Sr. Software Developer - DevOps (must be based in Quebec)

** CANDIDATES BASED IN QUEBEC ONLY **

About SafelyYou

SafelyYou is a mission-driven company that raised $60m in 2021 through series A and series B financing and is now rapidly scaling. Our company spun out of the UC Berkeley AI Research Lab and develops artificial intelligence to support care for those with Alzheimer’s disease, Dementia, and other cognitive impairments. Alzheimer’s disease is the single most expensive disease in the US, costing an estimated $600b per year in direct and indirect costs. It affects 1 in 3 people over 85, 1 in 9 people over 65, and accounts for 1 in 5 Medicare dollars. Our first product is focused on reducing the frequency and impact of falls, the leading cause of hospitalization for those living with dementia. We have peer-reviewed results showing up to 80% fewer falls with an average of 40% fewer falls and 80% fewer ER visits from falls. We've raised capital from top VC firms, including Founders Fund, Eclipse, Foundation Capital, and Data Collective, and the largest providers in the space are actively using, expanding, and evangelizing the service. We have also been awarded grants from the National Institutes of Health and the National Science Foundation, given the national importance of the issue. As the population continues to age, the global costs of Alzheimer’s and Dementia are expected to double over the next 10 years. With fewer and fewer young people available to provide the care needed, we must find a way for technology to bridge the gap.

Your Role at SafelyYou

We are looking for a Sr. Software Developer - DevOps to help guide and expand their technology platform.  DevOps at SafelyYou involves the upkeep and further development of our web applications, on-site hardware deployments, and machine learning pipelines.  The right candidate will be able to use operational skills with an architectural mindset to maintain stability and accountability of the SafelyYou products while enabling rapid growth of new services and rapid problem-solving of issues.  

• Security - First and foremost, we're responsible for the security of some very personal data.  You'll need to know about the right ways to do network segmentation with security groups and VPC networking, cross-account cross-region cross-VPC network transit, and be able to use a mix of both client VPNs and zero-trust authorization to grant access at only the correct times.  We also manage identity services for both internal and external users, with OAuth and SAML.  Our data needs to be encrypted both in transit and at rest, so we need to understand and deploy the best use of encryption keys and certificate management.
• Stability - We keep the technology at SafelyYou running.  We're deep in AWS and have automated our use of it with Terraform.  Our web apps run in a series of Kubernetes clusters that need upkeep and improvement.  You'll also need to keep our monitoring stack active.  We're currently running Prometheus and Loki, queried by Grafana, and escalated through OpsGenie for that.
• Developer experience -  We improve our developers' experience.  Different teams have different needs and different tools to get them there.  Some want fast and continuous deployments with FluxCD, and some are running occasional Helm calls directly.  Some are building firmware with Makefiles and pushing it over a serial connection.  In each case, we're responsible for helping developers be productive and happy, with low cycle times and high feature throughput.
• Data management -  We've got a large amount of data coming in from our devices and our apps in the cloud that is used to provide a lot of services.  That data needs to be stored securely, cataloged, used for machine learning training, used for analytics, and deleted when necessary. 

• You know AWS well.  Like, really well.  You have opinions about the best choice between fancy managed services and do-it-yourself with EC2 and a ball of scripts. Those opinions change based on the circumstances. You know how and when to save money on infrastructure and how and when to save money on human effort. You keep up with AWS news and announcements and have a favorite poorly-named AWS product offering.
• You're deep in Linux internals.  Our DevOps team not only runs the cloud side of the business but also helps manage the platform running on thousands of embedded IoT devices in the field. We're looking for someone to help ensure that our fleet of devices can be as stable and productive as our fleet of servers.
• You think broadly about technology.  You've got interests that range from login security to database architecture to SoC chip design. When someone describes a cool new trick in AI vision, you want to know how and why it works.
• You are powerfully motivated.  You seek out what could be improved and improve it. You prefer to set your own task list over having one spelled out for you. You’ve got experience with Agile development practices and work comfortably with Scrum or Kanban boards.
• You are powerfully lazy.  Automation is a requirement for you.  Toil in any capacity is heartbreaking, and you've got a long list of different kinds of tools and strategies for eliminating it. You know that the “Dev” side of “DevOps” brings thorough testing that enables fast and confident refactoring. You know that the “Ops” side brings rapid iteration and bug-fixing. 
• You are powerfully kind.  SafelyYou is a company that is doing real good in the world and that is what drives us. You know that you are working as part of a team and that leading with empathy gets better results in every way.
• You’ve seen things.   You’ve had 5-7 years of experience managing AWS resources in a professional setting, and a similar 5-7 years implementing DevOps practices in a small-to-medium business. You’ve done 1-3 years of managing standalone linux platforms and 1-3 years of managing machine learning pipelines.  You have stories about things that went well and poorly in those categories.
   

Why Join Us? You Can Make a Difference!

SafelyYou offers a competitive compensation package, including but not limited to:

• A mission-driven company culture
• Fully remote
• Competitive salary & benefits, including fully paid employee premiums for Medical, Dental, and Vision
• 401k Program
• Monthly Education, Well-being & WFH stipends
• Unlimited PTO
• Growth Potential
• Company Retreats
• Medical & Family/Parental Leave

At SafelyYou, we believe that a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace makes us a more relevant, competitive, and resilient company. We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workforce that celebrates diversity. We do not discriminate based on race, color, ancestry, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital or family status, disability, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other legally protected status.
 
We value all the perspectives our team members bring to the table, and that is why we don’t look for culture fit, but culture add. We want to hear from YOU! We encourage you to apply even if you do not fit 100% of the technical requirements.