In a world where trades are happening faster than ever to answer our needs, where sustainability is not just an option anymore, clarity and trust in the information we trade with are a must.
So, say hello to Kpler! We exist to facilitate sustainable and efficient trade to meet the changing needs of our world(e)To do so we've built a Data-as-a-Service solution that does exactly that across the lifecycle of a trade.
Our solution aggregates data from hundreds of sources including radar and satellite imagery as well as logistics, governmental, shipping databases and more(e)Intelligently connecting the dots across fragmented information landscapes, we bring to our clients a unique, real-time understanding of the trades happening all over the world, by giving them access to live information about the movement of cargos, the availability of vessels as well as the commodity storage.
To support this endeavor we have teams in more than 7 countries and 8 key locations (Brussels, Paris, London, Vienna, Dubai, Singapore, Houston and New York)(e)With individuals of various backgrounds, diverse skills, and international experiences, being global & inclusive is in our DNA!
Role Purpose
Kpler is looking for a Senior Cloud Engineer to join our Infrastructure team(e)The team is in charge of our real-time platform operations and infusing Devops culture(e)We are looking for people who like to learn and work in teams, who know how to express their ideas, who enjoy challenges and being challenged(e)And finally, people who enjoy getting out of their comfort zone and want a healthy environment(e)
Our stack include Linux, AWS, GCP, Python, Go, Java, Scala, NodeJS, Javascript / Typescript, GraphQL, PostgreSQL, Elasticsearch, Redis, Snowflake, Airflow, Docker, Kubernetes, kafka, GitHub.
We believe in the mantra “You build it, you run it”, that’s why in addition to monitor our real time platform, your focus will be to enhance the processes and tools that help the developers to code fast, test fast and deploy continuously(e)As we gather more and more data, scalability of the architecture is another challenge!
Main Responsibilities
- Work in tandem with the engineering team to design, build, and deploy applications, including large-scale data processing, computationally intensive statistical and ML models, and advanced analytics.
- Managing cloud environments in accordance with company security guidelines.
- Troubleshoot incidents, identify root cause and implement preventive measures.
- Be a technical referent on infrastructure / CI / CD.
- Enhance monitoring, logging and alerting systems and escalation processes
- Educate the engineering team on Devops culture.
Preferred Experience
- 3+ years of experience architecting, designing, developing cloud solutions.
- Extensive experience with open-source technology and system engineering.
- Some experience in developing software.
- Ideally with a first experience in start up or fast moving environment, managing a real-time 24/7 platform
- Skilled at working with engineers, or alone as required.
Required Skills
- Excellent knowledge of one or two public Cloud Providers (ideally AWS and GCP).
- Excellent knowledge of Linux.
- Programming knowledge (ideally Python or Go).
- Excellent knowledge of Kubernetes and its ecosystem.
- Good expertise in one configuration management tool (ideally Ansible and Terraform).
- Strong awareness of networking and internet protocols (TCP/IP, DNS, SMTP, HTTP, distributed networks, etc).
- CI/CD tools and practices
Desired Skills
- Good knowledge of relational and document databases.
- Extensive experience with event-sourcing / event-store architecture with Kafka.
- Experience with geotimeseries databases.
Our values
• Be humble - We always place the interests of the collective before your own.
• Respect and care for others - We make every person feel comfortable in their own beliefs, decisions, and perspectives.
• Take responsibility - We take ownership of our actions.
• Act with integrity -We are honest and transparent in all your dealings.
• Be bold - We push the boundaries in order to improve and grow.
You’ll get to work in a truly global environment, with more than 30 nationalities speaking more than 15 languages.
Our People Pledge
Kpler is committed to providing a fair, inclusive and diverse work-environment(e)We believe that different perspectives lead to better ideas, and better ideas allow us to better understand the needs and interests of our diverse, global community(e)We welcome people of different backgrounds, experiences, abilities and perspectives and are an equal opportunity employer.