Req. #: R24661

Location: Chicago – IL – US

Category: Technology & Product

Groupon is an experiences marketplace that brings people more ways to get the most out of their city or wherever they may be. By enabling real-time mobile commerce across local businesses, live events and travel destinations, Groupon helps people find and discover experiences––big and small, new and familiar––that make for a full, fun and rewarding life. Groupon helps local businesses grow and strengthen customer relationships––resulting in strong, vibrant communities. Even with thousands of employees spread across multiple continents, we still maintain a culture that inspires innovation, rewards risk-taking and celebrates success.

On the Release and Production Tools team, we strive to make the building, testing and deploying of services and applications efficient and reliable for the entire engineering organization. We also build configuration management solutions that drive the very core of our global platform. Because our team sits at the crossroads of so many different services, we enjoy exposure to a vast number of languages and tools: Java, Node, Ruby, Golang, and more. Polyglot is an understatement. We plan to push the engineering organization forward in three ways: By building continuous delivery pipelines, leveraging Jenkins, Docker, and container orchestration to drive a migration towards public cloud; Revolutionizing the tools and infrastructure used for Service configuration and management; and By expanding the reach of our artifact management solutions for Docker images, NPM packages, Java jars and wars, Ruby gems, and more.

​In the role of Platform Infrastructure Engineer, you would be tasked with helping to drive forward our vision of a modern global engineering platform. Specifically, you would coordinate with other members of the platform team to design, build, test and deliver tools, frameworks and infrastructure that supports our CI/CD Pipelines. You would work with developers, test engineers, system administrators, and operations to understand their workflows, how to improve and automate them, and how to provide an SDLC that is automated from commit to deploy. You would be part of a team that offers 24/7 support for the core pieces of Groupon’s infrastructure.

We're a "best of both worlds" kind of company. We're big enough to have resources and scale, but small enough that a single person has a surprising amount of autonomy and can make a meaningful impact. We're curious, fun, a little intense, and kind of obsessed with helping local businesses thrive. Does that sound like a compelling place to work?

You’ll spend time on the following:

• You will develop new features of CI and CD systems

• You will collaborate with teams in other organizations to deliver the best CICD experience for our developers  

• You will provide support and share knowledge cross-functionally

• You will present best SDLC practices to our engineering organization

• Create and maintain documentation for your projects

• Mentor junior staff

• Drive the discussion and decisions of technical topics related to the team

We’re excited about you if you have:

• BS, MS or PhD in Computer Sciences (or equivalent industry experience) or related fields with 5+ years in software development, SRE or DevOps

• Experience designing, building, testing, delivering and supporting web services or applications

• Proficiency with an Object Oriented programming language (Java/Scala/Ruby/Golang)

• Proficiency with a scripting language (Bash/shell, Ruby, Python)

• A strong understanding of Test Driven Development and a desire to push the quality bar higher

• Experience with Jenkins, Docker, k8s, AWS desired

• A self-starter that is not afraid to dig in and spend time investigating or learning on their own, but knows when to reach out for guidance

• A drive to improve internal engineering tools at scale

• Detail oriented with excellent communication skills

We value engineers who are:

• Customer-focused: We believe that doing what’s right for the customer is ultimately what will drive our business forward.

• Obsessed with quality: Your production code just works & scales linearly

• Team players. You believe that more can be achieved together. You listen to feedback and also provide supportive feedback to help others grow/improve.

• Fast learners: We are willing to disrupt our existing business to trial new products and solutions. You love learning how to use new technologies and then rapidly apply them to new problems.

• Pragmatic: We do things quickly to learn what our customers desire. You know when it’s appropriate to take shortcuts that don’t sacrifice quality or maintainability.

• Owners: Engineers at Groupon know how to positively impact the business.

Groupon’s purpose is to build strong communities through thriving small businesses. To learn more about the world’s largest local ecommerce marketplace, click here for the latest Groupon news. Plus, be sure to check out the values that shape our culture, guide our strategy and make our company a great place to work. And just don’t take our word for it. Hear from real Groupon team members and learn more about our inclusive employee groups. If all of this sounds like something that’s a great fit for you, then click apply and let’s see where this takes us. 

Groupon is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Qualifications for employment, promotion, and other terms and conditions of employment are based upon the ability to perform the job. Equal-employment opportunities are provided to all applicants and employees without regard to race, creed, religion, color, age, national origin, sex, disability, medical condition, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, ancestry, marital status, military discharge status (excluding dishonorable discharge), veteran status, citizenship status, or other legally protected status. We are all responsible for maintaining this policy. Groupon is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you may email us at hraccommodations at groupon.com. If you have concerns related to Groupon’s equal employment opportunities, you may contact Groupon’s Ethics Reporting Service Ethicspoint.