Engineer II, Site Reliability

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United Kingdom.

📋 Description

• Create automation and tools through software for essential solutions and services within large-scale distributed systems.

• Design and manage Linux systems across a wide array of bare metal servers and virtual machines.

• Oversee platform availability, latency, throughput, monitoring, incident response, deployment, and capacity planning.

• Engage in an on-call rotation.

• Diagnose server hardware issues.

• Operate and sustain the platform 24/7.

• Acquire knowledge and advocate for new technologies and practices with the team.

• Attain comprehensive understanding of the architecture and overall process flow.

• Deliver smaller development projects along with occasional larger initiatives.

• Utilize monitoring and telemetry stacks such as ELK, Prometheus, Grafana, and Zabbix.

• Collect and evaluate operating system and application metrics for performance optimization and fault detection.

• Lead incident analysis, promote incident response practices, correlate incidents with systemic issues, and drive resolutions.

• Collaborate with engineers located around the globe.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor's degree and/or equivalent experience in Computer Science.

• At least five years of experience in a large-scale production environment.

• A minimum of two years of experience in software engineering.

• At least two years of experience in one or more programming languages: C++, Java, Python, Go.

• Familiarity with storage technologies (e.g., SAN, NAS, NFS, Object Storage, FreeNAS, iSCSI).

• Knowledge of Infrastructure technologies (e.g., Linux, Windows, VMware, Docker, Kubernetes, etc.).

• Experience in writing technical documentation.

• Proficiency in configuration management tools such as Puppet, Chef, Ansible.

• Strong understanding of application design, including the operational trade-offs of various designs.

• Analytical skills combined with a strong sense of urgency, ownership, and initiative.

• Ability to thrive in a diverse, team-oriented environment alongside other SREs and Engineers.

• Capability to effectively communicate and present recommended practices established by the reliability team.

• Proven experience in leveraging AI technologies to enhance decision-making, optimize workflows and processes, improve efficiency, and drive business outcomes.

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive compensation and equity awards as a market leader.

• Comprehensive wellness programs for physical and mental health.

• Generous vacation and holiday policies for rejuvenation.

• Paid parental and adoption leave.

• Opportunities for professional development for all employees, regardless of role or level.

• Employee Networks, local neighborhood groups, and volunteer opportunities to foster connections.

• Dynamic office culture with world-class amenities.