Macrometa, backed by prominent Silicon Valley investors such as Pelion Ventures (CloudFlare seed to IPO), DNX Ventures, Fusion Fund, Akamai, and Benhamou Global Ventures, is disrupting the CDN-Edge Cloud space. Our unique Global Data Network edge computing platform enables the development and deployment of latency-sensitive, distributed applications globally. To date, Macrometa has raised $35M in venture capital.
Macrometa's culture is built on mutual respect and honest interactions. We value humble people who are curious to learn from and help each other. We prioritize our people first, customers second, and everything else third.
About PhotonIQ by Macrometa
PhotonIQ, a product of Macrometa, is revolutionizing the application acceleration landscape with our AI-powered solutions. We empower enterprise customers like Salesforce, StubHub, and Ford Motor Co. to enhance Core Web Vitals, improve conversion rates, and accelerate overall user experience while ensuring worldwide privacy compliance. With a delivery network presence in 25 global regions and over 4,200 points of presence, we offer unmatched reach and performance.
Job Overview: As a Senior SRE at Macrometa, you will play a crucial role in maintaining, securing, and scaling our infrastructure to meet the evolving needs of our users while maintaining peak system performance. The role involves managing a collection of microservices running in Docker containers orchestrated via Kubernetes. You will gain hands-on experience and exposure to a wide array of technologies, contributing significantly to our infrastructure projects.
Responsibilities:
- Install, maintain, and scale our Kubernetes-based digital edge fabric and PhotonIQ clusters across multiple cloud platforms including AWS, GCE and Linode.
- Be part of our elite production deployment team, which operates around the clock in a seamless follow-the-sun model, ensuring smooth and graceful upgrades across our global production systems.
- Collaborate closely with Development and QA teams to maintain and optimize the infrastructure, providing support and ensuring robust performance and reliability.
- Support and monitor our Linux environments, managing installations and troubleshooting software and hardware issues.
- Develop and enhance Kubernetes operators and infrastructure tools to improve visibility and management across all clusters, optimizing the oversight and control of our distributed environments.
- Be a key member of our global incident management team, engaging in on-call rotations that follow the sun model to ensure continuous, seamless system performance.
Who You Are:
- At least 5+ years of relevant experience in DevOps, SRE, or similar roles, with a solid track record in cloud-based, geo-distributed environments.
- Strong understanding of Linux systems, including various distributions such as Ubuntu.
- Proven expertise in Docker, Kubernetes, and Helm for orchestrating container systems.
- Advanced scripting skills in Python, Go, or Shell, with a penchant for automating routine tasks.
- Excellent problem-solving skills coupled with the ability to diagnose and troubleshoot complex technical issues.
- Effective communication skills, self-driven and motivated with a customer-centric mindset.
Required Experience:
- Hands-on experience managing Kubernetes and Docker ecosystems.
- Experience in designing, automating, securing, and supporting high-velocity data stacks in containerized/Kubernetes environments.
- Demonstrable experience managing critical production systems at scale.
What We Offer:
- An opportunity to work with cutting-edge technology in a dynamic and growing industry.
- Flexible remote work options within the European timezone.
- A collaborative and innovative company culture that encourages growth and development.
- Competitive compensation and benefits package.
Note to recruitment agencies: Macrometa will not accept unsolicited resumes/CV's and will not pay fees of any kind for unsolicited resumes/CV's sent to us by third parties.
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