Senior Site Reliability Engineer

Why should I Apply:

At Sonar, we’re a group of brilliant, motivated, and driven professionals working hard to help organizations build responsible, secure, high-quality code quickly and systematically. We build solutions that don’t just solve symptoms of problems – we fix problems at the source – source code, to be specific.

We have a dynamic culture with employees worldwide and hub offices in the USA, Switzerland, the UK, Singapore, and Germany. We believe team members should have the opportunity to come to work every day, work on a product they are proud of, love what they do, and feel energized by their peers. With our roots deep in the open source community, we’re all about the mission: provide solutions that deliver Clean Code.

The Impact you can have

As a Site Reliability Engineer, you will implement massively scalable services, automate all systems operations, and measure and continuously optimize service quality. Joining our team in Geneva, Switzerland, you will collaborate with a talented group of engineers on Identity and Access Management, Platform Security, and more. If you thrive in a collaborative environment and believe in building exceptional software, apply today and join us on the journey to revolutionize software quality!

As part of the role, you will participate in an on-call rotation to provide timely support and address any critical system issues that may arise outside of regular working hours.

On a daily basis, you will

• Develop, enhance, and operate the SonarCloud platform, focusing on high performance, reliability, and cost-efficiency.
• Work in sprints with other engineers (backend, CPEs, and other SREs) as part of a cross-functional Platform team to deliver cloud solutions that enable all feature teams. 
• Define and enhance the golden paths (tooling, best practices) for the monitoring and observability of SonarCloud. 
• Collaborate with other squads in Product Development and Mission Control (InfraSec, IST) to ensure solutions fit into the Sonar platform.
• Contribute to your squad’s efforts in the investigation of alarms, SLOs, and incidents to maintain a high quality of service.

The technical skills you demonstrate

• 5+ years of experience in software engineering roles.
• 3 years of experience in an SRE role, with proven experience on large-scale distributed systems.
• In-depth knowledge of AWS networking and the following AWS services: CloudFront, CloudWatch, Lambda, EC2, ECS, SNS, SQS, and RDS. 
• Experience with Python.
• Strong understanding of SRE principles, including monitoring, alerting, error budgets, fault analysis, and other common reliability engineering concepts.
• Experience working in an agile environment.

Nice to have

• Proficiency in Infrastructure as Code (IaC) with at least one of the following tools: AWS CloudFormation, AWS CDK (preferred), Terraform, or Ansible.
• AWS DevOps Engineer, AWS SysOps Associate, AWS Solution Architect, or other valid, relevant AWS certifications.
• Experience with another programming language such as Java, C# or similar.

Required Mindset and Soft Skills

• Strong SRE mindset, you apply software engineering to observing and operating production.
• Enjoy troubleshooting and finding the root cause of issues.
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills, with a strong attention to detail.
• Taking initiative and having the ability to lead a subject from beginning to end.
• Open-minded and very positive can-do attitude.
• Comfortable in dealing with change and complexity.
• Self-confident enough to challenge the status quo as well as to give and receive feedback.
• Team player but has the ability to work alone.

Why you will love it here:

• Our culture and mission set us apart. We have a dynamic work culture that values respect and kindness – and embraces the right to fail (and get right back up again!). We believe that the best idea wins and everyone has a voice.

• We believe that great people make a great company. We value people skills as much as technical skills and strive to keep things friendly and laid-back while still being passionate leaders in our domains. Our 550+ SonarSourcers from 33 different nationalities can relate!

• We embrace work-life balance. It is important to maintain a healthy work-life balance. This is why we have a flexible work policy that includes remote and in-office hybrid work (minimum three days a week in the office - Monday/Tuesday/Thursday).

• We have a growth mindset. We love to learn and believe that continuous education is critical to our success. In an ever-changing industry, new skills are a must, and we're happy to help our team acquire them.

We prioritize Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion:

At Sonar, we are a global workforce and recognize the value of different backgrounds, and global cultures.

We are committed to creating a diverse work environment and are proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.

All offers of employment at Sonar are contingent upon the clear results of a comprehensive background check conducted prior to the start date.

Please note that applications submitted through agencies or third-party recruiters will not be considered.