Site Reliability Engineer | AWS, Java/TypeScript, Observability

Amplience Ltd.; Tees Valley; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology firm is seeking a Site Reliability Engineer to join its Reliability Team. This role involves designing, building, and maintaining services to ensure platform stability and observability. Candidates should have experience in backend engineering with Java and TypeScript, along with expertise in AWS and DataDog. Key responsibilities include enhancing system reliability, adopting SRE practices, and collaborating with cross-functional teams. A commitment to operational excellence is essential. Competitive benefits and a supportive work environment are offered.

Benefits

Pension Scheme

25 days annual leave

Enhanced Maternity Leave

Enhanced Paternity Leave

Study Leave

Birthday Leave

Company‑Wide Recharge Days

Holiday Buy Scheme

Cycle to Work Scheme

Tech Scheme

Season Ticket Loan

Charity/Volunteer Days

Payroll Giving

Eyecare

Employee Referral Bonus

Qualifications

• Experience in backend engineering with a focus on maintainable APIs.
• Proficient in AWS services including Lambda and ECS/EKS.
• Familiarity with monitoring tools like DataDog for service health.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain high-quality, maintainable services and APIs.
• Develop cloud-native workloads and understand AWS services.
• Create and maintain dashboards and monitoring alerts to ensure visibility.
• Design and operate CI/CD processes for software deployments.
• Collaborate closely with product teams for reliability improvements.
• Participate in incident response and root cause analysis.

Skills

Backend Engineering (Java & TypeScript)

AWS Cloud Engineering

Observability & Monitoring (DataDog)

CI/CD (GitHub Actions)

API-First Development

Understanding the Customer Journey

Adopting SRE Practices

Rapid Project Onboarding

Operational Excellence

Tools

AWS

DataDog

Java

TypeScript

Job description

A leading technology firm is seeking a Site Reliability Engineer to join its Reliability Team. This role involves designing, building, and maintaining services to ensure platform stability and observability. Candidates should have experience in backend engineering with Java and TypeScript, along with expertise in AWS and DataDog. Key responsibilities include enhancing system reliability, adopting SRE practices, and collaborating with cross-functional teams. A commitment to operational excellence is essential. Competitive benefits and a supportive work environment are offered.