DevOps Engineer - (SDE 2)

Overview

About us:
We are B2B Travel Tech startup that is reshaping the way travel agents sell and deliver exceptional travel experiences worldwide. We enable travel agents to book flights, hotels & holidays conveniently and we provide comprehensive end-to-end on-ground travel services. We do over INR 1000 crore+ GMV (sales) and are growing rapidly.

Our strong business model and focus on delivering excellent customer experience has facilitated our sustainable growth funded by internal cashflows. To fuel innovation and growth, we have raised USD 5.5mn+ funds from marquee global investors!

Profile Overview:
Responsible for continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD), this role requires extensive knowledge of automation tools and their application, such as Gradle, Git, Jenkins, Docker, Kubernetes, Puppet Enterprise, Nagios, Chef, and Ansible. The DevOps Engineer is tasked with addressing the organization’s toughest technical challenges and driving technical excellence at all levels. Collaborating with senior management, the DevOps Engineer supports the execution of the organization’s vision while ensuring smooth operations for applications.
The ideal candidate should have a deep understanding of technology at both the server and development levels, proactively identify and fill operational gaps, and prevent application emergencies.

Growth Prospects:
Annual CTC - ₹ 14- 25 LPA
ESOPs + promotions + aggressive growth prospects (read further)!
Fast Appraisal - Despite Covid, we had appraisals in 6 months in Jan & July 2020
Aggressive Hikes - In May'21 & Jan'22, Average Hike was 35% & 30% respectively

Growth Path
VP/Director 40-50 LPA
Manager/ Tech Lead 25-40 LPA
APM/SDE 2 14-25 LPA
Analyst/SDE 1 7-14 LPA

Whats on Offer:
Work on Best Tech Stack - AWS/GCP, Kubernetes, Docker, Jenkins, GitLab, Terraform, Redis, Elasticsearch, RabbitMQ, Ansible, EKS, GKE, MySQL, and MongoDB.
Learn from Best Mentors with Cumulative 50+ years of experience in Tech who previously worked in 4 unicorns
Fast Career Growth with fast appraisals and fast salary increase
Super passionate team with deep conviction which has stayed together during covid.
Build world class tech products and leverage technology to drive growth globally!
Very high ownership role in a fast-paced environment
Great Culture - > No hierarchy / politics nonsense guaranteed!

Our founding team:
The founding & engineering team has worked in senior leadership roles at successful internet startups in India and Overseas
Arun - Cofounder, leads Product & Growth Ex Cars24, TravelTriangle, TripFactory, IIM Bangalore
Chirag - Cofounder, leads Business Operations Ex Oyo, TravelTriangle, IIM Ahmedabad, IIT Roorkee
Ashish - Cofounder, leads Technology Ex CTO Cars24, CTO FabFurnish, Gaadi, Ex-Entrepreneur
Shrawan: Tech Leader, 17+ yrs Tech exp, Ex CTO Millenium Entertainment, One Kosmos
Akshat: Tech Owner, 14+ yrs Tech exp, Ex Cars24, Worked in USA, Singapore
Rajesh: Tech Owner, 11+ yrs Tech exp, Ex Hike, Foodpanda

Company Profile:
You read the detailed company profile here.

What we are looking for:
Must have technical skills -

Proficiency in cloud services (AWS or Google Cloud Platform) and containerization tools like Kubernetes and Docker.

Hands-on experience with:
Linux OS
Scripting (Shell/Bash/Python)
Database management (MySQL, MongoDB).
Expertise with CI/CD tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab, Chef/Puppet/Ansible, Maven/Nexus, EKS, GKE) and configuration management tools like Ansible and Terraform.
Deploy and maintain infrastructure using Redis, Elasticsearch, and RabbitMQ for scalable and high-performance applications.

Check if you fit in the role-

You Must-

Experienced with building, deploying, and operating tech infrastructure and applications.
Skilled in making software updates and fixing issues in deployments.

You Can-

Collaborate with different teams to improve and streamline DevOps processes.
Have strong troubleshooting skills for infrastructure and deployment issues.

You Want to-

Drive technical excellence and automation.
Grow in a fast-paced environment.

This role is not ideal for someone who is-

Is not comfortable being available during odd hours / at night for support.
Has not worked on multiple backend applications independently.
Is not self-motivated to keep up with the rapidly evolving DevOps ecosystem.
Is not comfortable with long working hours (10 - 12 hours daily).
Is not comfortable working 5 days a week from the office in Delhi.

The Recruitment Process:
1. Aptitude Test: The first step of the recruitment process is a 30-minute basic aptitude test.

2. Technical Assessment Task: This one-hour role specific assessment will be an evaluation of the ‘must have technical skills’ mentioned above.

3. Personal Interviews: 2-3 video interviews. Detailed discussions about the job profile, company & candidature are discussed in these rounds.

4. Extending an offer: On successfully clearing the interview rounds, the job offer is extended to the candidate. This includes financial benefits, ESOPs and many other benefits.

Important Points:
Office Location- Connaught Place, Delhi
Work Timings - 9:30 till work gets over. You are considering joining a startup. Building anything of value takes time. The majority of our exits happen within the first 2 months of people joining because new joiners are not able to adjust to the high pace environment. You can expect 10-12 hours of work in a day!

Looking forward to having you on board with us!