Senior Site Reliability Engineer - Infrastructure

N26 Inc.; Berlin (NH); On-site; USD 100,000 - 156,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation with visa support

Premium N26 bank account for you and a

Work from home budget

Job summary

N26 is seeking a Senior Reliability Engineer to join the Platform Engineering Domain in the Scalability Team. The role focuses on building and owning solutions to improve cloud infrastructure reliability and scalability, with a strong emphasis on Kubernetes, AWS, and Go-based services.

You will collaborate with product teams, help shape roadmaps, mentor peers, and grow your cloud expertise while working in a dynamic, globally distributed environment.

Qualifications

• Hands-on production experience designing and maintaining Kubernetes clusters.

Responsibilities

• Design and own products to improve security, reliability, and scalability of N26 cloud infrastructure in workload orchestration.
• Collaborate with Product, customers and stakeholders to understand needs and build solutions.
• Participate in strategy and roadmap definition and prioritisation.
• Mentor teammates and expand cloud knowledge and expertise.
• Contribute to cutting-edge cloud tech and practices.

Skills

Kubernetes

AWS Cloud

Go

Linux

Terraform

Argo CD

Istio

Monitoring

Incident management

Tools

Argo CD

Terraform

Istio

Job description

About the opportunity

We are seeking a Senior Reliability Engineer to join the Platform Engineering Domain in the Scalability Team.

The mission of Platform Engineering is to provide trusted, performant, self-service platforms that empower product teams to build “the bank the world loves to use.” Scalability’s part of this mission is to develop solutions for container orchestration.

As one of the first banks completely hosted in the cloud - our security, resilience and productivity standards require not only the use of a modern technology stack, but the building of teams in line with our principles and in the service of our product teams, the company and our customers.

In this role, you will:

• Design, develop, implement and own products and solutions to improve the security, reliability, and scalability of N26 cloud infrastructure and systems in the workload orchestration domain
• Work with Product, customers and stakeholders to understand their needs and build the right products and solutions
• Take an active part in the strategy and roadmap definition and prioritisation
• Mentor and support other team members and also learn from them
• Expand and develop your cloud knowledge, skills, and technology expertise

What you need to be successful:

Background and skills:

• Hands‑on, production expertise in the design, implementation and maintenance of Kubernetes Clusters
• Extensive knowledge and hands‑on experience in AWS Cloud infrastructure and Services
• Solid experience in Go
• Previous experience with Linux, Terraform and CD solutions (Argo or similars)
• Networking experience with Mesh solutions (Istio or similars)
• Monitoring, troubleshooting and incident management experience

Nice to have:

• Relevant Backend development experience

Traits:

• Good communication skills and a sense of ownership, with a systematic problem‑solving approach
• Proactiveness, collaboration and eagerness to learn

What’s in it for you:

• Accelerate your career growth by joining one of Europe’s most talked about disruptors.
• Employee benefits that range from a competitive personal development budget, work from home budget, discounts to fitness & wellness memberships, language apps and public transportation.
• Come together with your team in the office for a dedicated day of teamwork each week, plus another day of your choice, and enjoy the flexibility of remote work the rest of the time. Some roles may require additional in‑office presence.
• As an N26 employee you will have access to a Premium subscription on your personal N26 bank account. As well as subscriptions for friends and family members.
• Additional day of annual leave for each year of service.
• A high degree of autonomy and access to cutting edge technologies - all while working with a friendly team of peers of diverse nationalities, life experiences and backgrounds.
• A relocation package with visa support for those who need it.

Who we are

N26 has reimagined banking for today’s digital world. Technology and design empower everything we do and it’s how we are building the global banking platform the world loves to use.

We've eliminated physical branches, paperwork, and hidden fees for an elegant digital experience and supreme savings. Giving people the power to live and bank their way is what gets us out of bed in the morning and inspires the work that we do.

We are headquartered in Berlin with offices in multiple cities across Europe, including Vienna and Barcelona, and a 1,500-strong team of more than 80 nationalities.

Equal Opportunities:

We recognize that our strength lies in our people and the varied perspectives they bring to our workforce. We strive to build talented and diverse teams to drive our business success and empower our people to reach their full potential.

We genuinely welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, cultures, genders, sexual orientations, abilities, neurodiversities, and ages. We're committed to creating an inclusive workspace where everyone feels valued and respected, free from harassment and discrimination. If there's anything you need to make the application process work for you, please let us know by reaching out to [e-mail].

Visit our website to learn more about Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion at N26.