Big Data Engineer (100% Remote but must be between UTC-2 and UTC+7)

Note: Although this is a remote position, we are currently only seeking candidates in timezones between UTC-2 and UTC+7.

Hotjar is looking for a driven and ambitious Big Data Engineer to support and expand our cloud-based infrastructure used by thousands of sites around the world. The Hotjar infrastructure currently processes more than 10,000 API requests per second, delivers over a billion pieces of static content every week and hosts databases well into terabyte-size ranges, making this an interesting and challenging opportunity. As Hotjar continues to grow rapidly, we are seeking an engineer who has experience dealing with high traffic cloud-based applications and can help Hotjar scale as our traffic multiplies.

This is an excellent career opportunity to join a fast growing remote startup in a key position.

In this position, you will:

• Be part of our DevOps team building and maintaining our web application and server environment.
• Choose, deploy and manage tools and technologies to build and support a robust infrastructure.
• Be responsible for identifying bottlenecks and improving performance of all our systems.
• Ensure all necessary monitoring, alerting and backup solutions are in place.
• Do research and keep up to date on trends in big data processing and large scale analytics.
• Implement proof of concept solutions in the form of prototype applications.

Skills & Requirements

• 4 or more years of experience working with Big Data, system administration and DevOps.
• Strong working knowledge of Amazon AWS.
• Experience with Python, Nginx, PostgreSQL, Hadoop and Elasticsearch.
• Experience in any of the following is considered to be an asset: Redis, Memcached, Continuous integration and deployment, Mercurial, Vagrant.

About Hotjar

Hotjar is a rapidly growing startup that is giving thousands of website owners the tools needed to discover how their visitors are really using their website. We are looking for passionate and ambitious developers who can help us shape the product and company while growing with us.

Culture at Hotjar:

Headquartered on the beautiful island of Malta, in the “heart” of the Mediterranean, Hotjar is a young startup that embraces remote working and personal development.

Hotjar’s culture is driven by transparency, respect, open discussion, collaboration and blunt and direct feedback. In fact, we’re obsessed with communicating with our users as well as within the team. We hate bureaucracy and slow moving organizations – but we’re suckers for well-defined processes. We love lean, iterative improvements and success is measured by the value we create for our users.

The Perks:

• Remote & Flexible. Work from anywhere within a European timezone you choose.
• Ample Time Off. All team members get 40 days of paid planned leave/year...plus 10 sick days/year.
• Collaborate with prestigious organizations. Imagine what it will feels like to be part of a product that is used by companies like Time Inc, Lloyds Bank, Pingdom, Booking.com, Intuit and the Red Cross.
• Only the best hardware and software. Mac, PC or Linux – we will get you equipped with the best hardware and software available.
• Personal home office budget. Every Hotjar team member receives a €3000 home office setup budget. Upgrade your desk, chair or buy any peripherals you might need.
• Kindle + Personal development budget. Everyone receives a free kindle as well as direct management of their own personal development yearly budget of €500. Buy books, short courses or magazine subscriptions.
• Work with a very talented team. Our team has an impressive background building and optimizing products and businesses around the globe.
• Make a difference. Hotjar is ‘democratizing’ site analytics and feedback by making them affordable and easy to use for everyone around the world. We call it the ‘Hotjar revolution’.

Desired Skills

• Amazon Web Services (AWS)
• Big Data
• DevOps
• Elasticsearch
• Hadoop
• Memcached
• Nginx
• PostgreSQL
• Redis
• Vagrant

Contact Info

• Company Website: https://www.hotjar.com/