and MongoDB, through effective configuration, monitoring, query optimization, and backup management.
• Oversee and automate deployment process.
• Own and improve monitoring of uptime and performance using tools such as Bugsnag, Datadog, and New Relic.
• Identify, plan and implement improvements and optimizations for infrastructure regarding cost, reliability, scalability.
• Develop and maintain detailed documentation and maps of our infrastructure and dependencies.
• Actively learn new technologies and systems to improve the efficiency and capabilities of our infrastructure.

Must-Have Skills:

• 5+ years engineering experience. At least 2 years of experience in a SRE and/or Devops role.
• Expertise in managing and optimizing infrastructure in AWS.
• Redis and MongoDB, including configuration, monitoring, optimization, and management of backups.
• Experience with manual or automated deployment & release management.
• Knowledge of best practices for securing infrastructure, including managing access controls and understanding potential vulnerabilities.
• Skills in assessing and optimizing performance of infrastructure and applications for improved performance, reliability, scalability, and cost-efficiency.
• Proficiency in command line scripting

Nice-to-Have Skills or Experience:

• Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools like Terraform or CloudFormation.
• Understanding of continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) processes and tools.
• Elasticsearch configuration for advanced search capabilities.
• Disaster Recovery Planning including data integrity and availability in case of emergencies.
• Experience with APM and logging tools such as DataDog, New Relic, or Kibana.

Benefits & Perks:

You’ll be joining a close knit and talented team, with plenty of opportunity for professional growth. We offer compensation + benefits that are on par with large companies, while also placing a high value on maintaining a healthy work-life balance.

• Competitive salary
• 401(k) plan + 4% matching
• 100% company-paid health, dental, and vision insurance
• Company-paid life insurance and AD&D insurance
• Work anywhere in North America (we are 100% remote)
• Shiny new Macbook Pro 16” (or computer of your choice)
• Monthly stipend for home internet costs
• Generous PTO package

About Localize:

The Localize platform is used by 700+ companies to automate the translation of their web and mobile applications and bring their products & services to new markets at record speed. We help companies like Ahrefs to translate their website, NYU Langone Health to translate their urgent care scheduling page, and the University of Nebraska at Kearney to translate their international admissions page. To see our product in action, click any of those links and use the website's language switcher to switch from English to another language.

Localize works by providing a code snippet (similar to the Google Analytics JavaScript snippet) that our customers add to their website/web app. The Localize snippet pulls in content from the page into the Localize dashboard where our customers log in to add translations and manage their content. Localize automatically deploys those translations to the customer's production site, reducing development costs and accelerating time to market.

We are a team of ~20 people working fully remote. We offer competitive pay, a full benefits package, and a culture with an emphasis on work + life balance.

This position is only open to applicants who reside in and are eligible to work in the US.

To apply:

Along with your resume, send us a cover letter that showcases your personality and tells us why we should hire you. Previous experience working in a remote position is a must.