Senior Site Reliability Engineer

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Go
Cardless is a global bank payment company. Over 100, 000 businesses, from
- ups to household names, use Go
Cardless to collect and send payments through direct debit, real‑time payments and open banking.

Go
Cardless processes US$130bn+ of payments annually, across 30+ countries; helping customers collect and send both recurring and one‑off payments, without the chasing, stress or expensive fees. We use AI‑powered solutions to improve payment success and reduce fraud and, with open banking connectivity to over 2, 500 banks, we help our customers make faster, more informed decisions.

We are headquartered in the UK with offices in London and Leeds, and additional locations in Australia, France, Ireland, Latvia, Portugal and the United States.

We’re committed to making our hiring process inclusive and accessible. If you need extra support or adjustments, reach out to your Talent Partner – we’re here to help!

We’re not looking for a perfect resume. If you’re excited about this role, we encourage you to apply.

Platform Engineering at Go
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The Platform Engineering team is a unified, globally distributed team. We are currently located in London and Riga, and we are now expanding to our new hub in Lisbon.

We work with all other engineering teams to empower them to build, release, run and scale their products.

We operate with a strong focus on both strategic project delivery and operational excellence.

Our work is a balance of:

• Project Delivery: Building new platform components, from initial design to deployment.
• Operational Support: Ensuring the health and stability of our systems through on‑call rotations and incident management.
• Business as Usual (BAU): Continuous maintenance, improvements, and support for audits and compliance.

Tech stack and tools:

• Python, Ruby, Golang
• Terraform, Atlantis
• AWS, GCP
• Git
  Hub, Git
  Hub Actions, Argo
  CD
• Elastic

What excites you:

• Building and maintaining automation of new and existing infrastructure
• Appreciating and believing in building easy‑to‑understand and maintain tools to solve problems
• Automating operational tasks to eliminate toil using your software development skills and experience
• Ensuring that systems are safe and secure against cybersecurity threats
• Working closely with software engineers and data scientists
• Being involved in the technical design of architecture and making technical decisions
• Ongoing opportunities to further develop your skills
• Care about working with people who share the same values as you and who will continually push you to grow

What excites us:

• Experience with at least one programming language such as Python, Ruby, Golang, etc.
• Experience with Ia
  C tooling, such as Terraform
• Previous experience with Terraform automation tools such as Terragrunt or Atlantis will be considered an advantage
• Experience with cloud computing providers such as AWS or GCP
• Experience with containerized applications
• Previous experience with container orchestration such as Kubernetes and GKE will be considered an advantage
• Experience with CI/CD tooling such as Git
  Hub, Git
  Hub Actions, Argo
  CD, etc.
• Experience working with monitoring tooling such as Grafana, Prometheus, Zabbix, etc.
• Experience with relational databases and other datastores, especially around high availability and performance optimisation
• Awareness of Dev
  Ops and Agile principles
• Fluency in English
• Excellent teamwork and communication skills

Base salary range

The expected base salary range for this position is between €64, 000 - €96, 000 (gross). Base salary ranges are based on role, job level, location, and market data. Offers will take into account level of experience, interview assessment, budgets and parity between you and fellow employees at Go
Cardless doing similar work.

The good stuff

• Wellbeing: Dedicated support and medical cover to keep you healthy.
• Work Away Scheme: Work from anywhere for up to 90 days in any 12‑month period.
• Hybrid Working: Our hybrid model offers flexibility, with in‑office days determined by your team.
• Equity: All permanently employed Gee
  Cees get equity to share in our success.
• Parental leave: Tailored leave to support your life's great adventure.
• Time Off: Generous holidays, 3 volunteer days, and 4 wellness days annually.

Life at Go
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We’re an organization defined by our values; we start with why before we begin any project, to ensure it’s aligned with our mission. We make it happen, working with urgency and taking personal accountability for getting things done. We act with integrity, always. We care deeply about what we do and we know it’s essential that we be humble while we do it. Our values form part of the Go
Cardless DNA, and are used to not only help us nurture and develop our culture, but to deliver impactful work that will help us to achieve our vision.

Diversity & Inclusion

We’re building the payment network of the future, and to achieve our goal, we need a diverse team with a range of perspectives and experiences.

As of July 2024, here’s where we stand:

• 45% identify as women
• 23% identify as Black, Asian, Mixed, or Other
• 10% identify as LGBTQIA+
• 9% identify as neurodiverse
• 2% identify as disabled

Learn more about our Employee Resource Groups and objectives here as well as our latest D&I Report.

Sustainability at Go
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We’re committed to reducing our environmental impact and leaving a sustainable world for future generations. As co‑founders of the Tech Zero coalition, we’re working towards a climate‑positive future. Check out our sustainability action plan here.

Find out more about Life at Go
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In.

Seniority level

• Mid‑Senior level

Employment type

• Full‑time

Job function

• Information Technology, Engineering, and Finance
• IT Services and IT Consulting, Banking, and Financial Services

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