Senior Staff Engineer

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United Kingdom.

📋 Description

• Establish and model best practices while setting standards for behaviors, performance, and technical excellence in backend systems and infrastructure.

• Lead the development, reliability, and scalability of backend systems and infrastructure.

• Create a cohesive technology strategy that aligns with organizational objectives and product priorities.

• Align architectural choices for major product initiatives with their respective goals.

• Manage incidents and define as well as evaluate service level objectives.

• Maintain and update recovery plans as necessary.

• Enhance application observability and monitoring capabilities.

• Implement and oversee backend quality assurance and security protocols.

• Supervise and optimize cloud infrastructure and resource allocation, especially during peak periods like Black Friday.

• Improve CI/CD and code review processes to boost productivity, efficiency, product quality, and security.

• Assess the potential transition from a worker-based model to an event-driven approach.

• Collaborate with squad developers on daily product tasks to share knowledge and best practices.

• Contribute to technology and product initiatives actively.

• Diagnose unexpected issues that impact business operations.

• Work with cross-functional business teams to identify and articulate technical constraints.

• Shape the direction and success of ZigZag’s product and technology team.

⛳️ Requirements

• Proven experience as a Senior Staff Engineer in backend systems and infrastructure.

• Extensive experience in cloud architecture and infrastructure, preferably with GCP; experience with Azure or AWS is also valued.

• Strong understanding of Ruby and Ruby on Rails.

• Proficient in English.

• Good command of French is a plus.

• Expertise in managing infrastructure with a focus on scalability and reliability.

• Capable of calmly handling incidents of varying types and impacts.

• Strong willingness and capability to share knowledge.

• Eagerness and dedication to staying updated with industry trends and developments.

• Experience working across diverse environments and products is beneficial.

• Ability to navigate and optimize complex, distributed systems is an advantage.

• Must reside in the UK.

• Legal authorization to work in the UK without the need for visa sponsorship.

🏝️ Benefits

• 24 days of annual leave in addition to public holidays.

• Additional holiday entitlement for each completed year of service, up to six extra days.

• An extra day off on your birthday.

• BUPA Private health insurance.

• A diverse and inclusive workplace.

• Salary range disclosed prior to the interview stage.

• Opportunities for learning, growth, and improvement.