Site Reliability Engineer - Platform Engineering

About the opportunity

• We are seeking a Site Reliability Engineer to join the Data Storage Team within the Platform Engineering Domain.
• Platform Engineering's mission is to provide trusted, performant, and self-service platforms, enabling product teams to build 'the bank the world loves to use.'
• Responsible for architecting and operating highly scalable, secure, and compliant infrastructure solutions.
• The ideal candidate is a seasoned SRE, an enthusiastic learner eager to pioneer novel platform solutions.

In this role, you will:

• 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.
• Execution: Contribute to the team’s roadmap by delivering high-quality code and infrastructure improvements.
• 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 need to be successful

Background and Skills:

• 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.
• Familiarity with observability tools (DataDog, Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry).

Nice to have:

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

Traits:

• Excellent collaboration and communication skills, with the ability to work across teams.
• Strong sense of ownership, with a proactive approach to problem-solving and process improvements.
• Passion for building high-quality, scalable, and secure infrastructure.
• Eagerness to learn and contribute to building platforms as products.

What’s in it for you:

• Accelerate your career growth by joining one of Europe’s most talked about disruptors.
• Employee benefits that range from a competitive personal development budget, work from home budget, to fitness & wellness memberships.
• Come together with your team for dedicated days of teamwork each week and enjoy the flexibility of remote work.
• Access to cutting-edge technologies, a friendly team environment, and a relocation package with visa support.
• Additional day of annual leave for each year of service.
• Autonomy and diverse team collaboration.