PhonePe
Digital Payments
SiteReliabilityEngineer2
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“Site Reliability Engineer 2 at PhonePe. Skills: Site Reliability Engineering, Linux System Administration, Distributed Systems, Python Automation, Infrastructure Management. Troubleshoot issues across the entire stack - hardware, software, application, and network. Improve the reliability and performance of the next generation of distributed systems and containerized deployments”
What You'll Achieve.
Enables Phonepe scaling to support hundreds of thousands of concurrent users
Industry & Context.
Solve complex problems; Resourceful attitude
On call rotation, Command-line driven work, Understanding of Linux
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
4-7 years of hands-on experience in Linux / Unix System Administration, Knowledge of TCP/IP, Knowledge of DNS, Knowledge of load balancers, Expertise in managing and scaling proxy infrastructure, Configuring and optimizing proxies (e.g. Nginx, HAProxy), Knowledge in Database technologies, Knowledge in MySQL, Knowledge in NoSQL, In-depth knowledge in Python to automate tasks, Knowledge of Linux cloud services using kvm/qemu/lvm
Nice to Have
Exposure on Aerospike NoSQL
What You'll Do.
Troubleshoot issues across the entire stack - hardware
Improve the reliability and performance of the next generation of distributed systems and containerized deployments
Diagnose and troubleshoot complex distributed systems handling millions of queries per second
Day-to-day work is heavily command-line driven
Participate in on call rotation
Design build and maintain core infrastructure
Actively take part in the Analysis and System improvement plan
Drive performance testing
capacity planning and high availability practices
Own implementations of new technologies while ensuring proper testing and documentation
Proactively monitor/identify/solve issues which could have a potential impact to our Infrastructure
Buddy new team members
and get them production ready
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Natural team player; Buddy new team members
Full Job Description
About PhonePe Limited: Headquartered in India, its flagship product, the PhonePe digital payments app, was launched in Aug 2016. As of April 2025, PhonePe has over 60 Crore (600 Million) registered users and a digital payments acceptance network spread across over 4 Crore (40+ million) merchants. PhonePe also processes over 33 Crore (330+ Million) transactions daily with an Annualized Total Payment Value (TPV) of over INR 150 lakh crore. PhonePe’s portfolio of businesses includes the distribution of financial products (Insurance, Lending, and Wealth) as well as new consumer tech businesses (Pincode - hyperlocal e-commerce and Indus AppStore Localized App Store for the Android ecosystem) in India, which are aligned with the company’s vision to offer every Indian an equal opportunity to accelerate their progress by unlocking the flow of money and access to services. Culture: At PhonePe, we go the extra mile to make sure you can bring your best self to work, Everyday!. And that starts with creating the right environment for you. We empower people and trust them to do the right thing. Here, you own your work from start to finish, right from day one. PhonePe-rs solve complex problems and execute quickly; often building frameworks from scratch. If you’re excited by the idea of building platforms that touch millions, ideating with some of the best minds in the country and executing on your dreams with purpose and speed, join us! Roles and Responsibilities Troubleshoot issues across the entire stack - hardware, software, application, and network Work to improve the reliability and performance of the next generation of distributed systems and containerized deployments Diagnose and troubleshoot complex distributed systems handling millions of queries per second Day-to-day work is heavily command-line driven, which requires a strong understanding of Linux. Participate in on call rotation Design build and maintain core infrastructure that enables Phonepe scaling to support hund
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