Senior SRE: CI/CD, Kubernetes & Observability Leader

Algolia, Inc.; Paris (TX); Remote; USD 80,000 - 111,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work options

Global offices

Job summary

Algolia is seeking a Senior Site Reliability Engineer to enhance scalable infrastructure with a focus on CI/CD, observability, and Kubernetes-based hosting for our search products. You will mentor junior engineers and collaborate across teams to drive reliability and performance.

You will bridge gaps between junior and senior staff, shaping long-term infrastructure strategy and transitioning legacy systems to cloud-native architectures.

Qualifications

• Strong programming skills in Golang and Python; Ruby knowledge is a plus.
• Hands-on experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines with modern tools.
• Experience designing monitoring and observability frameworks for actionable insights.
• Experience managing Kubernetes-based architectures in cloud environments (GCP/AWS/Azure).
• Distributed systems experience at scale focusing on reliability and performance.
• Mentorship of junior engineers and collaboration across teams.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines to improve speed and reliability.
• Improve observability with monitoring and alerting frameworks across critical systems.
• Develop and operate Kubernetes-based architecture and cloud solutions.
• Lead initiatives to optimize resource usage and maintain high availability.
• Mentor mid-level engineers and share knowledge across the team.
• Partner with product and software teams to align platform goals with business needs.

Skills

Golang

Python

Observability

CI/CD

Kubernetes

Cloud infra

Distributed systems

Mentorship

Leadership

Problem solving

Communication

Tools

GitHub Actions

CircleCI

Kubernetes

Job description

Algolia is seeking a Senior Site Reliability Engineer to enhance scalable infrastructure with a focus on CI/CD, observability, and Kubernetes-based hosting for our search products. You will mentor junior engineers and collaborate across teams to drive reliability and performance.

You will bridge gaps between junior and senior staff, shaping long-term infrastructure strategy and transitioning legacy systems to cloud-native architectures.