Middle DevOps Engineer
TLDR
Keep Kubernetes infrastructure self-healing, tune Karpenter scaling, and build Grafana, Slack, Firebase, and Sentry observability for a high-load product.
Keep our Kubernetes infrastructure smooth and self-healing, maintaining manifests that power a high-load, real-time product
Fine-tune Karpenter so our nodes scale up and down exactly when they need to, no waste, no lag
Build the alerting nervous system of our infra, piping critical issues straight to Slack before they become incidents
Design Grafana dashboards that give the team a clear, real-time view of both tech health and product metrics
Set up Firebase alerts for Cloud Functions to catch issues at the source
Roll out Artifactory (e.g. JFrog) and unlock automated testing on CI, making releases faster and safer
Own cost control and optimization, turning infrastructure spend into a metric you actively improve
Connect the dots between Gitlab, Slack, and Approvals, and stand up a self-hosted Sentry to give the team full visibility into what's breaking and why
3+ years of experience as a DevOps Engineer in production environments
Solid experience with AWS services: EC2, ECR, EKS, S3, SQS, SNS, Route53
Experience supporting a self-hosted Kafka cluster and building custom monitoring metrics
Strong Terraform configuration skills
Hands-on experience with K8s, Flux, Kustomize, Helm setup
Experience with Gitlab pipelines
Experience with infra monitoring and alerting tools
Practical AI knowledge and active hands-on use of AI tools (e.g. Claude) in daily work
Well-organized and result-oriented, able to thrive in a fast-paced environment and meet deadlines
Proactive, able to learn fast, strong critical thinking
Experience with Node.js
20 paid vacation days, 15 sick leave days, and 6 additional days off for family events
100% medical insurance coverage
Sports and equipment reimbursement
Team building events, corporate gifts, and stylish merch
Financial and legal support
Maternity Recovery Support Allowance
Position retention and support for those who join the Armed Forces of Ukraine
Participation in social initiatives supporting Ukraine
Work from our Kyiv hub or remotely with a flexible schedule
Modern equipment or depreciation of your own tools
Collaborate with a highly-skilled team of Middle & Senior professionals, sharing practical cases and expertise in the social networking niche
70% of our heads and leads have grown into their roles here – so can you!
Performance-oriented reviews and Individual Development Plans (IDPs)
Reimbursement for professional courses and English classes
Corporate library, book club, and knowledge-sharing events
Intro call
Technical interview
Interview with Hiring Manager
Reference check
Offer
Benefits
Flexible Work Hours
Work from our Kyiv hub or remotely with a flexible schedule
Free Meals & Snacks
Team building events, corporate gifts, and stylish merch
Health Insurance
100% medical insurance coverage
Home Office Stipend
Modern equipment or depreciation of your own tools
Learning Budget
Corporate library, book club, and knowledge-sharing events
Performance reviews and development plans
Performance-oriented reviews and Individual Development Plans (IDPs)
Paid Parental Leave
Maternity Recovery Support Allowance
Paid Time Off
20 paid vacation days, 15 sick leave days, and 6 additional days off for family events
Remote-Friendly
Fully remote role
United Tech develops a comprehensive global social networking and live-streaming platform that connects millions of users across various cultures and regions. Our products facilitate professional growth and community engagement, offering a safe, ad-free environment for interactive video chats and live events.
- Founded
- Founded 2016
- Employees
- 51-200 employees
- Industry
- Internet Software & Services