Senior Site Reliability Engineer

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At Workiva (NYSE:WK) we create best-in-class solutions for enterprise productivity. Workiva started with an idea: to make complex collaboration easy. Wdesk is being used by thousands of companies globally, including over 70% of the 500 largest U.S. corporations by total revenue. We love our customers, and they love us back.

Workiva's Site Reliability Engineering team is looking for experienced software developers who wish to expand their background to Site Reliability Engineering. As a member of our Site Reliability Engineering team, you will work to increase and maintain our SaaS product's availability, focusing on exceeding our customer's uptime requirements. In order to achieve the greatest availability possible, Site Reliability Engineers develop tools, systems, and automation to help monitor, measure, manage and make transparent, our cloud-based operations.

In this role, you will:

  • Work closely with application product teams to fully understand and resolve issues, concerns, and problems that might otherwise impede the delivery of high quality solutions
  • Think holistically about changes and issues. Recognizes the implications of work that addresses the needs and concerns of the entire Workiva customer base
  • Create innovative solutions that have positive, long-term results
  • Participate in our on-call rotations in support of all of Workiva's SaaS hosted environments
  • Maintain and improve the reliability and operability of all infrastructure and infrastructure management services
  • Write tools and leverage open source solutions to automate tasks with an emphasis on scalability and reliability
  • Troubleshoot and resolve performance and reliability issues across the stack
  • Collaborate with engineers to ensure services are designed to be cloud-native, scalable, and easily operated

Is this role right for me?

  • Does automation drive you either personally or professionally?
  • Do you love solving the really interesting problems?
  • Do you want to be on the cutting edge of cloud technologies?

What You Will Need to Be Successful in This Role:

  • Experience with Amazon Web Services, Google App Engine and/or Google Compute Engine
  • Experience with software development methods
  • Senior level experience in software engineering
  • Experience managing, maintaining and operating systems management tools including logging, alerting, and performance on a large scale.
  • Equivalent experience in lieu of a degree

Additional Bonus Qualifications:

  • Familiarity with Apache, Nginx, and/or MySQL
  • Knowledge of Docker, and Kubernetes
  • Experience with Shell & Python scripting
  • Experience with systems performance tuning and load testing
  • Experience with software and infrastructure automation
  • B.S./M.S. in Computer Science, Management Information Systems or a related field is preferred

Where You'll Work

  • Muse Page: https://www.themuse.com/profiles/workiva
  • Workiva Tech Blog: https://techblog.workiva.com/
  • Workiva Newsroom: https://www.workiva.com/newsroom
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Technology we use

  • Engineering
  • Product
  • Sales & Marketing
    • GolangLanguages
    • JavascriptLanguages
    • PythonLanguages
    • Google AppEngineLanguages
    • Open SourceLanguages
    • Dart Languages
    • ReactLibraries
    • CassandraDatabases
    • Graph DatabaseDatabases
    • Google AnalyticsAnalytics
    • JIRAManagement
    • DrupalCMS
    • SalesforceCRM
    • MarketoLead Gen

Location

Workiva is in an ideal location on the banks of the South Platte River surrounded by restaurants and retail shops!

An Insider's view of Workiva

What’s the vibe like in the office?

Workiva is a close-knit workplace where teamwork is highly valued—people encourage and truly appreciate the hard work of their fellow team members and treat each other with respect.

Molly Nitka

Corporate Programs Manager

What is your vision for the company?

Our mission at Workiva—to power transparent reporting for a better world—is supported by our company values: customer success, innovation, trust, integrity, inclusion, collaboration, and accountability. We are successful because we put our employees first, listen to their voices, and respond to their needs.

Marty Vanderploeg

CEO

What are Workiva Perks + Benefits

Workiva Benefits Overview

When you join Workiva, you get a world-class benefits package for you and your family. On day one, every full-time employee starts with stock options, vacation, and the opportunity to enroll in our discounted stock purchase plan.

We offer comprehensive health, dental, and vision care plans; life and disability insurance; and 12 weeks of paid parental leave. With a casual dress code, support for health and wellness, and flexible work hours, we’ve got you covered for whatever life brings.

Culture
Volunteer in local community
Partners with nonprofits
Open door policy
OKR operational model
Team based strategic planning
Open office floor plan
Flexible work schedule
Diversity
Dedicated diversity and inclusion staff
Mandated unconscious bias training
Diversity manifesto
Diversity employee resource groups
We have seven employee resource groups that are formed around a shared interest or common goal. These groups are designed to support their members and cultivate a more diverse & inclusive workspace.
Hiring practices that promote diversity
Health Insurance & Wellness Benefits
Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
Disability insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Health insurance
Life insurance
Pet insurance
Wellness programs
Financial & Retirement
401(K)
401(K) matching
Company equity
Employee stock purchase plan
Performance bonus
Child Care & Parental Leave Benefits
Generous parental leave
We provide up to 12 weeks of parental leave for the primary caretaker. Workiva also provides 12 weeks of leave for the secondary caretaker.
Family medical leave
Vacation & Time Off Benefits
Generous PTO
Paid volunteer time
Paid holidays
Office Perks
Commuter benefits
Company-sponsored outings
Free snacks and drinks
Some meals provided
Company-sponsored happy hours
Pet friendly
Onsite gym
Professional Development Benefits
Job training & conferences
Workiva offers employees professional development opportunities like Onsite training courses, The ability to attend job related conferences and seminars.
Promote from within
Continuing education available during work hours

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