Senior Site Reliability Engineer (Golang)

TL;DR

Senior Site Reliability Engineer (Golang): Designing and evolving the automation framework and tooling for the Mission Control platform with an accent on scalability, reliability, and reducing operational toil. Focus on building self-service APIs, implementing SLO/SLA measurements, and integrating AI-assisted capabilities into operational workflows.

Location: Remote within Germany or Switzerland

Company

hirify.global provides secure connectivity (SASE) by combining SD-WAN, Firewall, SWG, CASB, and ZTNA into a managed 24x7 service.

What you will do

• Design, build, and evolve the automation framework and tooling for the Mission Control platform using Golang.
• Develop self-service APIs and operational tooling to enable production operations without manual intervention.
• Implement and improve SRE principles, including SLIs, SLOs, error budgets, and SLA measurements.
• Lead reliability and automation projects independently from problem identification through long-term operation.
• Collaborate with the AI team to integrate AI-assisted capabilities into automation and operational workflows.
• Participate in incident response and on-call rotations, leading root cause analysis and preventive actions.

Requirements

• Strong software engineering background with production-grade Go (Golang) experience.
• Solid understanding of distributed systems and scalable architecture.
• Proven experience designing and operating production services and APIs (REST, gRPC).
• Hands-on experience with Kubernetes, Terraform, GitOps, and CI/CD tooling.
• Proficiency with observability stacks (Prometheus, Loki, Tempo) and major cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Knowledge of Linux system administration, networking concepts, and major Internet protocols (TCP/IP, IPsec, SSL, DNS).

Nice to have

• Experience building internal developer platforms or automation systems.
• Interest in integrating AI/LLM-assisted capabilities into operational tooling.
• Background in networking or security operations.
• Experience operating SLO-based reliability programs at scale.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative environment focused on simplifying secure connectivity and customer safety.
• Opportunities for skill development and professional career advancement.
• Flexible workload options (80–100% employment).
• Culture of unconventional thinking and solving complex problems together.