Senior Site Reliability Engineer - Remote

Akamai Technologies; Kraków; On-site; PLN 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Financial benefits

Family support

Flexible work hours

Work-life balance

Job summary

Akamai Technologies in Kraków, Poland is looking for an experienced Site Reliability Engineer to enhance the reliability and performance of Managed Kubernetes products. You will own the end-to-end reliability and scalability, automate processes, and work cross-functionally to optimize product performance.

The ideal candidate has over 5 years of experience, a bachelor's degree in computer science, and proficiency in coding with Kubernetes management. The position includes benefits that support health, finances, family, and work-life balance.

Qualifications

• Over 5 years of industrial experience.
• Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) or Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD).
• Experience with Internet protocols (DNS/HTTP/TLS/TCP).
• Experience coding in Python, Golang, or SQL.
• Experience with configuration management tools such as Ansible and Terraform.
• Hands-on experience with Managed Kubernetes components.
• Experience troubleshooting Unix & Linux issues.
• Experience with observability tools like Prometheus and Grafana.
• Excellent communication and organizational skills.
• Experience mentoring junior engineers.

Responsibilities

• Own the reliability, scalability, and performance of Managed Kubernetes offerings.
• Automate and ensure system stability while executing and monitoring releases.
• Conduct capacity planning and performance tuning.
• Collaborate closely with development teams on deployment designs.
• Build software tools to automate analytical tasks and workflows.
• Maximize reliability and performance by prioritizing Service Level Objectives (SLOs).
• Identify areas for new technology investments.

Skills

Kubernetes Management

Python

Golang

SQL

Ansible

Terraform

Unix & Linux Troubleshooting

Prometheus

Grafana

Internet Protocols

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related engineering field

Tools

Ansible

Terraform

Salt

Job description

Join our specialized SRE team, focused on the reliability and scale of Managed Kubernetes. Our mission is to support, maintain, and scale our Managed Kubernetes products.

Responsibilities

• Owning the end-to-end reliability, scalability, and performance of our Managed Kubernetes offerings, including developing, maintaining, and automating the control plane and data plane. This includes investigating and resolving production incidents, implementing preventive measures proactively, and providing expert-level support and troubleshooting for complex customer‑facing issues.
• Besides automating and ensuring system stability, you will be executing and monitoring releases and successfully deploying them. You will work with cross‑functional teams to understand and benchmark the performance of our key products and services and influence their evolution.
• Performing proactive measures such as capacity planning, performance tuning and implementing infrastructure as code.
• Working closely with development teams to ensure that new features and services are designed and deployed in a way that meets the reliability and performance goals of the organization.
• Building software tools and systems to automate analytical tasks and workflows to increase efficiency and reliability.
• Maximize reliability, security, and performance by prioritizing Service Level Objectives (SLOs) and adopting a proactive engineering approach.
• Helping to identify areas for new technology investments.

Qualifications

• Have over 5 years of industrial experience and bachelor’s degree in computer science or related engineering field.
• Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) or Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD) is highly regarded.
• Possess experience with Internet protocols (DNS/HTTP/TLS/TCP).
• Demonstrate experience with coding in one or more of the following languages (Python, Golang, SQL).
• Have experience with configuration management tools such as Ansible, Terraform, and Salt.
• Demonstrate expert, hands‑on experience with Managed Kubernetes control plane components (e.g., etcd, API Server, scheduler) and cloud provider integrations.
• Have experience troubleshooting Unix & Linux issues.
• Demonstrate experience with observability tools such as Prometheus and Grafana & have some familiarity with web applications.
• Have excellent communication and organizational skills and be able to articulate technical information in an easy-to‑understand manner.
• Have experience in mentoring junior engineers and leading complex technical initiatives.

Benefits

• Your health.
• Your finances.
• Your family.
• Your time at work.
• Your time pursuing other endeavors.