Company Overview
Sporty is a mobile internet company with a focus on emerging markets. Our integrated sports media, betting, gaming and social platform serves a huge userbase across numerous countries. We have a talented and proven team of 200+ people comprised of 50+ tech staff and 150+ product, operations and support, and are looking to expand our tech team count to 100+ people as we look to drive further geographical expansion, whilst iterating on our offering with a user-driven development approach.
Main Tech Stack
- Database Sharding Middleware: Lede Cetus
- Database: MySQL and Oracle
- Public Cache: AWS ElastiCache + Redis
- Data Index and Search: ElasticSearch
Optional Tech Stack
- Log Real-time Visualization: ElasticSearch + Logstash + Kibana
- Business Monitoring: Graphite + Grafana
- Server Virtualization Container: AWS EC2
- Server Operation System: CentOS
- Cluster Monitoring: Zabbix + AWS Cloudwatch
The Joel Test
- Do you use source control? Yes
- Can you make a build in one step? Yes
- Do you make daily builds? Yes
- Do you have a bug database? Yes
- Do you fix bugs before writing new code? Yes
- Do you have an up-to-date schedule? Yes
- Do you have a spec? Yes
- Do programmers have quiet working conditions? Yes
- Do you use the best tools money can buy? Yes
- Do you have testers? Yes
- Do new candidates write code during their interview? Yes
- Do you do hallway usability testing? Yes
Benefits
- Competitive salary
- Quarterly bonuses
- Flash bonuses
- Top-of-the-line equipment
- Pick your own working hours (We are at GMT+8, and 4 hours overlap is required.)
- 20-days paid leave
- Referral program
- Education allowance (conferences, books, training courses, Udemy, Coursera, etc.)
- Annual company trips (eg next year Koh Samui, Thailand)
- Small enough to allow you to have a big impact
- Large enough to provide structure and clarity
- Highly-talented, dependable co-workers
- Global, multi-cultural organization
Responsibilities
- Improve existing database infrastructure and processes in the countries we’re currently deployed in as well as streamlining processes to hit our goal of deploying to more countries over the next few years
- Holistically improve all aspects of our database infrastructure, including reducing costs, streamlining environment provisioning, lowering response times, incorporating the latest techniques and technologies, and more
- Monitor and maintain the existing database infrastructure via autoscaling, automated alerts and Zabbix dashboards
- Take ownership and responsibility for all of our database infrastructure
- Liaise with external security agencies for annual audits as well as perform our own internal security sweeps
- Aid in reconfiguring existing architecture and database structure to allow for rapid deployment to new countries
Requirements
- Improve existing database infrastructure and processes in the countries we’re currently deployed in as well as streamlining processes to hit our goal of deploying to more countries over the next few years
- Holistically improve all aspects of our database infrastructure, including reducing costs, streamlining environment provisioning, lowering response times, incorporating the latest techniques and technologies, and more
- Monitor and maintain the existing database infrastructure via autoscaling, automated alerts and Zabbix dashboards
- Take ownership and responsibility for all of our database infrastructure
- Liaise with external security agencies for annual audits as well as perform our own internal security sweeps
- Aid in reconfiguring existing architecture and database structure to allow for rapid deployment to new countries
$50,000 — $150,000
