DevOps Engineer

DevOps Engineer

Kasisto, a NYC-based FinTech startup, is on a mission to enable companies to engage and transact with their customers through intelligent conversations, anytime, anyplace.

KAI, our conversational AI platform, powers smart bots and virtual assistants across messaging, mobile, web and wearables. KAI was built from the ground up with the deepest AI portfolio in the industry; based on decades of research in speech recognition, natural processing, AI reasoning and natural language generation. The agile modern platform saves enterprises time and money with easy customization, simple APIs, modern SDKs, deep learning, security & compliance and fast deployment.

Some of the world’s most innovative banks are creating entirely new experiences to fulfill requests, solve problems and predict needs for their customers with KAI-powered bots and assistants!

This position

We are actively seeking an experienced DevOps Engineer. You will play an integral part in the continued improvement of the coordination of our operations, testing and development teams.  Key duties will include implementing best practices including automation and streamlining processes where possible and assisting in designing, building and deploying cloud based system infrastructure.  You should have the ability to work independently within a small, creative, deadline-driven environment. This is an excellent opportunity for someone looking to grow professionally and have a major impact within a fast-moving tech startup.

What you will be doing

• Managing cloud-based (AWS) and hybrid infrastructure(s)
• Helping to manage and improve the software deployment process within mission-critical environments
• Improving system security
• Implementing and maintaining logging, metrics, and alerting systems
• Administering and maintaining continuous deployment systems
• Enhancing and maintaining the configuration management system
• Building and improving container-based architecture
• Monitoring systems for performance
• Troubleshooting system and networking issues as needed
• Working with developers and stakeholders to bring new features into production
• Gathering and reporting data on all relevant systems

What you need for this position

• Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Computer Science or a related field
• 3+ years of Systems Administration / DevOps
• Experience with Unix/Linux administration and MAC OS X
• In-depth experience with AWS
• Experience with container-based architecture
• Experience with Docker 
• Experience with configuration management tools such as Chef and/or Ansible
• Experience evangelizing and implementing DevOps best practices
• Experience building infrastructure as code
• Strong network deployment and troubleshooting experience
• Object Oriented programming skills, ideally in Java
• Experience with Scripting languages such as Python & Bash
• Experience in a 24x7 SaaS production environment preferred

What we offer:

• Work within a team of smart, driven engineers
• Be part of an exciting opportunity within an innovation-centric organization
• Great collaborative team environment
• Opportunity to be part of a rapidly growing company with products that are in high demand
• Competitive salary
• Stock options
• Fun perks

Compensation Range: $150K - $200K

Location: Flatiron District, NY

We welcome your cover letter with a description of a project you worked on, salary history and resume at careers at kasisto.com. Applicants must be authorized to work in the US – we are unable to sponsor. Kasisto is an equal opportunity employer.