Senior Software Engineer - SRE

Socure; Chennai; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,600,000; Full time

Job summary

Socure is looking for a Site Reliability Engineer in Chennai, India, to take ownership of AWS infrastructures, enhance Kubernetes systems, and implement CI/CD practices. The ideal candidate will possess deep AWS knowledge and Kubernetes experience, along with programming skills in Go or Python. The role emphasizes automation, incident response, and operational improvements, offering a dynamic environment aimed at tackling complex identity verification challenges.

Qualifications

• Deep AWS expertise in networking, compute, IAM, scaling, and security.
• Very strong Kubernetes fundamentals with hands-on EKS experience.
• Ability to write clean, maintainable code in Go or Python.

Responsibilities

• End-to-end ownership of highly available, scalable AWS infrastructure.
• Design and operate Kubernetes platforms, focusing on SLOs and observability.
• Incident response and root cause analysis to improve system reliability.

Skills

AWS expertise

Kubernetes fundamentals

Production-quality code in Go or Python

Automation mindset

CI/CD pipeline experience

Observability principles understanding

Tools

Terraform

Datadog

GitHub

ArgoCD

Job description

Why Socure?

Socure is building the identity trust infrastructure for the digital economy — verifying 100% of good identities in real time and stopping fraud before it starts. The mission is big, the problems are complex, and the impact is felt by businesses, governments, and millions of people every day.

We hire people who want that level of responsibility. People who move fast, think critically, act like owners, and care deeply about solving customer problems with precision. If you want predictability or narrow scope, this won’t be your place. If you want to help build the future of identity with a team that holds a high bar for itself — keep reading.

We are hiring exceptional Site Reliability Engineers who take pride in building and operating mission‑critical, production‑grade systems. This role is for engineers who own what they build, thrive in high‑pressure environments, and continuously raise the reliability and operational bar.

You will work at the intersection of cloud infrastructure, Kubernetes, automation, and observability, with a strong focus on preventing incidents rather than reacting to them.

What You’ll Own

• End-to-end ownership of highly available, scalable AWS infrastructure
• Design, operation, and continuous improvement of Kubernetes (EKS) platforms
• Reliability of production systems through strong observability, automation, and SLOs
• CI/CD systems that enable safe, fast, and repeatable deployments
• Infrastructure defined and enforced through Terraform and GitOps
• Incident response, root cause analysis, and long‑term remediation
• Raising operational standards through automation, documentation, and best practices

Technical Requirements

Cloud & Infrastructure

• Deep AWS expertise - networking, compute, IAM, scaling, security
• Strong experience managing infrastructure using Terraform at scale

Kubernetes & Platform Engineering

• Very strong Kubernetes fundamentals (internals, scheduling, networking, storage)
• Hands‑on experience operating Amazon EKS in production environments
• Experience troubleshooting complex, multi‑layer Kubernetes issues

Coding & Automation

• Ability to write clean, maintainable, production‑quality code in: Go, Python
• Strong automation mindset — eliminating toil through code

CI/CD & GitOps

• Proven experience building and operating CI/CD pipelines
• Hands‑on experience with:
  • GitHub (Actions or integrations)
  • ArgoCD and GitOps‑based deployment workflows

Observability & Reliability

• Strong understanding of observability principles: metrics, logs, traces, and alerting
• Hands‑on experience with Datadog or similar tool for:
  • Infrastructure and Kubernetes monitoring
  • Application performance monitoring (APM)
  • Alerting, dashboards, and incident detection
• Experience defining and using SLIs/SLOs to drive reliability decisions

Ability to turn observability data into actionable operational improvements

Socure is an equal opportunity employer that values diversity in all its forms within our company. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

If you need an accommodation during any stage of the application or hiring process—including interview or onboarding support—please reach out to your Socure recruiting partner directly.