Overview
Twitter is seeking a seasoned Operations Engineer to join our Operations team. The position is full-time and is based in San Francisco and will report to the VP of Engineering and Operations.
Responsibilities
Continually improve the performance and scalability of the service
Configure servers and network
Monitor service stability and performance
Troubleshoot issues with hardware, software, applications and network
Prioritize tasks and work independently yet interact with product and engineering teams
Solve problems quickly and automate processes
Document current and future configuration processes and policies
Participate in 24x7 on-call support
Experience
4+ years of experience with Linux
Demonstrable knowledge of TCP/IP, security, HTTP, SQL databases, and memcache
Demonstrable scripting and programming skills
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Skills
BONUS:
Experience with Ruby on Rails stack performance tuning
Experience with JVM-based application stacks
Experience with various flavors of message queues
Active user of Twitter
Education
B.S. in Computer Science or equivalent experience