Hi all,
We have a couple of tech positions open at TripAdvisor. The first is
for a "Principal Technical Operations Engineer" which is on our
operations team, handling our livesite environment. The second, "IT
Lead", is on our internal IT team.
Below are the job postings. We're definitely looking for people with
several years experience. If you are interested, please email me your
resume. I am also glad to answer any questions.
- Ryan
(Systems Administrator @ TripAdvisor)
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Principal Technical Operations Engineer
Hundreds of servers. Thousands of requests per second. Millions of
users. Two admins (you could be number 3)!
We are looking for a senior hands-on network (mostly Cisco) and systems
(mostly Linux) administrator. You will have several years of prior
experience in the operation of one or more of the following:
High traffic web application
OR
Software as a service
OR
Internet/Network Service Provider
TripAdvisor is the top site for travel advice and reviews on the
Internet. It is very profitable. It's also a fun place to work where
"speed wins" is the operating principle. We move fast. We are flexible
and we take risks. An open mind and ideas are always welcome.
Dogmatism and inflexibility not so much.
You will play a lead role in the design and operation of the network,
server, and datacenter infrastructure beneath TripAdvisor's
applications. The environment currently spans 3 datacenters, and that
is likely to increase. You will work closely with the software
engineering team to support product changes and enhance their
performance, scalability, reliability, and security.
We are small team. You will be expected to work on a project or task
from end to end with a comfort level running projects and implementing
the details. One day you might be working with our ISPs to transition
from static routing to BGP, and the next day you are racking and cabling
switches. This morning you are kicking off a load balancer replacement
project, and in the afternoon you are upgrading firewall firmware after
you determine that we are exposed to a potential security vulnerability.
This week you are putting together a comprehensive network monitoring
system, and next week you are running tcpdump with a DBA to try and
diagnose why database replication is "slow".
You will have a thorough knowledge of enterprise networking including
Cisco switching, routing, and security as well as TCP/IP internals. You
will also preferably have a strong Linux or Unix background.
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IT Lead
TripAdvisor is looking for an IT generalist who will provide leadership
and mentoring to a team of 4 supporting the IT needs of roughly 350
employees worldwide. This role is part hands-on sysadmin and part team
lead with the potential to grow into a team management role.
TripAdvisor is the top site for travel advice and reviews on the
Internet. It is very profitable. It's also a fun place to work where
"speed wins" is the operating principle. We move fast. We are flexible
and we take risks. An open mind and ideas are always welcome.
Dogmatism and inflexibility not so much.
We are not your typical Windows / Active Directory / Exchange shop.
Desktops: 60% Windows 40% OSX. Our email/collaboration system is Zimbra
running on Linux. Our phone system is Asterisk running on Linux.
Instead of Active Directory, we use OpenLDAP. Our file/print servers
run Samba. We tend to prefer open solutions that we can take off the
shelf and adapt to our needs, but we are not wedded to a particular OS
or vendor.
To be successful in this role you will:
Possess excellent interpersonal skills, patience, and a genuine desire
to help people with their technology challenges
Have strong troubleshooting skills and a diagnostic intuition
Enjoy and excel at mentoring other talented team members to reach
their full potential
Be a self-starter. If you don't know how to do something you consider
it a challenge to try to figure it out for yourself
You will have demonstrated experience with:
Linux systems administration
Windows systems administration
Samba
OpenLDAP
Postfix
Server virtualization
Scripting (perl, python, bash...)
Duties and Responsibilities include:
Operation of corporate networked applications and infrastructure
(Zimbra, OpenLDAP, Samba, Asterisk)
Overseeing backups of roughly 20+TB of data weekly
Ensuring the security of TripAdvisor's corporate systems
Procuring and deploying server hardware
Tier 2/3 Helpdesk support
Working with the Director of IT to develop IT strategy
