Site Reliability Engineer (SRE)

HELLO PLANET PTE. LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A global dating application company based in Singapore is seeking a Senior Site Reliability Engineer to join its team. This role will involve architecting and maintaining core infrastructure on AWS, ensuring high availability and performance. Ideal candidates should have over 5 years of experience in a cloud-based environment, strong skills in AWS tools, and excellent problem-solving abilities. Proficiency in English and Chinese is required. This is an opportunity to make a significant impact in the online dating space.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of industry experience.
• Proven experience as an SRE, DevOps Engineer, or similar role in a cloud-based environment.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to work independently or as part of a team.

Responsibilities

• Architect, develop, and maintain core infrastructure and services on AWS.
• Monitor system performance and identify bottlenecks.
• Implement and manage continuous deployment processes.

Skills

AWS services and tools

Scripting languages (Python, Bash)

Kubernetes

Networking principles (TCP/IP, BGP, DNS, etc.)

Database administration

Automation tools (Terraform)

Capacity planning and cost management

Strong Written and Verbal Communication in English

Chinese proficiency

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

Tools

AWS (EC2, RDS, S3, etc.)

Terraform

Kubernetes

Databases (Redshift, Postgres, RDS)

Job description

We are a global dating app created to give everyone a chance at love. The sense of belonging and connectedness we get from relationships helps us survive and thrive, and we’re working to make it a little easier for people to find that. We’re inspired by the stories we hear from employees, friends, and family who have used our app to transform their lives, and you, too, can make a difference by joining us!

We are looking for a talented Senior Site Reliability Engineer to help design the future of dating. This individual will bring extensive experience in running large‑scale data sources in the cloud and will be responsible for modernizing our data source handling and maintaining our core infrastructure and services on AWS.

This role will be based in Singapore and report directly to the CTO.

Responsibilities:

• Architect, develop, and maintain our core infrastructure and services on AWS, focusing on high availability, performance, and scalability.
• Specific AWS services of interest include EC2, RDS, S3, ElastiCache, CloudWatch, RedShift, OpenSearch, and VPC.
• Implement and manage continuous deployment processes to achieve seamless deployment of services with minimal downtime.
• Monitor system performance, identify bottlenecks, and apply necessary optimizations to ensure the smooth operation of our services.
• Develop and maintain automated tools for infrastructure provisioning, configuration, and deployment.
• Work closely with development teams to integrate infrastructure builds and operational best practices into the software development lifecycle.
• Conduct root cause analysis for production errors and implement strategies to prevent future occurrences.
• Manage and optimize network configurations to ensure secure and efficient data flow and access.
• Administer and maintain databases, ensuring their reliability, performance, and security.
• Lead capacity planning efforts to ensure that our infrastructure scales in line with demand while optimizing costs and maintaining performance.
• Modernize data source handling (Redshift, Postgres, RDS, etc.).
• Manage Kubernetes workloads.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• 5+ years of industry experience.
• Proven experience as an SRE, DevOps Engineer, or similar role in a cloud-based environment.
• Strong expertise in AWS services and tools.
• Proficient understanding of networking principles, transport, and application protocols, especially TCP/IP, BGP, DNS, TLS, and HTTP/S.
• Experience with database administration, including performance tuning, backup and recovery processes, and security management.
• Proficiency in scripting languages (e.g., Python, Bash) and automation tools (e.g., Terraform).
• Excellent problem‑solving skills and the ability to work independently or as part of a team.
• Strong Written and Verbal Communication: Fluent in English (both written and verbal); proficiency in Chinese is a must.
• Significant experience in capacity planning and cost management within cloud environments.
• Experience with Kubernetes.
• Familiarity with Terraform for general systems maintenance.
• Experience with data sources like Redshift, Postgres (Citus, Patroni), and RDS.

Preferred Qualifications:

• AWS SysOps Administrator Associate or AWS Solutions Architect Professional (SAP) certification.
• Experience with Spotinst for cost optimization.
• Familiarity with additional scripting languages such as Go or JavaScript.

If you're passionate about tackling big challenges and have the skills to help us shape the future of online dating, we want to hear from you!