Staff Site Reliability Engineer

Hydrolix; España; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Hydrolix is seeking a highly technical Site Reliability Engineer to join our Services team. You will ensure reliability and scalability of our cloud data platform, deploying and maintaining Kubernetes across clouds, and building robust monitoring and automation.

You will collaborate with software engineering, infrastructure, and product teams to embed reliability into the development lifecycle while supporting customers and driving incident response improvements.

Qualifications

• Minimum five years of experience in a Site Reliability Engineer role.
• Strong experience with monitoring and debugging tools (Prometheus, Grafana, Kibana).
• Proficiency with at least one cloud platform (AWS, GCP, Azure or similar).
• Experience with SQL databases; PostgreSQL familiarity is a plus.
• Proficiency in programming languages such as Python, Go, or Rust.
• Strong Linux system knowledge including performance tuning.
• Excellent written and verbal communication across diverse audiences.

Responsibilities

• Deploy, maintain, and ensure reliable Kubernetes deployments across clouds.
• Design and optimize systems to improve reliability, availability, and performance.
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines for efficient deployments.
• Develop monitoring, alerting, and incident response strategies.
• Perform root cause analyses and implement long-term fixes.
• Automate repetitive tasks to improve operating efficiency.
• Participate in on-call coverage during weekday hours and monthly weekends.

Skills

SRE Experience

Observability Tools

Cloud Platforms

Database Knowledge

Programming Languages

Linux Expertise

Communication Skills

Job description

At Hydrolix, we are revolutionizing the world of data management and analytics with our innovative cloud data platform, purpose-built for petabyte-scale datasets. Our mission is to help organizations drastically reduce data costs while increasing their data retention.

We are looking for a Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) to join our dynamic Services team. In this role, you will contribute to the reliability and scalability of our cutting-edge platform, ensuring exceptional solutions tailored to our customers’ unique needs. This is a highly technical, hands‑on role that requires deep expertise in system reliability and automation.

Key Responsibilities

• Infrastructure Reliability: Deploy, maintain, and ensure a highly reliable fleet of Kubernetes clusters and Hydrolix deployments across multiple cloud platforms.
• Service Optimization: Design, implement, and maintain systems and processes to enhance the reliability, availability, and performance of our services.
• CI/CD Management: Build and optimize CI/CD tools and processes to ensure efficient and reliable deployments.
• Monitoring and Incident Response: Develop and manage monitoring, alerting, and incident response strategies to minimize downtime and enable rapid recovery.
• Root Cause Analysis: Conduct comprehensive root cause analyses for system failures, implementing long-term preventive measures.
• Automation and Efficiency: Automate repetitive tasks and optimize system performance to improve operational efficiency.
• On-Call Support: Participate in covering weekday business hours and once-monthly weekend shifts.

Collaboration and Customer Engagement

• Cross-Functional Teamwork: Work closely with software engineering, infrastructure, and product teams to integrate reliability practices into every stage of the development lifecycle.
• Reliability Advocacy: Champion SRE best practices and foster a culture of operational excellence across the organization.
• Global Team Collaboration: Collaborate with a distributed team of engineers worldwide to provide round-the-clock support.
• Customer Support: Interface with customers to address and resolve reported incidents, ensuring a seamless user experience.

Qualifications and Skills

• SRE Expertise: Proven experience as a Site Reliability Engineer or similar role, with a history of supporting complex distributed systems (minimum five years supporting complex distributed systems).
• Observability Tools: Experience with monitoring and debugging tools like Prometheus, Vector, Grafana, Superset, or Kibana.
• Cloud Platforms: Proficiency in at least one major cloud platform (AWS, GCP, Azure, or Linode).
• Database Knowledge: Experience with SQL databases; familiarity with PostgreSQL is a plus but not required.
• Programming Skills: Proficiency in programming languages such as Python, Go, or Rust.
• Linux Expertise: Strong experience with Linux systems, including performance tuning and system‑level troubleshooting.
• Communication Skills: Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to convey technical concepts clearly to diverse audiences, including customers and cross‑functional teams.