Site Reliability Engineer - Berlin

• 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 teams 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.

Technologies:

• AWS
• ArgoCD
• Backend
• CI/CD
• Cloud
• Datadog
• Docker
• GitHub
• Grafana
• Support
• Jenkins
• Kubernetes
• OpenTelemetry
• PostgreSQL
• Prometheus
• Python
• Security
• Terraform
• DevOps
• REST, We are seeking a Site Reliability Engineer to join the Data Storage Team within the Platform Engineering Domain. Our mission is to provide trusted, performant, and self-service platforms, enabling product teams to build the bank the world loves to use. We are headquartered in Berlin with offices in multiple cities across Europe, including Vienna and Barcelona, and a 1,500-strong team of more than 80 nationalities. We offer employee benefits that range from a competitive personal development budget to wellness memberships, a flexible work environment, and a supportive relocation package. Join us and be a part of one of Europes most talked about disruptors.

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