Senior Site Reliability Engineer

Visa Hunt; Poland; On-site; PLN 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Multisport card

Maternity & paternity leave support

Certifications reimbursement

Mentoring program

Job summary

Valtech Poland is seeking a Site Reliability Engineer to bridge software development and operations, delivering reliable speed to clients through DevOps practices and scalable infrastructure. You will define SLIs/SLOs, build observability systems, and collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to ensure robust production environments in a 24x7 online context.

The role requires strong English, hands-on experience with Docker, Kubernetes, cloud platforms, monitoring tools, and incident management,

Qualifications

• 5 years of experience in software/DevOps/QA/cloud engineering, with at least 2 years as a dedicated Site Reliability Engineer.

Responsibilities

• Define SLIs and SLOs with teams.
• Create systems for observability.
• Analyze failure scenarios and mitigations.
• Create and maintain runbooks for remediation.
• Reduce non-value work.
• Participate in incident management, including on-call duties.

Skills

Leadership & coaching

Incident management

English proficiency

Programming & scripting

DevOps mindset

Team collaboration

Systems thinking

Tools

Datadog

New Relic

Dynatrace

Prometheus

Grafana

GitHub

Azure DevOps

GitLab

Jenkins

Docker

Kubernetes

Argo CI/CD

Java/Springboot

Kafka

AWS

Kubernetes/EKS

Job description

Why Valtech? We’retheexperience innovation company - a trusted partner to the world’s most recognized brands. To our people we offer growth opportunities, a values-driven culture, international careers and the chance to shape the future of experience.

The opportunity

At Valtech, you’ll find an environment designed for continuous learning, meaningful impact, and professional growth. Whether you're pioneering new digital solutions, challenging conventional thinking or building the next generation of customer experiences, your work will help transform industries.

We are proud of:

• The work we do and the innovation we drive
• Our values of share, care and dare
• A workplace culture that fosters creativity, diversity and autonomy
• Our borderless, global framework, which enables seamless collaboration

The role

As a Site Reliability Engineer (SRE), you are the bridge between software development and operations. You help us deliver reliable speed to our clients, allowing them to leverage the benefits of continuous deployment without losing grip on customer experience. You will work with our multidisciplinary teams in an essential DevOps way of working, where your main responsibility is to keep everyone focused on production while creating the infrastructure to do so.

Role responsibilities

• Work with teams to define SLIs and SLOs.
• Create systems for observability.
• Work with teams to analyze failure scenarios and possible mitigations.
• (Assisting to) create runbooks to remediate or prevent failure scenarios.
• Reduce work that does not add value.
• Participate and facilitate incident management, including on-call duty.

Must have qualifications

You are someone with 5 years of experience in the field of software engineering, DevOps engineering, QA engineering and/or cloud engineering, of which at least the last 2 years as a dedicated Site Reliability Engineer. You feel comfortable taking the lead, making decisions, and know how to mobilize and motivate people to set things in motion. In your current role, people come to you for advice on what to look for to determine the robustness of their production environments, advice for reliable deployment procedures, assistance in analysis of failure scenarios, and ideas on how to mitigate or remediate those.

To be considered for this role, you must meet the following essential qualifications:

• You are assertive with good communicative skills, capable of taking the lead and coaching a development team to make the right choices.
• You have experience with incident management in a production environment of a public-facing online service with high business value and preferably high traffic in a 24x7 fashion.
• You have experience in working in corporate environments.
• You have experience programming and scripting.
• You have at least basic knowledge of serverless services in one or more public cloud providers (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• You have extensive knowledge of and experience with various monitoring systems, amongst which APM systems such as Datadog, New Relic, Dynatrace, Prometheus, and Grafana.
• You have knowledge of and experience with various pipelining tools, such as GitHub, Azure DevOps, GitLab, Jenkins.
• You have knowledge of and experience with microservices-related technology: Docker, Kubernetes.
• You have a good conceptual understanding of software architecture and system thinking.
• You have worked as an engineer in a DevOps context.
• You have an excellent command of English (C1 or above).
• Are familiar with the following technologies:
  • Datadog (or APM equivalent).
  • Argo CI/CD.
  • Java / Springboot.
  • Kafka.
  • Kubernetes / EKS.
  • AWS.
• Have worked within the context of publicly accessible, highly available eCommerce platforms.
• Have experience working in an international context with on- and off-shore teams.

Commitment to reaching all kinds of people

We design experiences that work for all kinds of people - and that starts with our own teams. At Valtech, we’re intentional about building an inclusive culture where everyone feels supported to grow, thrive and achieve their goals. No matter your background, you belong here. Explore our Diversity & Inclusion site to see how we’re creating a more equitable Valtech for all.

The benefits

This is a position based in Poland.

Mental and physical health:

• 24 working days of paid vacation
• National holidays covered
• Sick leave (up to 20/year)
• Unpaid leave (up to 20/year)
• Medical insurance
• Multisport card OR Multikafeteria
• Maternity & paternity leave support

Personal and professional development:

• Internal workshops & learning initiatives
• Professional certifications reimbursement
• Participation in professional local & global communities
• Growth Framework to manage expectations and define the steps to move towards the selected career
• Mentoring program with the ability to become a mentor or a mentee to grow to a higher position

Valtech Poland has a system of progressive benefit packages – the longer you stay with the company, the more benefits you get!

About Valtech

Valtech is the experience innovation company that exists to unlock a better way to experience the world. By blending crafts, categories, and cultures, we help brands unlock new value in an increasingly digital world.

At the intersection of data, AI, creativity, and technology, we drive transformation for leading organizations, including L’Oréal, Mars, Audi, P&G, Volkswagen Dolby, and more.

At Valtech, we don’t just talk about transformation. We make it happen. Our people are the heart of our success, and we foster a workplace where everyone has the support to thrive, grow and innovate.

Are you ready to create what’s next? Join us.