Senior Infrastructure Engineer

About DataCamp

There is incredible power in data and AI—but only if you know what to do with it. DataCamp teaches companies and individuals the skills to work with data and AI in the real world. Our mission is to democratize data and AI skills for everyone! 

Companies and teams of every size use DataCamp to close their skill gaps and make better data-driven decisions. We work with over:

• 4000+ companies
• 3000+ academic organizations
• 12+ million DataCamp learners

And a global learning community spread across 180+ countries.

At DataCamp, we believe that everyone deserves access to high-quality education and data and AI skill development for a more secure future. From our first-class courses, projects, code-alongs, certification programs, and DataLab—we are an all-in-one platform on a mission to democratize data and AI education for all.

About the role

DataCamp's infrastructure team, which is part of the Platform Engineering department, is a T-shaped cross functional team that looks after CI/CD pipelines, cloud infrastructure (deployed on AWS), logging, monitoring and security. The infrastructure team also looks after the data platform (deployed on GCP) as we have data engineers embedded in our cross functional infrastructure team. The team helps advise our production engineering teams on infrastructure best practices on all DataCamp projects and looks after the whole DataCamp Platform to ensure commercial availability for our customers.

To facilitate this we have a highly automated CI/CD pipeline based on CircleCI and Spotify Backstage (internal engineering portal) which allows developers to ship what they build, increasing deployment speed and ownership and visibility. The infrastructure team aims to enhance developer productivity, scalability, availability and security by providing feedback cycles for teams so they follow a model of continuous improvement. In this role you will be responsible for adding new features to our internal engineering portal that will involve making code changes to Spotify Backstage.

About you

At DataCamp, we seek individuals who embody our core values of data-driven decision-making, action, transparency, ownership, and customer focus. You thrive in a fast-paced, high-performing environment and are driven by a passion for making a meaningful impact. You're adaptable, embracing change and ambiguity with enthusiasm. Your initiative and entrepreneurial spirit push you beyond just meeting targets—you aim to understand the "why" behind our goals and take ownership to drive the business forward. You’re a collaborative team player who values transparency and always seeks to improve and innovate. If this sounds like you, we encourage you to apply!

Responsibilities

• Enable development teams to deploy their applications as seamlessly as possible.
• Advise development teams on infrastructure requirements for new DataCamp courses and projects.
• Manage company-wide shared resources that support the microservice architecture.
• Build and maintain internal services to support development operations.
• Prioritize self-service solutions and automation for deployment, infrastructure provisioning, cost control, and security standards.
• Support other teams in using infrastructure services, avoiding acting as a bottleneck.
• Play a key role in planning and implementing future infrastructure improvements.
• Own and manage day-to-day infrastructure responsibilities independently.
• Deploy and manage all DataCamp Platform workloads on EKS (Kubernetes) using Istio service mesh and self-service deployment pipelines.
• Provision all infrastructure using Terraform.
• Manage the Kong API Gateway to allow external ingress traffic into the DataCamp Platform.
• Support the DataCamp Data Platform, which is deployed on BigQuery, with data pipeline jobs managed by Airflow.
• Take ownership of the Learn Multiplexer product, which schedules course sessions for learners on the DataCamp platform.

Qualifications

• Has 2+ years of administering/maintaining infrastructure related tools (AWS, Docker, K8s)
• Has 2+ years of development experience (TypeScript, Python)
• Has 2+ years experience advising on/implementing deployment pipelines (CI/CD)

Has 2+ years of security tooling experience (vulnerability scanning tooling)

• You have experience with Infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, Ansible, etc)
• Has excellent oral and written communication skills
• Is interested in understanding and scaling complex systems
• Is interested in monitoring and self healing systems
• Is highly organized with a flexible, can-do attitude and a willingness/aptitude for learning
• Improves the team with code reviews, technical discussions and documentation
• Is able to work collaboratively in teams and develop meaningful relationships to achieve common goals

It's a plus if

• You have an understanding of data engineering principles
• You have experience with API-gateways or service meshes (Kong, Istio, etc)
• You are passionate about data science and education

Why Datacamp? 

Joining DataCamp means becoming part of a dynamic, creative, and international start-up. Here are just a few of the reasons why you’ll love being on our team:

• Exciting challenges: Face new technical challenges daily, keeping your work engaging and rewarding.
• Competitive compensation: We offer a competitive salary with attractive benefits.
• Flexibility: Benefit from flexible working hours because the future is flexible! 
• Continuous learning: Access a yearly learning budget for conferences & training to support your professional growth.
• Global retreats: Participate in international company retreats, fostering a global team spirit.
• Equipment: Yearly refreshment of your IT Equipment budget for your home working setup.
• Amazing team: Collaborate with a truly exceptional team—seriously, we’re awesome!