Lead Observability Engineer (DevOps)

Who we are

If you are looking to have an impact on the world, then read carefully because at Choco, we are moving mountains to transition the world’s food systems to become more sustainable. The food industry is an industry with essential problems, especially in food-supply-chain. We leverage technology to build the digital platform on which the global food trade will operate. We have the potential to reduce food prices, decrease food waste by 30%.

In 2018 we entered the market with our chat-based ordering app and had drastically changed the way businesses work and order with their suppliers. Our founders have helped build companies such as Zalando (IPO’d), Lazada (sold to Alibaba) and Foodora (sold to DeliveryHero). We recently raised one of the largest Series A funding rounds in European history.

Technology is at the core of our work. We are product-minded builders, architects, coders, bug-hunters and designers. We deliver the needed change via our mobile and web apps using cutting-edge tools, modern engineering practices and always keeping software quality on our radar. Of course, it’s not only about working with top-notch tools but keep hiring excellent engineers too.

Join us in leading the world’s transition to sustainable food systems.

What you will do

Here at Choco, we like to use the space shuttle as a metaphor for our engineering work. Now, you will join and help us bring the shuttle to the moon. You will take part in building a platform that enables tech teams to autonomously develop, test, deploy and operate their stack in a secure and reliable way. We want you to be the all-seeing-eye of our entire infrastructure, keep our systems healthy, speed up product development and increase the quality of our services. Your contribution will be not only directly impacting Choco but even the users of our products themselves.

In the first 3 months you will have the space, support and mentoring to understand our product, the infrastructure behind it and obtain any missing information or skill that’s needed for you to effectively contribute later.

In 3 to 6 months you will be fully operational, independent, take stories on your own and run with them. You will dig deeper to understand the core of complex issues and provide reliable solutions that will stand the test of time.

Over time you will contribute to disaster recovery tooling, set up proper monitoring / alerting and incident management, make our systems more secure and automate wherever possible.

Our teach stack in the Platform Squad

We have a cutting-edge environment and use AWS AppSync, AWS Lambdas, GraphQL, NodeJS, AWS CloudFormation, AWS Cloudwatch, ELK stack, Epsagon, AWS CodePipeline, AWS DynamoDB, AWS SQS, AWS SNS, AWS S3.

Choco provides a centralized platform connecting restaurants and suppliers. The result is better communication, simplified logistics, and - here comes the big one - less food waste. Our aim is to contribute to a transparent, sustainable and waste-free global food chain by 2030.

With technology at the core of our work, our engineers are driven by quality. Our chat-based ordering app has already changed the game for thousands of restaurants and suppliers across the globe, but there is much more work to be done. And that’s where we need your help. If you’re looking to be at the intersection of purpose and innovation, we’d love to hear from you.

Meet your team

As Lead observability engineer you will work as specialist in the cloud (DevOps) platform team delivering services to and coaching cross-functional autonomous teams (QA, Android, iOS, frontend, backend) that are building the product features. The platform team has 3 teams (Data platform, Cloud platform and product Platform).

As a culture-first company, we believe in the power of in-person collaboration. We look forward to working with you from our office in Berlin.

In the first 3 months you will have the space, support and mentoring to understand our product, the infrastructure behind it and obtain any missing information or skill that’s needed for you to effectively contribute later.
In 3 to 6 months you will be fully operational, independent, take stories on your own and run with them. You will dig deeper to understand the core of complex issues and provide reliable solutions that will stand the test of time.
Over time you will contribute to disaster recovery tooling, set up proper monitoring / alerting and incident management, make our systems more secure and automate wherever possible.

6+ years of experience as Software Engineer / DevOps / SRE
2+ recent years of working with AWS Cloud services (serverless is a big plus)
2+ recent years as a specialist in the Observability domain
Experience with selecting, implementing and managing many different tools for observability like AWS Cloudwatch
Communication, good learning ability, open-mindedness and good self-organizational skills will be absolutely key to the success of your work and the business overall.

We invite you to take part in the following selection process:

Introduction call: a Tech Recruiter will tell you more about Choco, our Tech Org and get to know your work, background, interests and you as a person better.
Technical interview: one of our senior or lead engineers will have a technical deep dive with you. No coding, no whiteboard here. We want to map your engineering and DevOps fundamentals.
Tech challenge at home: now is the time to show us your coding skills via a task from the comfort of your home. Our tech challenge models a real life problem and it takes about a few hours to complete.
Interview with the team: a Team Lead and an Engineer will check your fit to the team and how you collaborate with the product side of the organization.
Cultural interview: we will have a final chat with you about our culture and check what can be your non-technical contribution to Choco.

OFFER: your interviewers will make a decision together regarding your offer.

A stellar onboarding and the smartest team in the foodspace will be waiting for you ! 🚀

It’s your call now, apply and build great software with us!

About Choco

Founded in 2018, Choco is a young, fast-moving company. And we mean fast. Just a year after our $63.7 million Series A funding round, we secured an additional $100 million in Series B funding. We’re backed by leading investors like Insight Partners, LeftLane Capital, Coatue Management, and Bessemer Venture Partners. In addition, we’re working alongside those who built companies like Google, Facebook, Amazon, Uber, and more.

What it’s like to be a Chocorian

You will join a company filled with smart, humble and hard-working people. We are a start-up where people put the team first, deeply trust each other, take ownership and truly understand what they are working for day by day.

You will join a group of diverse people from all around the world who share their experiences and contribute in their areas of expertise and learn from each other.

You will join a passionate team that shares the same values and vision, a circle of friends that not only works hard but also laughs with- and cheers for each other.

With that said, it is absolutely crucial to find people who share this with us and who deeply identify themselves with the values of a Chocorian.

Choco is an equal opportunity employer. We encourage people from all backgrounds to apply. We are committed to ensuring that our technology is made available and accessible to everyone. All employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, genetic information, religion, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, marital status, family status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Technical Skills

AWS