DevOps Engineer III (Remote, U.S.)

Purple is a digitally-native vertical brand with a mission to help people feel and live better through innovative comfort solutions. To us, comfort means more than great products, it means empowering every employee to feel comfortable being themselves. We believe your career at Purple will be a one-of-a-kind “Career in Comfort” because our workforce is one-of-a-kind. We are committed to a culture of collaboration where every voice is heard and understood. As an innovation company at our core, we believe a diversity workforce brings better insights, solutions and products and serves as the backbone to bettering our company. Join with us as we add to our team of exceptional individuals who will help us take over the world — one mattress at a time.

Compensation

The compensation target range for this role is:

Job Summary

Job Description

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Automate operational activities and tasks.
• Implement automated infrastructure capabilities like backups, security tools, and monitoring.
• Provide expertise to help developers execute software releases and configuration requirements.
• Evaluate business requirements to identify potential software and system architecture to be employed to meet business objectives.
• Perform research on emerging technologies to support proofs-of-concept (POCs) and identify future solutions for the organization.
• Mentor and guide junior team members

Required Skills, Education, Experience:

• 4-7 years of related experience
• Strong knowledge of security best practices and experience implementing security controls in cloud environments
• Experience with programming and scripting with languages like Python, Perl, Bash, PHP, Java, SQL, or C++
• Bachelor’s degree preferred
• Experience designing and implementing complex CI/CD pipelines with multiple stages, parallelization, and advanced deployment strategies
• Experience implementing scalability and auto-scaling strategies for handling increased workloads
• Excellent problem-solving skills

Physical Requirements

Physical activities may occasionally include:

• Remaining in stationary position, often standing, or sitting for prolonged periods of time.
• Adjusting or moving objects up to 15 pounds in all directions.

Physical activities may constantly include:

• Communicating with others to exchange information.
• Repetitive motions that may include the wrists, hands and/or fingers.
• Assessing the accuracy, neatness and thoroughness of work assigned.

Environmental Conditions may occasionally include:

• Noisy open office environment

BENEFITS AND PERKS

• Medical, Dental, Vision

• 401(k) Match

• Flexible PTO

• Earn a Mattress

• Purple Swag

• Amazing Purple Products

WHY WORK AT PURPLE?

• Make your mark: We value innovative thinking. At Purple, you will be empowered to bring your ideas to life as we work together to improve people’s lives through comfort.

• Gain unique experience: Be a part of one of the fastest growing companies in Utah! The contributions you make will matter at Purple as the company continues to grow with you.

• Awesome culture: Join the tight-knit team at Purple and you can enjoy working alongside industry experts, making close friends, and annual employee appreciation events.

Purple provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. 

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment.