Overview Azavea is a civic technology firm based in Philadelphia that uses geospatial data to build software and data analytics for the web. As a B Corporation, our mission is to use advanced geospatial technology for civic, social, and environmental impact. Most of our work deals with local governments, non-profit organizations, and academic or federal research projects. We build custom web applications, perform geospatial analysis, and contribute to open-source projects. Our engineers work across the technology stack, from modern browser-based front-ends to robust service-based backends residing on scalable infrastructure. Find out more about careers at Azavea here.
We are looking for an Operations (DevOps) Engineer who is passionate about building and operating cloud infrastructure applications that will have a positive impact. Ideal candidates will be folks interested in working on projects aimed at public good while working in a private sector organization. We’re excited about what we do, we’re growing, and we hope you will join us.
Skills & Requirements Operations Engineers at Azavea are members of the engineering team, and are primarily responsible for the availability, performance, and cost-effectiveness of our production infrastructure. Efficient software delivery is a responsibility shared across the entire engineering team, but Operations Engineers focus on assembling and maintaining infrastructure components that ensure everyone can confidently ship software. Often, they complement other engineers with a deeper knowledge of the components that make up our production infrastructure (system internals, networking, cloud compute). In addition, they are responsible for setting the direction that determines how we construct and deploy to production environments.
You’ll notice that we don’t cite N years of experience or a Computer Science degree as requirements. Formal credentials like these are valuable, but we are primarily looking for people who have gained real-world experience successfully building sophisticated web applications. If you think this description fits you, even if your experience doesn't match up perfectly with the technologies we've listed, we encourage you to apply. We do not use automated resume screening technology, and our employees review all applications that we receive.
A note on hiring during the COVID-19 pandemic Due to regulations in Philadelphia and our concern for the health and safety of our team, we expect to conduct most of the candidate interviews remotely. The majority of our colleagues generally work out of our Philadelphia office, but while our office has re-opened, most of us aren’t in the office full-time. Depending on the circumstances at the time of hiring, we are able to support remote on-boarding, including shipping relevant materials and a laptop to your home. We are fortunate to have invested in meaningful work-from-home tools and processes over the years, and have been able to continue providing a secure, flexible, and safe work environment for all of our colleagues. We ask for your patience as we adapt our hiring process as well, and are happy to answer any questions or concerns about the process.
Office and Benefits Our Philadelphia headquarters is located in a brightly lit office on the 5th floor of a converted factory building in the Callowhill neighborhood, a short walk from Center City, the Reading Terminal Market, and SEPTA subway and regional rail stations. For bicyclists, we have in-house bike parking, showers, and lockers. The office itself is assembled as an open office plan with several smaller rooms for team meetings and concentration time. You get your own desk with a high-end Linux workstation or Apple laptop and extra monitors. We have flex-time to deal with personal stuff, and most people work a 40 - 45 hour week on a regular schedule. After the first six months, our staff can also spend up to 10% of their time on an open source, professional development, or R&D project. Recent 10% time projects include experiments with machine learning, React Native, and various forms of serverless processing with Amazon Lambda.
We offer a salary commensurate with skills and experience. Azavea’s starting salaries for Software Engineer II and III range from $80,000-$108,000. If hired as a Senior Software Engineer, we anticipate a salary in the $108,000-$120,000 range. We differentiate between these levels based on four criteria: technical skill, execution, collaboration, and maturity. Our benefits package includes: - Fully subsidized health care, dental care, prescription plan, including for spouse/partner and children - Fully subsidized life and long-term disability insurance, plus voluntary short-term disability insurance - Medical reimbursement plan to cover what the health insurance does not - Retirement plan with matching percentage - Almost 4 weeks paid vacation plus additional paid sick/personal time off - Family and medical leave - Flexible work schedule - Paid maternity and paternity leave - Child care subsidy - Paid time off for voting and volunteering - Education assistance plan - Student loan assistance - Public transit and biking reimbursement plans - Monthly guest lectures with lunches on the company - 10% time for research or learning projects - Profit-sharing bonus plan - Financial transparency through an open book policy - Kind, capable and thoughtful colleagues
We welcome qualified candidates from all walks of life and value diversity in our company. We prohibit discrimination based on race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, veteran status, military service, disability unrelated to job requirements, marital status, or domestic partner status.
