(Sr.) SRE Engineer (Backend Focused)

Job Overview

As a Backend Engineer at 17LIVE, your primary responsibility is to develop and deliver high-quality, scalable backend features. Simultaneously, you will be deeply involved in Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) initiatives, maintaining system stability, optimizing infrastructure, and managing technical incidents. We are looking for a partner who can write exceptional code while applying an SRE mindset to ensure our systems remain rock-solid under massive global traffic.

Responsibilities

• System Development & Architecture: Design large-scale, fault-tolerant cloud services and backend APIs.
• Performance Optimization: Analyze and improve the efficiency, scalability, and stability of various subsystems.
• Rapid Iteration: Frequently deploy new features to support rapid business growth and system expansion.
• Reliability Practices: Collaborate with the SRE team to integrate monitoring, alerting, and automation workflows into the development lifecycle.

Requirements

• Development Experience: 1+ years (3+ years for Senior) of software development experience with strong analytical and coding skills.
• Core Technology: Proficiency in Go or other backend languages; solid understanding of algorithms, system architecture, databases, and distributed systems.
• Systems Thinking: Ability to operate and troubleshoot effectively within UNIX/Linux environments.
• Personal Attributes: Open-minded with a creative approach to problem-solving.
  (Senior Position): Ability to work independently with minimal guidance and demonstrate strong system design capabilities.

Nice to Have (Backend Skills)

• Advanced knowledge of algorithms, cloud computing, and networking.
• Experience with file systems, concurrency, multithreading, and server architectures.
• Background in large-scale system design and distributed systems.

Nice to Have (SRE Skills)

• Containerization: Foundational knowledge of Docker and Kubernetes (K8s).
• CI/CD Experience: Experience writing or maintaining pipelines (e.g., CircleCI, Jenkins, ArgoCD, Helm).
• Observability: Experience maintaining or using monitoring systems (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack).
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Familiarity with Terraform for managing cloud resources.
• Reliability Design: Knowledge of High Availability (HA) and Disaster Recovery (DR) architectures.
• Automation: Basic proficiency in Shell Scripting.

What We Look for in You

• Agility: Ability to quickly grasp problems, locate the Root Cause, and take decisive action.
• Prudence: A habit of performing small-scale testing (Canary/Staging) and validation before deployment.
• Curiosity: A passion for learning and staying updated on the latest trends in both Backend and SRE fields.
• Collaboration: Strong communication skills and a team-player attitude to achieve goals with cross-functional teams.