Kraken

Energy

SeniorPlatformEngineer-ProductReliability

$12000–18000k ~AI est. Tokyo, Japan; Japan FULL TIME Remote Friendly
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

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The Brief

“Senior Platform Engineer - Product Reliability at Kraken. Skills: Platform Engineering, Product Reliability, Cloud Infrastructure, Observability. Teach best practices for reliability. Support product teams on reliability”

Industry & Context.

Energy
Problems you'll solve

Root cause analysis

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

5+ years experience, AWS, Terraform, Kubernetes, Observability tooling, Python or C-based language

Nice to Have

Site Reliability Engineer experience, SaaS platforms experience, Large scale internet service experience, Incident response experience, Technical incident reports, Incident retrospectives, Very large relational databases experience, Service level objectives experience

What You'll Do.

Teach best practices for reliability

Support product teams on reliability

Improve performance and availability

Provide feedback on infrastructure improvements

Support build-out of proof-of-concept

Evolve application deployment architecture

Enhance scalability and system resilience

Support release of new features

Ensure adherence to reliability standards

Guide product teams in designing systems

Assist application teams with post-incident tasks

Contribute to post-mortem documentation

Analyse incident metrics

Identify trends and improvements

Communicate insights to product teams

Solve interesting problems

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Product teams; Global Platform Engineering; Developers; Product managers; Business stakeholders

Communication Scope

Written communication; Asynchronous communication

Full Job Description

## Description Help us use technology to make a big green dent in the universe!   Kraken powers some of the most innovative global developments in energy.   We’re a technology company focused on creating a smart, sustainable energy system. From optimising renewable generation, creating a more intelligent grid and enabling utilities to provide excellent customer experiences, our operating system for energy is transforming the industry around the world in a way that benefits everyone.   It’s a really exciting time in energy. Help us make a real impact on shaping a better, more sustainable future.    Kraken Customer   What we do: build the most AI-driven, innovative, forward-thinking platform for energy management. From optimizing resources to delivering cost-effective, exceptional customer experiences through advanced Customer Information Systems (CIS), billing, meter data management, CRM, and AI-driven communications, Kraken is powering the next wave of innovation in the energy industry.   Why we do it: future energy will not look like energy as we know it today. We need to not just think about our future, but build for it. Now. The Team   We have expanded our tentacles and are looking for someone (based in Tokyo, Japan or remote within Japan) to join our Global Platform Engineering Reliability - Product Reliability team.   Our Reliability group is responsible for architecting, developing, and maintaining the resilient and scalable infrastructure that powers and supports our platform.   As a Product Reliability Engineer within the newly created ‘Product Reliability’ team, you'll be responsible for ensuring the availability, performance and scalability of the products on our platform.   Your proficiency in supporting products that serve millions of customers will ensure stability and high performance for our brands and clients.   You’ll keep up with best practices in building products for scale. Your communication skills and attention to detail will be indispensable a

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