Position Summary:

DemandScience is seeking a highly skilled Senior Linux Systems Engineer to join the Lastbounce team and take ownership of a globally distributed, highly automated Linux infrastructure.

This role is responsible for the design, automation, deployment, and lifecycle management of a large-scale Linux environment spanning approximately 350 servers across 20+ global infrastructure providers. The environment is heavily automated and engineered for high performance, scalability, cost efficiency, and operational resilience.

You will play a key role in building and evolving infrastructure standards, automation frameworks, monitoring systems, and deployment pipelines that support a high-volume, real-time internal platform.

This is a hands-on infrastructure and engineering role requiring deep Linux expertise, strong automation skills, and a practical understanding of networking, performance tuning, and distributed systems.

Essential Job Functions “What You’ll Do”:

Linux Infrastructure Engineering

• Design, deploy, and manage a globally distributed fleet of Linux servers (primarily Ubuntu 24.04 LTS)
• Own the full infrastructure lifecycle, including provisioning, configuration, patching, performance tuning, and decommissioning
• Develop and maintain standardised server builds, templates, and configuration baselines
• Optimise systems for performance, reliability, scalability, and cost efficiency

Automation & Configuration Management

• Use SaltStack extensively for:
  • Configuration management
  • Orchestration
  • Automated deployments
  • State enforcement and drift correction
• Develop automation to support rapid, repeatable infrastructure deployment across multiple providers
• Automate operational workflows and eliminate manual intervention wherever possible
• Contribute to infrastructure-as-code standards and practices

Networking & Systems Integration

• Configure and troubleshoot complex networking environments, including:
  • IPv4 and IPv6 addressing and routing
  • Policy routing
  • DNS configuration and troubleshooting
  • Firewall management (ufw / iptables / nftables / provider-level firewalls)
  • VPN connectivity where required
• Diagnose and resolve network-level and system-level performance issues

Monitoring & Operational Excellence

• Work with our custom in-house monitoring and observability platform
• Monitor infrastructure health, system metrics, logs, and alerts
• Perform root cause analysis and implement long-term solutions
• Continuously improve monitoring coverage, alert quality, and operational visibility

CI/CD & Deployment Integration

• Collaborate with software engineering teams to integrate infrastructure with CI/CD pipelines
• Support automated deployment processes across development, staging, and production environments
• Ensure infrastructure supports rapid and reliable code deployment

Troubleshooting & Incident Resolution

• Act as a senior escalation point and SME for complex infrastructure issues
• Diagnose problems across the full stack, including:
  • Operating system
  • Network
  • Storage
  • Virtualisation
  • Provider-specific issues
• Implement permanent fixes and preventative improvements

Continuous Improvement

• Identify opportunities to improve reliability, automation, performance, and cost efficiency
• Maintain clear technical documentation and operational procedures
• Contribute to infrastructure strategy and architecture decisions

Technical Environment

You will work with technologies including:

• Ubuntu Linux (24.04 LTS)
• SaltStack
• Multi-provider cloud infrastructure, including:
  • OVH
  • Linode
  • Digital Ocean
  • Hetzner
  • AWS
  • Other global providers
• IPv4 and IPv6 networking
• Custom monitoring and observability platform
• CI/CD pipelines and automation tooling
• Virtualisation platforms including VMware, KVM and provider-managed solutions
• Dedicated physical servers

Required Skills & Experience

• Core Linux & Infrastructure
  • Including safe in-place upgrades for new Ubuntu LTS versions
• 5+ years of hands-on Linux systems engineering experience
• Deep knowledge of Linux internals, including:
  • System startup and systemd
  • Networking stack
  • Disk and filesystem management
  • Process management and performance tuning
• Proven experience managing large-scale Linux environments

Automation & Configuration Management

• Strong experience with SaltStack (or equivalent transferable skill such as Ansible, Puppet, or Chef)
• Experience implementing infrastructure as code
• Strong scripting ability in:
  • Bash (essential)
  • Perl (essential)
  • Python (preferred)

Networking

• Strong practical networking knowledge including:
• TCP/IP fundamentals
• IPv4 and IPv6 addressing and routing
  • Provider failover IP’s, floating IP’s
  • IPv6 subnet routing – advanced
• DNS
  • Provider API automation for forward and reverse zones
• Firewall configuration
  • ufw
  • Iptables
  • nftables
• Network troubleshooting and diagnostics

Cloud & Virtualisation

• Experience working with cloud infrastructure providers
• Understanding of virtualised environments and underlying infrastructure

Monitoring & Reliability

• Experience working with monitoring and alerting systems
• Strong troubleshooting and root cause analysis skills

Essential Qualifications “What You’ll Need”: 

• Experience with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins
• Experience with containerisation (Docker, Kubernetes)
• Experience with Squid or other proxy technologies
• Experience working with globally distributed infrastructure
• Experience working in performance-sensitive environments

Personal Attributes

• Strong problem-solving ability and technical curiosity
• Ability to work independently and take ownership
• Strong attention to detail
• Clear communication skills
• Ability to work effectively with engineering and product teams

THE GOOD STUFF!

We embrace diversity and inclusion and encourage our amazing team members at DemandScience to bring their authentic, fun selves to work every day. We offer a culture of innovation, mutual respect, support, and transparency.  The competitive and comprehensive benefits our team members enjoy are designed to ensure you and your family members are healthy. Check this out!

• Paid time off
• Medical provided through HMO
• Life Insurance
• Peer-Appreciation Program
• Employee Referral Program
• A fast-paced, innovative culture with an open and collaborative environment, where you can make an impact.
• Join a great organization that cares about employees!

DemandScience is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin.

#LI-Remote

Find out more at https://demandscience.com/careers/#join-the-team

Position Summary:

We’re seeking a seasoned Director of Content who is both a strategic editorial leader and a first-rate writer. You’ll shape the voice of DemandScience and personally contribute to flagship content - from thought leadership articles and research narratives to campaign storytelling. This is a player/coach role for someone who can think like an editor-in-chief and write like a journalist.

You’ll lead a team of content writers and work cross-functionally with creative, demand generation, brand, and product marketing teams to develop compelling, high-impact content across formats and channels. This is a senior strategic and operational role that combines writing/editing expertise, editorial planning, and leadership, focusing on consistent quality, performance alignment, and cross-functional collaboration to deliver business results.

Essential Job Functions “What You’ll Do”:

• Serve as editor-in-chief and player-coach, personally writing and editing cornerstone pieces while guiding a small global team.
• Author high-impact content yourself, including executive ghostwriting, thought leadership, research reports, and strategic campaigns
• Translate complex ideas (data, AI, performance marketing) into clear, compelling stories
• Elevate writing quality across the team and guide professional development through hands-on coaching, developmental editing, and structured feedback
• Ensure all content reflects a consistent voice, data accuracy, and high journalistic standards, and is aligned with our brand, visual identity, tone, and clarity
• Develop and maintain the content calendar and editorial roadmap, ensuring alignment with demand generation objectives, buyer journeys, funnel stages, and go-to-market priorities
• Ensure content tells a cohesive story that reflects DemandScience’s positioning, translating high-level messaging into content that connects and converts
• Work with stakeholders across marketing (including demand gen, product marketing, and web teams) to align messaging and map content to funnel stages and ICP needs
• Manage the content development process from brief to delivery, including scoping, assigning, editing, and publication workflows
• Measure performance of key content assets and continuously refine the content strategy for pipeline impact
• Use data and LLM/AIO/SEO insights to guide topic selection, while maintaining editorial integrity. partner with SEO, digital, and analytics leads and SMEs to ensure content supports discoverability, performance, and campaign success
• Support content localization, personalization, and repurposing efforts to scale impact across regions and formats
• Partner with senior executives and subject-matter experts to develop high-impact narratives for analyst briefings, media, and industry events

Essential Qualifications “What You’ll Need”: 

• 10+ years in content marketing or editorial roles, with at least 3+ years in a senior leadership or team management capacity
• Proven experience leading content teams and editorial processes within a B2B or demand gen-focused environment
• Exceptional English writing ability – able to craft and edit original long-form and short-form content at a high editorial standard
• Background in journalism, communications, or editorial writing; experience writing for North American business audiences strongly preferred.
• Hands-on writing experience in thought leadership, executive ghostwriting, or research-driven storytelling
• Proven player-coach approach — able to lead by example, mentor writers, and personally contribute to flagship content.
• Strong editorial judgment and an instinct for narrative flow, tone, and clarity
• Deep understanding of buyer journeys, demand gen funnels, and persona-driven content strategy
• Hands-on experience developing content briefs, managing editorial calendars, and overseeing end-to-end content workflows from ideation to publication.
• Familiarity with CMS platforms (e.g., WordPress or similar), project management tools (e.g., Monday, Asana), and content publishing systems
• Experience managing external writers, agencies, or SEO contractors is a plus
• Organized, deadline-driven, and able to prioritize high-impact deliverables in a fast-paced environment
• Exceptional attention to detail, ability to manage multiple priorities, and a strong sense of initiative
• Comfortable navigating ambiguity, leading with autonomy, and moving quickly from insight to execution

THE GOOD STUFF!

We embrace diversity and inclusion and encourage our amazing team members at DemandScience to bring their authentic, fun selves to work every day. We offer a culture of innovation, mutual respect, support, and transparency.  The competitive and comprehensive benefits our team members enjoy are designed to ensure you and your family members are healthy. Check this out!

• Paid time off
• Medical provided through HMO
• Life Insurance
• Peer-Appreciation Program
• Employee Referral Program
• A fast-paced, innovative culture with an open and collaborative environment, where you can make an impact.
• Join a great organization that cares about employees!

DemandScience is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin.

#LI-Remote

Find out more at https://demandscience.com/careers/#join-the-team

Position Summary:

We are currently seeking a Software Engineer to join our team and deliver high-quality software solutions while maintaining existing solutions. The ideal candidate should encourage a best-in-class experience for our users, and contribute to the design, implementation, testing and maintenance of software applications.

The candidate should ensure on-time project delivery for high-quality software, complying with best practices. They should have a passion for continuous learning and staying up-to-date with the latest technologies.

Essential Job Functions “What You’ll Do”:

• Build services and products that consistently deliver high-volume, low-latency high availability and performance.
• Contribute to the design, implementation, and testing of new features.
• Identify the critical details and prioritize incremental delivery.
• Maintain good, automated testing coverage.
• Assist in bug fixing and product support.
• Provide input and contribute to monitoring & alerting requirements and implementation.
• Help develop & maintain your team’s CI/CD needs.
• Share and implement ideas to help our teams move quickly.
• Support continuous improvement by investigating alternative technologies and presenting these for architectural review.
• Strong interest in problem-solving, and strong analytical skills.
  
   Frontend Specific Essential Functions
• Design and build components in ReactJS, working closely with our frontend platforms.

Essential Qualifications “What You’ll Need”: 

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Systems or a related technical discipline.
• 3-5 years’ experience in developing REST microservices.
• 3-5 years of B2B SaaS enterprise applications with a large user base.  
• 3-5 years of mobile and/or desktop application development.
• 3-5 years of Automation testing generating Unit, BDD (Behaviour-driven development) and/or TDD (Test-driven development). Preferred.
• AWS Certified Developer
  
  Frontend Specific Work Experience
• 3-5 years Reactjs, Typescript, Redux, AWS.  
• 3-5 years NextJS framework.
• 3-5 years of micro-frontend architecture.
  
  Knowledge, Skills & Abilities – All
• Appropriate knowledge, skills and abilities required for the job.
• High degree of proficiency in Design Principles and Microservices.
• Production AWS hands-on experience.
• Production experience with software engineering architecture, component design, coding, unit testing, behaviour-driven development (BDD), test-driven development (TDD), documenting, and deploying.
• Production experience working with CI/CD environments is required.
• Experience working with pub/sub/messaging systems (Kafka, ActiveMQ…)
• Experience in DevOps activities (AWS, k8s, Terraform, Docker…)
• Experience in automated software testing through unit/functional/ integration test suites.
• Experience with monitoring & logging technologies (Splunk, New Relic…)
• Push technologies (Websockets)
• Professional level communication skills w/ the ability to convey ideas to a broad audience of different specializations.
• Production experience building and shipping customer-facing applications with thousands of users.
• Experience working with Agile methodologies.
• Strong sense of ownership and focus on long-term usability and extensibility.
• Strong experience solving complex problems.
• Collaborative attitude, team player, friendly, w/ passion and flexibility to learn new tools and skillsets.
• Ability to work toward goals, meet deadlines, and contribute positively to the team environment.
• Skilled in the use of Microsoft Office products.
  
  Frontend Specific Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
• Knowledge of HTML, CSS, and CSS frameworks (such as Bootstrap, and Tailwind..).
• Production experience with Angular/React/Vue and other similar Frontend frameworks.

THE GOOD STUFF!

We embrace diversity and inclusion and encourage our amazing team members at DemandScience to bring their authentic, fun selves to work every day. We offer a culture of innovation, mutual respect, support, and transparency.  The competitive and comprehensive benefits our team members enjoy are designed to ensure you and your family members are healthy. Check this out!

• Paid time off
• Medical provided through HMO
• Life Insurance
• Peer-Appreciation Program
• Employee Referral Program
• A fast-paced, innovative culture with an open and collaborative environment, where you can make an impact.
• Join a great organization that cares about employees!

DemandScience is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin.

#LI-Remote

Find out more at https://demandscience.com/careers/#join-the-team