Site Reliability Engineer (Palo Alto, CA USA)

Location: Palo Alto, CA USA

Facebook is seeking talented operations engineers to join the Site Reliability Engineering team. The ideal candidate will have
strong communication skills, a passion for tinkering with Linux, and an almost insane fondness for fast-paced, seat-of-your-pants
troubleshooting and crisis management. The position is full-time and is based in our main office in downtown Palo Alto.
Responsibilities
•    Monitor the stability and performance of the website
•    Remotely troubleshoot and diagnose hardware problems
•    Debug issues with Linux software, applications and network
•    Resolve technical challenges encountered in LAMP technologies
•    Develop and maintain monitoring tools and automation systems
•    Predict and respond to utilization variances across multiple datacenters
•    Identify and triage all outage related events
•    Facilitate communication, coordinate escalation, and work with subject matter experts to implement critical fixes
•    Automate and streamline processes

Requirements
•    2-3 years+ Linux support/sys admin experience in an Internet operations environment
•    BA/BS in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent experience
•    Working knowledge of Linux, TCP/IP, Apache and mySQL
•    Experience working with network management systems and monitoring tools, such as Nagios, Ganglia and Cacti
•    Competency in Shell, PHP, Perl or Python. C is a plus
•    Solid understanding of web services architecture and commonly employed technologies
•    A sense of urgency in responding to and resolving critical issues that relate to the performance of the site and/or core
infrastructure
•    Excellent verbal and written communication skills
•    Participation in a shifted coverage schedule, including occasional evenings shifts

Relocation assistance is available.

To apply, submit your Resume/CV to marshallchoi@facebook.com
Facebook is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
No third party applications accepted.