Operations / DevOps Engineer

The AI revolution in customer service has begun, and boost.ai is at the forefront with our James® platform.

James is boost.ai's groundbreaking platform that - through major breakthroughs in artificial intelligence and natural language technologies - has become the premier software for building, operating and maintaining virtual assistants. Our ambition is to apply machine learning, artificial intelligence and a unique partner strategy to become the leading vendor of virtual assistants globally.

Although only in our second year of operation, we already have an impressive list of premier customers and are experiencing an exceptional period of growth.

We are looking for talented, creative people who can think innovatively and help drive our solution to new and exciting markets.

Are you the high-calibre Operations / DevOps Engineer we're looking for?

The position involves both software and systems engineering using principles such as infrastructure as code. The principal tasks will be to improve existing systems, build infrastructure and refine working practice through automation.

You will be responsible for improving the lifecycle of services from the start of the design phase through to deployment, and for maintaining the uptime of services by monitoring the availability and system health of our services. You will also be a key part of our drive for continuous improvement by considering the future strategic direction of how infrastructure and services work together in our solution.

Required qualifications, skills and experience:

• BS / MSc degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience.
• Good Linux system administration and optimisation knowledge.
• Experience with programming and scripting languages.
• Experience working with cloud providers, preferrably AWS.
• Experience working with configuration management software such as Ansible (preferred), Salt, Puppet or Chef.
• Experience with zero-downtime deployment of web applications.
• Interest and skill set in DevOps principles.
• Experience with continuous integration and tools such as Jenkins.
• Experience using relational databases (e.g., MSSQL, postgres).
• Experience with container environments such as Docker and Kubernetes

Desired qualities and attributes:

• Ability to think out-of-the-box.
• Ambitious and structured with high work capacity.
• Intellectual curiosity.
• Willingness to continuously learn.
• Personal commitment, flexibility, independence and efficiency.
• Ability to establish priorities and to plan.
• Reliable character and ability to cope with pressure.

We can offer:

• An engaging work environment with people who share a common mindset; to deliver a world class product.
• Young, dynamic and extremely motivated colleagues in all departments.
• Challenging and engaging work tasks.
• Tight feedback loops - potentially see your ideas and work make their way to production very quickly.
• Opportunities and encouragement to be independent and innovative.
• Potential for a very steep career path.
• Competitive salary.
• State-of-the-art machines with high-end GPUs.
• In-house gym and other benefits.
• A tight-knit community that regularly engages in social activities.

Please note:

It is a requirement to be able to work in on-premise in Stavanger, Norway. We do not hire anyone for remote positions.