Intellum is the leader in corporate education technology and powers large learning programs globally. We value Curiosity, Creativity, Perseverance, and Kindness and invest in people with budgets for personal development and annual all-company retreats. We are growth-focused and remote-first, with team members worldwide.

The primary focus of the DevOps Engineer is to build, maintain, and monitor a virtual infrastructure using automation and Infrastructure as Code (IaC). This includes writing custom software and scripts to solve operational problems, ensuring security, fault tolerance, good documentation, and proper backups. A successful candidate will have a strong automation mindset and minimize manual tasks.

This is a fully remote position. We can hire as employees in the United Kingdom (note: we are not currently equipped to sponsor the UK Skilled Worker visa). We are also open to candidates located in Spain, Austria, or Poland, or to engage through a contractor/vendor arrangement.

The ideal candidate is resourceful, self-motivated, able to work independently with little supervision, and able to drive tasks from start to finish. They communicate clearly, seek help when needed, and are comfortable making decisions within their areas of responsibility.

Attention to detail is important; when submitting your resume write the phrase “details matter” on the top.

Our stack

• Applications written in Ruby on Rails and Node, using PostgreSQL and MongoDB for storage, Redis, Memcached, Sidekiq, ActiveJob, Elasticsearch, Websockets, etc.
• Linux-based infrastructure leveraging multiple cloud providers (AWS + Google Cloud + MongoDB Atlas) and services (ECS/EC2/Kubernetes, Elasticache, MemoryStore, RDS, CloudSQL, BigQuery, etc.).
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using GitHub, Terragrunt, Terraform + Ansible.
• CI/CD stack based on Spinnaker and Jenkins.
• Observability & Alerting based on New Relic, AWS CloudWatch, Google Cloud Stackdriver, Squadcast.
• Agile/Scrum practices utilizing JIRA.

Responsibilities

• Build, maintain, and monitor cloud-based infrastructure and deployment pipelines using Infrastructure as Code and automation tools.
• Develop custom tools, scripts, and services to automate operational tasks, such as parsing log data, diagnosing system issues, and integrating services via APIs.
• Collaborate with software engineers to provide a strong development experience.
• Implement application-level changes to roll out new tools and adapt to new infrastructure.
• Automate processes and workflows to reduce workload and speed product delivery.
• Create and manage technical infrastructure documentation and training materials for departmental use.
• Work with software engineers to ensure application updates fit with the infrastructure and modify it as needed.
• Monitor virtual infrastructure and participate in a 24x7 on-call rotation to respond to alerts.

Required Skills

• Strong experience with Infrastructure as Code, building complex, scalable, modular infrastructure using Terraform and Terragrunt.
• 3+ years in infrastructure and operations in an SRE, DevOps, or Systems Engineering role.
• Strong software development skills in a high-level language (Ruby, Python, or Go). Proficient in writing code to parse data files, interact with APIs, and solve problems algorithmically. Coding Challenge during the technical interview is required.
• Experience with Cloud Computing (AWS and/or Google Cloud).
• Strong experience in a Linux-based environment.
• Experience writing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines and services.
• Familiarity with SQL databases such as PostgreSQL and MySQL.
• Resourceful with the ability to explore unfamiliar code bases and discover solutions.
• Comfort working in a collaborative, team-oriented environment.
• Clear communication and proactive help-seeking.
• Takes ownership of tasks and drives them to completion, including writing documentation.

Bonus skills (not required)

• Expertise in Ruby on Rails.
• Professional experience coding in Ruby and familiarity with the Rails stack.
• Familiarity with observability platforms like New Relic, DataDog, Prometheus, Grafana.
• Familiarity with queue/worker tooling such as Sidekiq, ActiveJob, Redis, ActiveMQ, etc.
• Technical writing.

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related technical field or equivalent experience.

Interview Process

• Introductory Conversation (20–30 minutes): Learn about background, experience, and goals, and share more about the role and team. Complete a short online skills assessment (3–6 minutes) through CoderPad focusing on general DevOps concepts. AI assistance is not permitted during the assessment.
• Hiring Manager Interview: Deeper discussion about skills, experience, and team fit.
• Technical Interview & Coding Challenge (1.5 hours): Live technical interview with a coding challenge. AI assistance is not permitted during this stage.
• Final Interview with VP of Engineering: Conversation with the VP to discuss technology and team, and to ask high-level questions.

Our goal is to make the process efficient, transparent, and respectful of your time.

Benefits

• Medical - 100% of employee premiums for selected individual plans
• Dental - 100% of employee premiums covered
• Vision - 100% of employee premiums covered
• 401(k) plus matching (US Based Only)
• Unlimited PTO
• Calm subscription
• Annual Company Retreat

Equal Opportunity

Intellum is an equal-opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to an inclusive team. For questions about eligibility or the role, contact careers@intellum.com.