Site Reliability Engineer - Data Platform

We are seeking a Site Reliability Engineer to join the Data Storage Team within the Platform Engineering Domain. This team is responsible for architecting and operating highly scalable, secure and compliant infrastructure solutions that manage our core database offering and data storage capabilities.

What you'll do

• Develop and Implement: Build and maintain platform solutions that improve the reliability, security, and scalability of our Database Platform infrastructure.
• Operational Excellence: Apply cloud infrastructure, networking, and CI/CD best practices to support our operational data storage solutions.
• Collaborate: Work closely with Product Teams to facilitate seamless database provisioning and ensure operational efficiency.
• Knowledge Sharing: Participate in technical discussions and contribute to documentation, fostering a culture of transparency and continuous learning.
• Incident Response: Participate in on-call rotations and troubleshooting efforts to maintain a stable and predictable environment.
• Observability: Maintain and enhance observability solutions (metrics, logging, tracing) to ensure the platform meets its SLOs and availability targets.

What you'll need

• Hands-on experience in maintaining cloud-based infrastructure, particularly in AWS.
• Practical experience with operational data storage solutions (e.g., PostgreSQL, AmazonRDS, S3 or similar).
• Hands-on experience with container technologies (Docker) and orchestration (Kubernetes/EKS).
• Proficiency in infrastructure as code (Terraform, CloudFormation, or similar).
• Competence in at least one programming language (Python preferred).
• Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, ArgoCD, Jenkins, or similar).
• Familiarity with networking and security best practices in cloud environments.

Nice to have

• Knowledge of database internals including performance tuning, high-availability architecture (replication/failover), and sharding/clustering.
• Backend Engineer experience.

What they offer

• Competitive personal development budget, work from home budget, and fitness & wellness memberships.
• Hybrid work: two dedicated office days per week, flexibility for remote work.
• Premium N26 bank subscription for you and friends/family.
• Additional annual leave for each year of service.
• Relocation package with visa support.