The Role
About us
Edpuzzle is a leading edtech company with offices in San Francisco and Barcelona and over 11 years of history helping teachers find and create exciting, interactive learning experiences. We're a software company built by teachers, for teachers, committed to empowering educators with intuitive software to engage students all in one place, from video learning and beyond.
Millions of teachers and students around the world are already using Edpuzzle to make education more equitable and engaging. If you’re passionate about making an impact and find joy in learning, you’ll feel right at home with us. Check out the job details below to see if Edpuzzle could be the right fit for you!
About working at Edpuzzle
Working at Edpuzzle means joining a global team dedicated to enhancing education for all. Picture a place where you can connect with your teammates, whether remotely or in person, whenever you need support. A place where one day you're helping shape one of the biggest edtech platforms in the world, and the next day you're doing a teambuilding activity with your coworkers. A place where everyone has been selected because they're the best at what they do, and where your manager and team trust your decisions fully.
We value work-life harmony, which is why we’ve embraced a “remote-first” approach that emphasizes flexibility and choice while fostering meaningful engagement. It's no surprise that in our latest employee satisfaction survey, Work-Life Balance (92%), Leadership (85%), and Employee Engagement (84%) were highlighted as our top drivers, because we genuinely care about creating an environment where people can thrive, feel supported, and do their best work. A place where you're encouraged to learn and grow, because education is the cornerstone of everything we do.
About the process
The goal of our interview process is to learn about each other. Each step is structured to help us understand your unique talents and contributions while offering you insight into our team and culture.
For a detailed breakdown of our recruitment process, please refer to our Selection Process Guide which outlines every step of our candidate journey. A dedicated member of our team will support you through each step, and you'll have the opportunity to meet various Edpuzzlers along the way.
About the role
We’re looking for our next DevOps Engineer to join the Security and Infrastructure Team in Barcelona. As a DevOps Engineer, you will enhance development pipelines and infrastructure design, as well as ensure new features development reach the end user. You will be an active member on all technical decisions, working closely with the Engineering team. If you’re looking for a meaningful role on a collaborative team, you’ll feel right at home with us.
You’ll also have the opportunity to contribute to our product and our team development, be a part of diverse projects, and stay up to date with the latest software technologies. In the process, you’ll be challenged daily, learn constantly, see the impact of your opinions and work, and grow as a DevOps Engineer.
About our tech stack
Technically speaking, we are hosted on AWS and use CDK with JavaScript for the Infrastructure as Code. Our product is written in React and Redux for the frontend and Node and Express applying DDD and hexagonal architecture in the backend. We use MongoDB and OpenSearch for our database, and we have our own encoding and streaming system. We work with testing, trunk based development, CI/CD on GitHub Actions, and follow best practices making sure we never compromise on code quality and reliability. On the observability side, we monitor everything using CloudWatch and Datadog.
About our team
We are a product-focused team. Our methodologies foster close partnerships between Engineering, Product, Infrastructure, and other key areas (Design, Data, QA, Security, etc.). Everyone is encouraged to share their ideas and opinions, take initiative, and be resourceful when coming up with creative solutions that elevate the experience for our users.
At our core is an environment where every voice is heard and valued, and each team member plays a role in shaping project strategy and designing technical solutions. We embrace proactiveness and curiosity to understand the bigger picture. Engineers are not just encouraged but expected to think critically, propose solutions, and take ownership. We’ve built a culture where ideas are shared openly, challenges are tackled head-on, and assumptions are questioned to drive continuous improvement.
Learn more about our Product team and culture in these talks by Santi Herrero (Co-founder and CTO) at SCPNA 2024 and SCBCN 2024.
About the job
- We want to hear your voice! Be part of a dynamic multidisciplinary team where everyone can share new ideas, take initiative, and be a self-starter when coming up with creative options to deliver solutions.
- Design cloud infrastructure that is secure, scalable, and highly available on AWS.
- Provision, configure and maintain cloud infrastructure defined as a code.
- Maintain and improve our IT infrastructure, monitoring tools, and the current delivery pipeline.
- Perform root cause analysis for production errors and infrastructure issues.
- Implement automations to achieve continuous integration and continuous deployment.
- Perform rotatory on-call service.
- Have a good understanding of the product functionalities and work closely with the Engineering teams on the building of new features.
- Stay on top of industry best practices and trends, as well as changes to compliance requirements.
- Use your knowledge of Cloud services and DevOps best practices to deliver value quickly and safely.
- Seek out opportunities to learn, share and grow continuously.
About you
- 2 or more years of experience in DevOps Engineering, Site Reliability Engineering, Cloud System Administration or Cloud Infrastructure Engineering for a high-traffic web-based product
- Good knowledge of Amazon Web Services (AWS)
- Knowledge of Infrastructure as Code (CDK, CloudFormation, Terraform)
- You have a programming background and are familiar with coding principles in JavaScript, TypeScript or Node.js
- Experience with software release management and deployment pipelines (Git, CI/CD)
- You have experience implementing infrastructure projects with zero downtime for a high-traffic web-based product
- You're open-minded about technologies and development
- You’re excited by the opportunity of working in education
- You make all your technology decisions with the final user in mind
- You love learning and mastering technologies
- You can work independently, and manage goals and deadlines effectively.
- You have an excellent ability to communicate your ideas, regardless of the audience
- You feel comfortable communicating in English within an international and multicultural team
- You are based in Barcelona and have a work permit to work in Spain
Bonus skills
- You have experience working closely with Engineering and Product teams in the implementation of new features
- NoSQL database administration, such as MongoDB
- Some of these AWS services: Elastic Beanstalk, Lambda, S3, Step Functions, Batch, WAF, CloudFormation, CDK
- Monitoring tools (AWS CloudWatch, Datadog, New Relic, or OpenTelemetry)
- GitHub actions
- Kubernetes and Docker
- Other cloud providers such as Azure or Google Cloud Platform
- … or another amazing skill you bring to the table that we haven’t thought of yet!
What we offer
- 💰 Salary between €39K – €53K based on your professional experience
- 🛡️ On-call compensation
- 🧑💻 While we are a remote-first company, for this role we’re seeking someone who appreciates the balance of working from home and spending time at our Barcelona office
- 🌴 24 days’ paid holidays plus December 24th and 31st
- ⏳ Flexible working hours and reduced working time on Fridays to support work-life balance
- ❤️🩹 Access to Wellhub to support physical and emotional well-being
- 🥣 €2000 annual allowance for meals with Cobee
- 🏥 Private health insurance policy with AXA
- 👶 Flexible remuneration for childcare
- 🚌 Flexible remuneration for public transport
- 🩺 Flexible remuneration for health insurance of immediate family members (spouse and/or children)
- 📚 Training and development (CodelyTV, Cloud Academy, etc.)
- ☕ Fully stocked pantry with a variety of snacks and drinks in the Barcelona office
- 🙌 Team-building events during working hours to connect, learn, and create lasting bonds with passionate colleagues
Edpuzzle maintains a drug-free workplace and is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws. This policy applies to all employment practices within our organization, including hiring, recruiting, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, leave of absence, compensation, benefits, training, and apprenticeship. Edpuzzle makes hiring decisions based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs at the time.
Please be aware of potential scams involving fake job offers using Edpuzzle’s name. Official communications will always originate from the @edpuzzle.com domain, not external domains like Gmail. Edpuzzle will never request payments or skip formal interviews during the hiring process, nor request sensitive personal information without a valid reason. To verify any communication, please contact [email protected].
References from previous employers will be requested from candidates during the selection process. If you’d like to be considered for this position, please apply below. We look forward to hearing from you!
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The Company
What We Do
WHO WE ARE
Do you love learning? Does the idea of working for an EdTech company that was born in Silicon Valley and has offices in Barcelona and San Francisco excite you? Then Edpuzzle might just be your perfect fit.
Used in over 50% of schools in the USA, Edpuzzle makes it easy for teachers to engage their students with interactive video lessons.
We’re a small team of talented creatives (many of us former teachers) who got our start back in 2013 at ImagineK12, the first education incubator in the USA and now part of Y Combinator, where Airbnb and Dropbox were born. We have fantastic support from our teachers and investors, who allow us to continue growing our Edpuzzle community every day.
WHAT WE DO
We empower teachers to make any video their lesson with our easy-to-use video editing tools and beautiful, hassle-free analytics showing students’ results. In just a few clicks, teachers can turn any video into an engaging and effective lesson, and then see in real time which students understood the lesson and who needs help, thanks to the insightful student data Edpuzzle gathers.
WHY WE DO IT
We dream of a day where every teacher and student will be just a click away from an excellent online education, and we’re working to turn it into a reality. Together with the teachers in our Edpuzzle community, we’re creating a pool of incredible quality, inspiring video lessons for the classroom.
