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Senior DevOps Engineer

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We have a simple mission at Calm: To make the world a happier and healthier place.

The heart of Calm is digital but the brand is expanding offline into a variety of products and services that bring more peace, clarity and perspective into people’s busy lives. We are building Calm into the Nike of the Mind. We believe Calm can become one of the most valuable and meaningful brands in the world.

Over 50 Million people have downloaded the app and we are growing by 85,000 new downloads a day. The company is profitable and headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Calm was co-founded by Alex Tew (Million Dollar Homepage) and Michael Acton Smith (Mind Candy, Moshi Monsters, Firebox).

Mission

As our Senior DevOps Engineer, you will ensure Calm provides a scalable, fault tolerant, cloud based architecture. You'll get to design and develop best practices using bleeding edge technologies. You'll thrive by writing quality code that is stable, reliable, and easy for others to read and maintain. Your work will ensure the engineering team has everything they need to be successful.

Outcomes

  • Ship code frequently without causing any customer service interruption
  • Improve visibility of service performance and health
  • Prioritize activities based on current business objectives
  • Build a secure infrastructure architecture and work with engineering to build a secure application architecture
  • Ensure infrastructure stability and reliability
  • Automate infrastructure build using tools like Terraform
  • Volunteers for tasks rather than waiting for them to be assigned
  • Stay up to date on the latest DevOps industry standards, and cloud architecture best practices
  • Proactively assist other engineers on the team in fixing bugs and shipping features and updates
  • Provide fairly accurate engineering time estimates that help determine project priority
  • Be on call from time to time if there are critical issues on production that need debugging
  • Take ownership and responsibility to finish the projects and issues assigned to you with minimal help from others on the team
  • Identify root causes and resolution actions for production outages or issues
  • Help identify cost optimizations across the platform
  • Collaborate in a fast paced environment with multiple teams

Competencies

  • Strong communicator, both written and verbal
  • 5 years experience in DevOps/SRE
  • Familiar with technologies like, AWS or GCP or Azure (Prefer AWS), Terraform, Kubernetes, Docker, Helm, Helmfile
  • Extremely strong attention to detail
  • Proactive. Will follow up when things don’t get resolved
  • Enthusiasm and passion for quality
  • No ego: must be humble (this may be the most important one)
  • Team player, has to be able to work with lots of people and be patient

Benefits

- Competitive salary and equity

- Take what you need PTO

- We pay your medical, dental, & vision insurance premiums

- 401K

- Commuter benefits

- Life insurance and disability benefits

- Apple equipment

- Fun, energetic work environment, and daily perks - snacks, drinks, catered lunch twice a week

- Opportunity to work with a product focused on making the world happier and healthier

And much more!

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Scott Nelson
Calm Business, Director of SMB, Mid-Market & Renewals
GROWING TOGETHER
Encouraging growth through transparency and recognition
In the time Scott Nelson has been a leader at Calm he’s witnessed significant growth on his team, and in himself. “Everyone at Calm is committed to your success, paying it forward whenever possible,” he said. Nelson attributes Calm’s open-door policy as a source of transparent recognition and feedback, which encourages employees to chase passions and customize their career growth with unwavering support. “Because this is a priority, I feel valued and invested in, which goes a long way toward being happier and healthier both personally and professionally!”
In the time Scott Nelson has been a leader at Calm he’s witnessed significant growth on his team, and in himself. “Everyone at Calm is committed to your success, paying it forward whenever possible,” he said. Nelson attributes Calm’s open-door policy as a source of transparent recognition and feedback, which encourages employees to chase passions and customize their career growth with unwavering support. “Because this is a priority, I feel valued and invested in, which goes a long way toward being happier and healthier both personally and professionally!”
We encourage everyone to take thoughtful risks because we know it’s those risks that drive innovation.
Brianna Gallagher
Calm Business, Enterprise Account Executive
REMOTE EMPOWERMENT
Forging connections in a virtual world
Along with being an Enterprise Account Executive at Calm, Brianna Gallagher also considers herself a seasoned digital nomad. “Working remotely at Calm has enabled me to travel the country at the same time!” she said. Even though Gallagher isn’t in the same room as her co-workers daily, she never feels disconnected. “Calm does a fantastic job with virtual team-building activities, and we just had a companywide retreat in Palm Springs to connect in person,” she added. “At Calm, everyone understands how mindfulness improves quality of life, and the way we work reflects that.”
Along with being an Enterprise Account Executive at Calm, Brianna Gallagher also considers herself a seasoned digital nomad. “Working remotely at Calm has enabled me to travel the country at the same time!” she said. Even though Gallagher isn’t in the same room as her co-workers daily, she never feels disconnected. “Calm does a fantastic job with virtual team-building activities, and we just had a companywide retreat in Palm Springs to connect in person,” she added. “At Calm, everyone understands how mindfulness improves quality of life, and the way we work reflects that.”
I have never felt more supported in a job — remote or in-person — and our shared mission to help make the world happier and healthier is the common thread that inspires everyone here at Calm.
Amritha Prasad
Vice President of Product Design
LEADING PRODUCT
Innovating the future of mental health
Amritha Prasad and her product team kick off every week the same way: Set a plan, then gather each Thursday to reflect and collect feedback. “Our design critique structure helps designers collaborate informally to consistently raise the bar,” she said. This hands-on approach also helps Prasad stay connected to the customer experience and directly enhance Calm’s future possibilities in the mental health space. “My daily conversations consist of figuring out how to get someone to effectively manage stress or find ways to cope with tough situations, which is super rewarding.”
Amritha Prasad and her product team kick off every week the same way: Set a plan, then gather each Thursday to reflect and collect feedback. “Our design critique structure helps designers collaborate informally to consistently raise the bar,” she said. This hands-on approach also helps Prasad stay connected to the customer experience and directly enhance Calm’s future possibilities in the mental health space. “My daily conversations consist of figuring out how to get someone to effectively manage stress or find ways to cope with tough situations, which is super rewarding.”
Being part of the Calm team is a unique situation because the work you’re doing has a chance to positively impact mental health and the lives of millions globally.

What are Calm Perks + Benefits

Calm Benefits Overview

We're committed to supporting our team in every aspect of their personal and professional lives. That goes way beyond 'perk's. We'll cover 100% of your health, dental, and vision, and give you monthly stipends for your fitness and wellness routines too. When we say PTO is Take What You Need, we really mean it, whether that's a mental health day, or a trip around the world. Your home office should be as functional and inspirational as your office office. We'll give you a WFH stipend to help. Your family is a vital part of community too. That's why we offer baby bonding leave to all salaried employees. Calm can only grow if you do. We offer a great salary, equity, 401(k), and even a generous extended learning budget. Our calendar of (virtual) social events ensures you always feel part of, and close with, the team, no matter where you are.

Culture
Volunteer in local community
Open door policy
OKR operational model
Team based strategic planning
Flexible work schedule
Remote work program
Diversity
Dedicated diversity and inclusion staff
Mandated unconscious bias training
Diversity employee resource groups
Hiring practices that promote diversity
Health Insurance & Wellness Benefits
Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
Disability insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Health insurance
Life insurance
Wellness programs
Mental health benefits
100 dollar wellness
Financial & Retirement
401(K)
Company equity
Charitable contribution matching
Child Care & Parental Leave Benefits
Generous parental leave
Family medical leave
Vacation & Time Off Benefits
Unlimited vacation policy
Paid holidays
Paid sick days
Office Perks
Fitness stipend
To celebrate how Calm is working to make the world happier and healthier, employees are given the benefit of a $100 monthly wellness stipend to put toward their own happiness and health.
Home-office stipend for remote employees
Calm provides a $750 work from home budget to go towards creating a more comfortable and productive home workspace.
Professional Development Benefits
Lunch and learns
Promote from within
Mentorship program
Continuing education stipend
Continuing education available during work hours
Paid industry certifications
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