We are seeking a Senior Site Reliability Engineer to join the Platform Engineering Segment in the Mesh Team.
The mission of Platform Engineering is to provide trusted, performant, self-service platforms to empower product teams to build the bank the world loves to use.
As one of the first banks completely hosted in the cloud - our security, resilience and productivity standards require not only the use of a modern technology stack, but the building of teams in line with our principles and in the service of our product teams, the company and our customers.
In this role, you will:Be responsible for designing, implementing and maintaining our service mesh in order to ensure the reliability, performance, and security of our services. Working in this area involves a deep understanding of microservices, service mesh architecture, networking protocols and cloud computing, as well as the ability to diagnose and resolve complex technical issues.
More specifically, you will:- Design, develop and implement systems, services and solutions, with the aim of improving the security, reliability, scalability and availability of systems in the following domains:
- Service Mesh
- Internal Networking
- Partner Connectivity
- Secrets Management
- Service Discovery
- Take ownership of our service mesh and it's underlying network stack and ensure its optimal performance and reliability
- Ensure N26 availability by creating monitors and alerts, diagnose, and resolve issues related to the service mesh
- Collaborate with other teams and support them in bringing critical new features to N26
- Stay up-to-date with industry trends and new technology developments in service mesh
- Identify and automate repetitive tasks
- Monitor the health of your system and support them as part of an on-call rotation
- Professional experience as an SRE or DevOps engineer
- Hands-on, production experience with Amazon Web Services (AWS)
- Knowledge of Go and/or Python
- Broad understanding of systems (Linux) and networking (TCP/IP, DNS, TLS, etc.)
- Knowledge of VPNs and/or hands-on experience with implementation a bonus
- Expertise in container virtualization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes) as well as experience with service mesh implementations (Istio)
- Performance monitoring and incident analysis
- Knowledge of Git, CI/CD, Terraform, Vault, Consul, Salt/Ansible
- Proactive, with an ability to work with a high degree of autonomy
- Desire to learn, improve and leave systems in a better state than you found them in
- Independently lead tech projects
- Lead and promote technical discussions with engineering audiences
- Mentoring & support of Junior & Mid-level engineers
- Review, assessment & improvement of the current team tool landscape
- You are on top of incidents, generate learnings and follow up
- Deepest understanding of everything built by the team
- Leading specialist activities, drive tech projects independently
- Bring architectural & technical debt issues into the backlog
- You see the delivery of your team in a broad, domain-wide context
- Building bridges to other areas and be the glue in your own team
- Take full responsibility for your work and projects you participate
- Mature & solution-oriented tech counterpart in any discussion
- 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, discounts to fitness & wellness memberships, language apps and public transportation.
- Come together with your team in the office for a dedicated day of teamwork each week, plus another day of your choice, and enjoy the flexibility of remote work the rest of the time. Some roles may require additional in-office presence.
- As an N26 employee you will have access to a Premium subscription on your personal N26 bank account. As well as subscriptions for friends and family members.
- Additional day of annual leave for each year of service.
- A high degree of autonomy and access to cutting edge technologies - all while working with a friendly team of peers of diverse nationalities, life experiences and backgrounds.
- A relocation package with visa support for those who need it.
N26 has reimagined banking for today’s digital world. Technology and design empower everything we do and it’s how we are building the global banking platform the world loves to use.
We've eliminated physical branches, paperwork, and hidden fees for an elegant digital experience and supreme savings. Giving people the power to live and bank their way is what gets us out of bed in the morning and inspires the work that we do.
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.
Sounds good? Apply now for this position.
Equal Opportunities:
We recognize that our strength lies in our people and the varied perspectives they bring to our workforce. We strive to build talented and diverse teams to drive our business success and empower our people to reach their full potential.
We genuinely welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, cultures, genders, sexual orientations, abilities, neurodiversities, and ages. We're committed to creating an inclusive workspace where everyone feels valued and respected, free from harassment and discrimination. If there's anything you need to make the application process work for you, please let us know by reaching out to [email protected].
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