Site Reliability Engineer (Data Platform)

Location: Barcelona or Berlin. Hybrid setup with one dedicated office teamwork day each week, another office day of choice, and remote work the rest of the time; some roles may require additional in-office presence.

Company

hirify.global is a digital banking company building a global banking platform through technology and design, headquartered in Berlin with offices across Europe.

What you will do

• Build and maintain platform solutions that improve the reliability, security, and scalability of database infrastructure.
• Apply cloud infrastructure, networking, security, and CI/CD best practices to operational data storage systems.
• Collaborate with product teams on seamless database provisioning and operational efficiency.
• Deliver code and infrastructure improvements, contribute to technical discussions, and maintain documentation.
• Participate in on-call rotations and troubleshoot incidents to maintain a stable environment.
• Maintain metrics, logging, and tracing solutions so the platform meets its SLOs and availability targets.

Requirements

• Hands-on experience maintaining cloud-based infrastructure, particularly AWS.
• Practical experience with operational data storage solutions such as PostgreSQL, Amazon RDS, and S3 or similar.
• Hands-on experience with Docker and Kubernetes/EKS.
• Proficiency in infrastructure as code using Terraform, CloudFormation, or similar tools.
• Competence in at least one programming language; Python is preferred.
• Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines such as GitHub Actions, ArgoCD, Jenkins, or similar.
• Familiarity with networking and security best practices in cloud environments.
• Familiarity with observability tools such as DataDog, Prometheus, Grafana, and OpenTelemetry.
• Excellent collaboration and communication skills, ownership, proactive problem-solving, and interest in building scalable and secure infrastructure as products.

Nice to have

• Knowledge of database internals, performance tuning, high-availability architecture including replication and failover, and sharding or clustering.
• Backend engineering experience.

Culture & Benefits

• Personal development budget, work-from-home budget, fitness and wellness discounts, language apps, and public transportation benefits.
• Remote-work flexibility alongside regular office collaboration.
• Relocation package with visa support for those who need it.
• Premium hirify.global subscription for employees, with subscriptions for friends and family members.
• One additional annual leave day for each year of service.
• Autonomy, access to cutting-edge technologies, and collaboration with colleagues from diverse backgrounds.