Senior DevOps Engineer

Paragon is an embedded integration platform for SaaS apps - we enable companies to build products that integrate with the SaaS ecosystem. With Paragon, software companies can integrate with hundreds of different SaaS apps in minutes while providing their customers with a seamless, unified integration experience. Our vision is to build the connecting layer for all software that enables every application in the world to work together seamlessly.

In the last year, we've grown by over 6x and now work with nearly 100 customers around the world. We've raised over $3.5M from world-class investors like Y Combinator, Global Founders Capital, Soma Capital, and Village Global, and have been featured in Techcrunch and Forbes

We’re looking for a Senior DevOps Engineer to join our founding team! You’ll work with directly with our CTO and engineering team to architect and develop scalable microservices to serve billions of requests around the globe to hundreds of APIs and integrations. You’ll be responsible for auditing and improving application performance and security, architecting communication between microservices, and improving system reliability.

You'll work with us in our beautiful, dog-friendly office in West LA. If you're currently based somewhere else in the US, we can sponsor your relocation to Los Angeles or work together remotely.

About Paragon

Paragon is an embedded integration platform for SaaS apps - we enable companies to build products that integrate with the SaaS ecosystem. With Paragon, software companies can integrate with hundreds of different SaaS apps in minutes while providing their customers with a seamless, unified integration experience. Our vision is to build the connecting layer for all software that enables every application in the world to work together seamlessly.

In the last year, we've grown by over 6x and now work with nearly 100 customers around the world. We've raised over $3.5M from world-class investors like Y Combinator, Global Founders Capital, Soma Capital, and Village Global, and have been featured in Techcrunch and Forbes.

What you'll do

• Architect and build apis to communicate between microservices
• Manage database entities and write migrations for changes
• Optimize workflow runtime for Paragon’s workflow engine
• Audit and maintain application security
• Build and maintain application diagrams
• Monitor application logs and report issues

Languages, libraries and tools

• Node.js
• TypeScript
• NestJS
• React (Next.js)
• Postgres
• Redis
• Kafka
• Docker
• Kubernetes
• AWS

You should have

• Knowledge of microservice architecture, distributed systems and streaming architecture
• Experience writing unit and end-to-end tests
• Confidence working in a high-autonomy, fast-paced environment where you’ll be responsible for decisions that influence the direction of the company
• A passion for learning, winning and building amazing products that people love using
• 4+ years experience with Node.js, Java or Go
• 2+ years working on products with 10,000+ DAUs

Bonus points if you have

• Experience with the NestJS server framework
• Frontend web development experience with React + Redux
• Experience building new products from the ground up at an early stage venture-backed company

We'll provide

• New laptop/equipment of your choice
• Top of the line health, dental, and vision insurance
• Unlimited PTO
• Annual team retreats
• Relocation to LA

We're a full-stack javascript shop (Node.js, React) and you'll work closely with technologies like AWS, Kubernetes, and Docker. You'll also play a large role in helping make architectural decisions and choosing which tools we work with.