Senior DevOps Engineer

Yassir is the leading super App in the Maghreb region set to change the way daily services are provided. It currently operates in 45 cities across Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia with recent expansions into France, Canada and Sub-Saharan Africa. It is backed by $200M in funding from VCs in Silicon Valley, Europe and other parts of the world.

We offer on-demand services such as ride-hailing and last-mile delivery. Building on this infrastructure, we are now introducing financial services to help our users pay, save and borrow digitally.

Helping usher the continent into a digital economy era. We’re not just about serving people – we’re about creating a marketplace that brings people what they need while infusing social values.

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Dev Ops Engineer to join our Cloud Operations squad. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in building high-performance, scalable, mission-critical, and secure systems in the cloud to scale our infrastructure further with efficient tools such as Kubernetes and Terraform. You will drive the evolution of major parts of our growing platform, serving millions of customers across multiple countries.

You will be joining our amazing and diverse team, learning and helping others to learn something new every day.

• Build and maintain scalable, cost-effective, and reliable systems with technologies such as Kubernetes in GCP cloud environment
• Improve our CI/CD process and increase the level of automation at Yassir to increase our efficiency
• Play a key role in handling incidents, and support engineering teams with their infrastructure needs
• Develop infrastructure as code as required
• Introduce processes, documentation, best practices, and tools that would help our engineering teams be more productive
• Automate deployment and scaling processes to minimize downtime
• Continuously improve infrastructure and processes to increase efficiency and reduce costs

• At least 6 years of experience in a similar role building and maintaining large-scale, distributed infrastructure environments in the cloud
• Strong experience with Linux administration and scripting languages (Bash, Python, Type Script, etc)
• Proven experience working with Containers and Container Orchestration technologies such as Docker, Kubernetes
• Proven experience with configuration management tools such as Terraform, CDK for Terraform, Pulumi
• Experience with cloud infrastructure and services (GCP, AWS, Azure) with at least 1 year of experience building and maintaining services in GCP
• Previous experience with CI/CD processes
• Previous experience with Node.
  
  JS or Python
• Strong understanding of network protocols and security best practices
• Familiar with relational and non-relational database models (MySQL, Postgre
  
  SQL, Mongo
  
  DB, and Redis)
• Experience with Elastic Search, Log Stash, and Kibana is a plus
• Experience with Prometheus and Grafana is a plus
• Outstanding written & verbal communication skills
• Demonstrated ability to prioritize, self-start, contribute under pressure, and meet tight deadlines
• Highly organized, creative, and critical thinker
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills
• Comfortable working in an entrepreneurial environment
• Organized and obsessive about details
• Hard‑working, passionate, and ready to embrace the challenge
• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field

• Join one of the fastest-growing tech companies in North Africa
• Have a lasting impact on our company's culture
• Make a real impact on the world by helping us bring affordable financial and on-demand services to millions of Africans
• Work on complex technical challenges from identity infrastructure for Africans, digital payment networks to complex mapping and routing systems across the continent
• We are the first Algerian startup to go through the Y Combinator program and we’re backed by top investors including Unpopular Ventures, Rebel Fund and Dain Tree.
  
  VC

At Yassir, we believe in the power of diversity and the importance of an inclusive culture. If you're ready to bring your unique perspective and experiences to the table, we’re excited to listen.

We look forward to receiving your application!