Site Reliability Engineer

At UpCloud, you’ll be literally building the cloud.

Sometimes, cloud technologies can be offered as a patchwork of ready-made solutions. At UpCloud, however, you'll be working with something that we've built from the ground up! Our existing infrastructure relies on commodity server hardware running open-source Linux-based systems and in-house automation developed and maintained by our own developers.

We’re on a mission to be the number #1 European cloud platform, built on performance, reliability, and trust. While data sovereignty has become a hot topic in the EU, we can proudly say that we’ve been mastering it since 2011. UpCloud’s business and infrastructure are growing with 15 existing data centers worldwide.

Being on a growth path, we need new hands on deck! We’re looking for a senior-level Site Reliability Engineer to join our skilled team that is eager to embrace your new ideas, and give you an opportunity to influence how our Operations look like. Our team has a very flat culture, and communicates openly. You will be offered trust and independence in your work, yet you’ll always have the support and help of your teammates.

In this role you will:

• Support development teams in implementing, rolling out, and testing new features/products

• Plan and build new development, QA, and production infrastructure, making sure operational requirements and best practices are met

• Maintain and improve several existing systems

• Participate in the development of our UKS (UpCloud Kubernetes Service) product

• Handle daily operational tasks together with the rest of the operations team, keeping production running by focusing more on the software side of things, automation, and monitoring

• Plan and execute change management and regular maintenance with minimal impact to production

You will need to have: 

• Several years of Linux server administration experience

• Good understanding of distributed computing systems

• Experience with Docker/Kubernetes

• Virtualization and storage systems knowledge

• Experience with high availability databases, preferably MySQL and PostgreSQL.

• Scripting skills (Bash/Python)

• Automation and IaC experience (Ansible, Terraform/OpenTofu)

• Ability to design and implement monitoring 

• Experience with version control and CI/CD pipelines

• Basic knowledge of server/networking hardware and Data Centers

• A can-do attitude, with proven problem-solving and solution-finding skills

We also appreciate:

• Software development experience

• Security-oriented mindset

• Documentation and presentation skills

Why join UpCloud?

UpCloud is in an exciting phase right now, on track for massive growth in the cloud market. We offer a chance to be part of something big, where you can really make a difference! With our awesome team, products, and excellent positioning in the European cloud scene, UpCloud is in the perfect spot for anyone who wants to learn, grow, and shape the future of cloud tech.

You get to join a driven, highly motivated team committed to making a difference. We have a unique market opportunity in Europe with our strong local infrastructure because our biggest competitors are all US-based, which makes this such a captivating opportunity to learn and grow.

The pay range for this role is around 5000-7000 euros per month, depending on your seniority and location. The range is not set in stone, as we assess each case individually.

We (humans, not an AI) review all applications and get back to all our candidates. That is a promise.

Benefits

• Up to six weeks of annual paid vacation

• Flexible and remote-friendly culture

• Occupational healthcare

• Travel insurance

• Sports benefit

• Company events and activities

• Share Appreciation Rights program

• Udemy E-learning platform and budget for trainings; unlimited business access

• Annual company trip