Yassir is the leading super App in the Maghreb region set to changing the way daily services are provided. It currently operates in 45 cities across Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia with recent expansions into France, Canada and Sub-Saharan Africa. It is backed (~$200M in funding) by VCs from Silicon Valley, Europe and other parts of the world. We offer on-demand services such as ride-hailing and last-mile delivery. Building on this infrastructure, we are now introducing financial services to help our users pay, save and borrow digitally. Helping usher the continent into a digital economy era. We’re not just about serving people - we’re about creating a marketplace to bring people what they need while infusing social values. ABOUT THE ROLE We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced DevOps Engineer to join our Cloud Operations squad. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in building high-performance, scalable, mission-critical, and secure systems in the cloud to scale our infrastructure further with efficient tools such as Kubernetes and Terraform. You will drive the evolution of major parts of our growing platform, serving millions of customers across multiple countries. You will be joining our amazing and diverse team, learning and helping others to learn something new every day.
About your role
Build and maintain scalable, cost-effective, and reliable systems with technologies such as Kubernetes in GCP cloud environment
Improve our CI/CD process and increase the level of automation at Yassir in order to increase our efficiency
Play a key role in handling incidents, and support engineering teams with their infrastructure needs
Develop infrastructure as code as required
Introduce processes, documentation, best practices, and tools that would help our engineering teams be more productive
Automate deployment and scaling processes to minimize downtime.
Continuously improve infrastructure and processes to increase efficiency and reduce costs.
About your experience
Technical Skills :
At least 3 years of experience in a similar role building and maintaining large-scale, distributed infrastructure environments in the cloud
Strong experience with Linux administration and scripting languages (Bash, Python, TypeScript, etc)
Proven Experience working with Containers and Container Orchestration technologies such as Docker, Kubernetes
Proven Experience with configuration management tools such as Terraform, CDK for Terraform, Pulumi
Proven Experience working with cloud infrastructure and services (GCP, AWS, Azure) with at least 1 year of experience building and maintaining services in GCP
Previous experience with CI/CD processes
Previous experience with Node.JS or Python
Strong understanding of network protocols and security best practices.
Familiar with relational and non-relational database models (MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, and Redis)
Experience with ElasticSearch, LogStash, and Kibana is a plus
Experience with Prometheus and Grafana is a plus.
Other key skills and traits :
Outstanding written & verbal communication skills
Demonstrated ability to prioritize, self-start, contribute under pressure, and meet tight deadlines
Highly organized, creative, and critical thinker
Strong problem-solving and analytical skills
Comfortable working in an entrepreneurial environment
Organized and obsessive about details
Hard-working, passionate, and looking to embrace the challenge
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field.
BENEFITS
Great compensation and bonuses including stock options.
Ground floor opportunity with the team; shape the strategic direction of the company
Sharp, motivated co-workers in a fun office environment or in remote
Paid company holidays
Full social coverage
WHY YOU SHOULD JOIN YASSIR
Join one of the fastest-growing tech companies in North Africa
Have a lasting impact on our company's culture
Make a real impact on the world by helping us bring affordable financial and on-demand services to millions of Africans
Work on some really hard technical challenges from identity infrastructure for Africans, digital payment networks to complex mapping and routing systems across the continent.
We are the first Algerian startup to go through Y Combinator program and we’re backed by top investors including Unpopular Ventures, Rebel Fund and DainTree.VC
