Senior Cloud Ops Engineer

A global fundraising platform that enables people and nonprofits to raise money for causes they care about.
Cloud
Senior Software Engineer
Remote
501 - 1,000 Employees
6+ years of experience
Finance

Description For Senior Cloud Ops Engineer

GoFundMe, a leading global fundraising platform that has facilitated over $30 billion in donations since 2010, is seeking a Senior Cloud Ops Engineer to join their Platform Infrastructure and Operations team. This role is crucial for maintaining and enhancing the cloud infrastructure that powers their worldwide fundraising platform, processing billions of dollars annually. The position requires expertise in AWS cloud services, container technologies, and infrastructure as code, with a focus on achieving 99.999% availability for their global payments platform.

The ideal candidate will bring 6+ years of experience in cloud infrastructure, strong technical expertise in distributed systems, and a proven track record of implementing robust, fault-tolerant solutions. You'll be responsible for designing cloud architectures, improving system resilience, and ensuring high performance across the platform. The role involves working with cutting-edge technologies and tools like Kubernetes, Terraform, and various APM solutions.

At GoFundMe, you'll be part of a mission-driven organization that helps millions of people worldwide, working alongside a diverse and passionate team. The company values continuous learning, innovation, and maintains a strong commitment to diversity and inclusion. This is an opportunity to make a significant impact on a platform that connects people and causes, while working with modern technologies and solving complex technical challenges at scale.

The position offers professional growth opportunities, a collaborative environment, and the chance to work on meaningful projects that directly affect people's lives. GoFundMe's culture is built on core values including being impatient to be great, finding a way, earning trust every day, and being fueled by purpose.

Last updated 12 days ago

Responsibilities For Senior Cloud Ops Engineer

  • Design and implement robust, fault-tolerant cloud solutions to process billions of dollars annually
  • Share expertise and foster continuous improvement culture within the team
  • Participate in strategic decisions regarding cloud architecture
  • Enhance system performance, observability, and reliability
  • Lead initiatives to improve infrastructure resiliency
  • Design and execute load tests
  • Implement scalability and performance testing
  • Embed testing phases within CI/CD pipelines
  • Implement and analyze DORA metrics
  • Participate in on-call rotation

Requirements For Senior Cloud Ops Engineer

PHP
Node.js
Kubernetes
MySQL
  • Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or 8+ years equivalent experience
  • 6+ years experience designing and managing scalable cloud infrastructure
  • Expert-level knowledge of AWS cloud services, Docker, and Kubernetes
  • Proficiency in software architecture
  • Experience with performance and reliability testing
  • Expertise in disaster recovery planning
  • Advanced scripting skills in Bash, PHP, and NodeJS
  • Knowledge of PCI, SOC2, and GDPR compliance
  • Experience with APM tools like New Relic, DataDog, and Splunk
  • Strong distributed systems and high-transaction volume experience

Benefits For Senior Cloud Ops Engineer

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  • Mission-driven organization with positive impact
  • High-impact product organization
  • Diverse and passionate team environment
  • Supportive team culture
  • Equal opportunity employer
  • Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging focus

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