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Site Reliability Engineer

GoCardless
Location
London, UK
Posted
2 months ago
Department
Product Development
What they actually want (must-haves)
  • Experience with at least one programming language such as Python, Ruby, or Golang
  • Experience with IaC tooling, such as Terraform
  • Experience with cloud computing providers such as AWS or GCP
  • Experience with containerized applications
  • Experience with CI/CD tooling such as Github, GitHub Actions, ArgoCD
  • Experience working with monitoring tooling such as Grafana, Prometheus
Nice to have
  • Previous experience with Terraform automation toolings such as Terragrunt or Atlantis
  • Previous experience with container orchestration such as Kubernetes and GKE
  • Awareness of DevOps and Agile principles
What the job really is

As a Site Reliability Engineer at GoCardless, you will work within the Platform Engineering team to ensure the health and stability of systems through operational support and incident management. Your role will involve building new platform components, automating infrastructure tasks, and collaborating closely with software engineers and data scientists to enhance the overall infrastructure. You will also participate in ongoing maintenance and improvements while focusing on security and compliance.

Benefits
  • Wellbeing - stay healthy with dedicated support and medical cover
  • Work away scheme - gives you the option to work away from your country of residence for up to 90 days in any 12 month period
  • Adaptive Working - allows you to work flexibly, around your lifestyle
  • Parental leave - to suit everyone embarking on life's great adventure
  • Learning Budget - lead your own development with an annual learning budget
  • Time off - generous holiday allowance, + 3 annual volunteer days, + 4 annual business-wide wellness days (‘GC Fridays’)
Things to weigh
  • Base salary range is between £62,400 - £93,600, with initial offers typically at the lower end until performance is assessed
  • The role involves on-call rotations and incident management, which may require availability outside of standard hours
  • The tech stack includes a variety of tools and languages, which may require continuous learning and adaptation
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Career value4/5
Role clarity4/5
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