Job Title: Full-time DevOps Engineer
Location: Dublin (Hybrid: 3 days on-site, 2 days remote)
Department: Engineering
Reports to: Software Engineering Manager
Standard Work Hours: Monday to Friday, 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM
Company Overview:
Bounce is a consumer research platform that enables consumer-facing brands to gather authentic consumer data from anyone in the world, in real time. We make consumer research easy, delivering the speed, ease, and agility of a technology platform, with the support, robustness, and flexibility of a research agency. Bounce is trusted by the world’s largest brands including Coca Cola, Diageo, Pernod Ricard & Tesco. We are on a mission to revolutionise how brands reach and understand their customers.
We are growing rapidly and have positions for people who thrive in a high-growth environment. Our team members are the prime drivers of our success, and we can directly attribute their effort to the growth of our company. We believe that early team members should have ownership in the company they make, and therefore we offer stock options as part of all compensation packages, in addition to base salary & performance-related incentives. Bounce Insights is an equal opportunities employer.
Purpose of Position:
We are seeking a highly motivated and talented Senior DevOps Engineer to join our Dublin team. This role offers an exciting opportunity to build tools and pipelines that enable the engineering team to build, test, and ship code as efficiently as possible. You will work alongside a small, experienced team of engineers, gaining invaluable knowledge and experience in designing scalable and high-performing CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure solutions.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines to ensure smooth and efficient delivery processes.
- Build and maintain tools for deployment, monitoring, and operations.
- Automate the provisioning and management of infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (IaC).
- Work closely with the engineering team to optimise development workflows and system performance.
- Identify and resolve system bottlenecks, ensuring high availability and scalability.
- Conduct performance testing, capacity planning, and optimisation.
- Monitor systems and infrastructure health, responding to incidents and ensuring minimal downtime.
- Develop and maintain detailed documentation of systems, processes, and tools.
- Contribute to Agile team meetings, including daily standups.
- Ensure compliance with company policies, including security, privacy, and reliability standards.
Person Specifications:
- Excellent troubleshooting and problem-solving abilities.
- Strong desire to learn and progress in the role.
- Ability to give and receive constructive criticism.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to work as part of a team under guided direction.
- Self-driven and proactive.
Competencies:
- Strong proficiency in CI/CD pipeline development and infrastructure automation.
- Excellent organisational skills.
- High attention to detail and analytical skills.
- Ability to learn new technologies quickly.
- Ability to communicate complex procedures and challenges clearly.
- Commercial and business awareness.
- Knowledge and interest in cloud platforms, containerisation, and monitoring tools.
Qualifications & Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, software engineering, DevOps, or a related field, OR a portfolio of live infrastructure systems built and deployed.
- Solid understanding of core DevOps concepts such as continuous integration, continuous delivery, automation, monitoring, and container orchestration.
- At least 3 years of industry experience in DevOps, site reliability engineering, or related roles.
- Experience leading a team of large-scale infrastructure projects.
- Proficiency in tools and platforms such as AWS, GCP, Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform, and CircleCI.
- Familiarity with programming and scripting languages such as Python, Bash, or Go.
- Experience with monitoring and alerting tools like Prometheus, Grafana, or CloudWatch.
Key Performance Indicators & Conduct Requirements:
- High professional standards in system design, infrastructure automation, and pipeline management.
- Rapid and accurate learning of new skills, technologies, and company systems.
- Contribution of new ideas and suggestions for the company’s infrastructure and processes.
- Positive attitude and willingness to assist others within the company.
Why Join Us?
- Innovative Environment: Be part of a team that is pushing the boundaries of market research technology.
- Career Growth: Opportunities for professional development and career progression.
- Flexible Working: Enjoy the balance of remote and on-site work with our hybrid model.
- Collaborative Culture: Work with a supportive team in a dynamic and inclusive environment.
- Exciting Projects: Engage with challenging and impactful projects that make a difference.
- Competitive Compensation: We offer a competitive salary package commensurate with experience.
If you are passionate about DevOps engineering and eager to work in a fast-paced, innovative environment, we would love to hear from you. Apply now to join the Bounce Insights team and make a significant impact on the future of market research technology.
