Badgeville- Senior Operations Engineer- Redwood City, CA
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Badgeville, Inc., is looking for a Senior Operations Engineer Are you the one?
We build the leading SaaS platform for gamifying and measuring behavior across the web, mobile, and applications, serving tens of millions of requests per day. We are looking for bright, resourceful engineers with in-depth Linux Sys Admin experience and good working knowledge of Open Source Technologies such as Puppet, Chef, MongoDB, MySQL, Redis, Apache, Keepalived, Memcached etc.… and have mind-set to maintain, manage and monitor a virtualized cloud infrastructure in the cloud.  An ideal candidate would be a self-starter, always learning and have following skills.
Why would you want to be our Senior Operations Engineer?
We sit right at the spot where websites, mobile apps &amp; enterprise SaaS smack full-speed into big data analytics. Gamification is the big idea of 2013 and it’s only getting bigger. At Badgeville, you’ll be surrounded by the speed and flexibility of a start-up team while working to support some of the world’s biggest companies. Do you love brand-new offices featuring overstocked kitchens, games &amp; outings, bike &amp; jogging paths, unbeatable views and ridiculous gyms with climbing walls? Sure — we’ve got all of those. But you want all of that while you get to work with the latest systems in one of the hottest emerging markets around. You want to be in a position where the way you lead your team determines how the company performs every day. That’s why you want to be at Badgeville.
Requirements and Skills:
A minimum of 5 years hands-on Linux &amp; package management experience
Solid understanding of Internet working and security fundamentals
Extensive experience with automation tools – Puppet &amp; Chef
Good understanding of underlying protocols &amp; web interfaces – TCP/IP, JSON, REST, HTTP(S)
Confortable with Linux shell scripting – Bash, Perl, Python
Strong Systems Knowledge – storage subsystems, performance tuning
Ability to quickly solve problems and automate routine tasks
Good working knowledge of DB Systems (MongoDB, MySQL)
Excellent written and verbal communication skills (ability to explain a problem/issue)
Excellent team player and comfortable interacting with developers
Preferred Knowledge and Skills:
Good networking knowledge – multilayer load balancing, BGP, network traffic analysis, firewalls, routers, switches
Experience in an Enterprise level Network Operations Center a plus
Benefits/Perks
Competitive Salary
Stock Options
Full medical, dental &amp; vision benefits
Brand-new office space bursting with tasty treats, games, and jogging/bike paths
Fully paid gym membership (for code-crushing forearms)
Company-provided CalTrain pass
Lots of fun team events &amp; outings
 About Badgeville
Badgeville, the Behavior Platform, makes it easy for business leaders, marketers and innovative technologists to use smart gamification techniques to increase user loyalty and engagement across eCommerce, Media &amp; Entertainment, Health, Education, Services and Enterprise web &amp; mobile experiences. Using Badgeville, brands can reward users with real-time achievements and reputation, while at the same time driving user behavior, achieving specific business goals, and measuring and optimizing user engagement. Badgeville customers include Samsung, CA Technologies, X.Commerce, NBC, Bluefly, Interscope Records, Deloitte Digital, and The Active Network. Founded in 2010, Badgeville is based in Redwood City, CA, with offices in New York and Europe.
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