Infrastructure Tools Developer at Hi5

hi5 is a global brand for young people, where over 60 million members have established accounts and personal pages. Members use hi5 to communicate with friends around the world, and to connect with the local and global communities that are important to them. hi5 provides a localized experience for its members, enabling people to connect with others based on language, heritage or other personally relevant cultural and popular interests. hi5 was founded in 2003, is privately held, and located in San Francisco. The company is profitable and is ranked in the top 15 most trafficked sites online.

Position: Software Engineer – Infrastructure Tools Developer
Location: San Francisco, CA

Responsibilities:

• Develop applications and scripts for the Infrastructure Team to meet Performance and Uptime goals
• Create web-based tools to monitor performance, availability, configuration, and provisioning options of major backend systems: DB systems, Caching systems, application servers, etc
• Develop and maintain custom rrdtool schemas and applications
• Develop and maintain relational Data Models for the configuration and operation of the tools and applications
• Document design and usage of tools

Requirements:

• BS or MS degree in Computer Science or Engineering preferred
• 3+ years of solid application development experience in either Ruby, Perl, Python, or Java
• 1+ years of HTML coding experience
• 2+ years of database-driven website development
• At least 2 years of Operations/Infrastructure experience within technology field
• Strong preference for candidates with prior technology operations experience for a high-traffic top-25 consumer Internet service
• Experience using operations monitoring tools such as Nagios, Hobbit, Cricket, Zenoss, etc
• Scripting languages (perl, php, shell, ruby)
• Familiarity with key network components and databases
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, and proven ability to work effectively with all organizational levels

We offer competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package, including stock options for all eligible employees. Please send your cover letter with salary requirements and resume via email to jobs@hi5.com Please include the job title, Software Engineer – Infrastructure Tools Developer in the subject line.

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