Site Reliability Engineer, PaaS New

The Site Reliability Engineer position within the Platform As a Service team provides a dynamic opportunity for a professional with foundational experience in maintaining and optimizing scalable infrastructures. This role specifically concentrates on three key areas: CI/CD, Observability, and application hosting.

As a member of the Platform As a Service team, you will play a key role in supporting the reliability and scalability of Algolia's Search Products. Your responsibilities will include operating components or features, ensuring proper monitoring and alerting are in place, and assisting in the transition from legacy systems. You will work on planning and accountability for the next quarter, demonstrating independence in problem-solving and minimal reliance on managers and senior team members.

Your role will consist of:

• CI/CD Support and Optimization: Assist in the implementation and maintenance of a scalable CI/CD toolchain, contributing to the overall efficiency and reliability of development processes.
• Observability Implementation: Support the development and deployment of observability standards and solutions, providing teams with actionable insights to enhance system reliability.
• Kubernetes and Cloud Services Management: Help maintain and optimize Kubernetes-based architecture and cloud services, enhancing fault tolerance and resource utilization.
• Collaboration and Problem Solving: Work collaboratively with team members to identify and solve problems, reducing dependence on senior staff for guidance.
• Process Improvement: Contribute to establishing engineering processes and best practices to ensure high-quality, reliable, and scalable systems.

Do you have experience in Ruby?, * Programming Skills: Basic to intermediate knowledge of programming languages such as Golang or Python, with an understanding of software craftsmanship. Familiarity with Ruby is a plus.

• Experience with CI/CD and Kubernetes: Experience in setting up and managing CI/CD pipelines and Kubernetes-based architectures.
• Knowledge of Distributed Systems: Exposure to operating distributed systems and understanding their challenges at a basic level.
• Public Cloud Experience: Familiarity with public cloud providers such as Microsoft Azure, AWS, or GCP.
• Problem-Solving Skills: Ability to independently identify and solve problems, demonstrating initiative and minimal reliance on senior team members.
• Communication and Organization Skills: Strong communication and organizational skills to effectively collaborate with team members and stakeholders., * GRIT - Problem-solving and perseverance capability in an ever-changing and growing environment.
• TRUST - Willingness to trust our co-workers and to take ownership.
• CANDOR - Ability to receive and give constructive feedback.

At Algolia, we're proud to be a pioneer and market leader in AI Search, empowering 17,000+ businesses to deliver blazing-fast, predictive search and browse experiences at internet scale. Every week, we power over 30 billion search requests - four times more than Microsoft Bing, Yahoo, Baidu, Yandex, and DuckDuckGo combined. In 2021, we raised $150 million in Series D funding, quadrupling our valuation to $2.25 billion. This strong foundation enables us to keep investing in our market-leading platform and serving incredible customers like Under Armour, PetSmart, Stripe, Gymshark, and Walgreens.