About us:
Kiva (kiva.org) is an international nonprofit with a mission to expand financial access to help underserved communities thrive. We run a global marketplace platform to crowdfund microloans for financially excluded entrepreneurs, farmers and students around the world. Through Kiva Capital, we serve as a bridge between large scale impact first investors and underserved populations.
Our organization combines the culture and technological passion of an internet start-up with the compassion and empathy of a non-profit to create impact and opportunity at global scale. Since 2005, we have raised more than $1.66 billion in loan capital for 4.1 million borrowers in 77 countries. Our lenders fund over $10 million in loans every month. With offices in San Francisco, Portland, New York, Nairobi, and Bangkok, Kiva’s team includes 100+ employees and 400+ volunteers worldwide. Our team is growing as we pursue exciting new opportunities to create a financially inclusive world.
Kiva’s values:
Impact first - This is why we exist. This is the drumbeat we march to. Every day.
Extreme ownership - Own it; you, your relationships, your impact. Insist that others support you and hold you accountable.
Be curious and bold - Never stop learning. Question assumptions. Take Risks and dream big.
Inclusion. Equity. Diversity. - Without reservation and without caveat. In our hiring, in our workplace and in our impact in the world.
Honor and integrity - Do the most right thing in the most right way. Cherish diversity and respect each other.
Love and kindness always - Say what you mean. Mean what you say. And don’t say it mean. Clarity. Courage. Kindness.
Role overview:
As a Principal Infrastructure Engineer, you’ll be a key leader on a small, established team at Kiva. We’re looking for a Kubernetes expert to play a key role in migrating an AWS/AMI based deployment to a Kubernetes/Docker based deployment. You’ll also help the team define and build observability systems and tooling to support the evolution of our async, message-driven services running on Kubernetes/AWS.
Our ideal candidate is an engineer with experience building and deploying services and a keen interest in advancing best practices around our devops approach to delivering software.
You’ll be our ideal candidate if you know that effective communication is among the most important tools in your toolbox, are dedicated to always looking for how things can be improved, refining your craft, and geeking out on emerging technologies, and are excited by the idea of joining our mission to advance global financial equity in collaboration with dedicated, passionate teammates.
This role is open to remote US-based candidates and candidates local to our Portland or San Francisco offices. We can only consider applicants with prior authorization to work in the United States on a permanent, full-time basis; unfortunately, we cannot provide visa sponsorship.
Qualifications:
Required:
- Strong knowledge and hands-on experience with AWS and infrastructure-as-code (eg, Terraform)
- 8+ years of relevant industry experience
- 3+ years of backend development experience
- Expert in Production System engineering
- Ability to diagnose and troubleshoot complex microservices and monolith applications
- Significant experience with Kubernetes
- Experience monitoring a complex SaaS platform using tools like DataDog, New Relic, etc.
- Experience building automated workflows and reducing toil using Python or similar scripting languages
- Self-disciplined and self-managed with a strong sense of urgency and ownership
Preferred:
- Significant experience with Kafka
- Backend development experience using a JVM language or PHP
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines and tooling
- BS or MS degree in Computer Science or a related technical discipline
What we offer:
- An opportunity to improve real lives, solve hard problems, and change the world
- Friendly, supportive, and adventurous environment with a team of engaged colleagues
- A comprehensive, industry-leading benefits package including health, dental and vision insurance, parental leave, professional development, 401k matching, generous PTO, and more.
- Opportunities to connect with and learn from colleagues and partners around the world
- Salary range: $152K - $182K; a final offer will be dependent upon a candidate’s location, skills and experience.
A diverse and inclusive workplace where we learn from each other is an integral part of Kiva’s culture. We actively welcome people of different backgrounds, experiences, abilities and perspectives. We are an equal opportunity employer and a great place to work. Join us and help us achieve our mission!
We will only accept applications directly from candidates. Kiva will not be responsible for any recruiting agency fees, absent a formal agreement.
