GoCardless
Financial Services
SiteReliabilityEngineer
Neural analysis suggests this role is
optimal for Mid+ candidates.
“Site Reliability Engineer at GoCardless. Skills: Site Reliability Engineering, DevOps, Cloud infrastructure. Build new platform components. Design platform components”
Industry & Context.
Problem solving
On-call rotations
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Experience with at least one programming language, Experience with IaC tooling, Experience with cloud computing providers, Experience with containerized environments, Experience with CI/CD tooling, Experience working with monitoring tooling, Experience with relational databases, Awareness of DevOps, Awareness of Agile
Nice to Have
Experience with Terraform automation toolings, Experience with container orchestration, Experience with Kubernetes and GKE
What You'll Do.
Build new platform components
Design platform components
Deploy platform components
Ensure system stability
Manage on-call rotations
Manage incident management
Work with software engineers
Work with data engineers
Design technical architecture
Make technical decisions
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Globally distributed team; Work with engineering teams; Work with software engineers; Work with data engineers
Communication Scope
Communication skills
Process & Methodology
Agile
Full Job Description
About us GoCardless is a global bank payment company. Over 100,000 businesses, from start-ups to household names, use GoCardless to collect and send payments through direct debit, real-time payments and open banking. GoCardless 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. At GoCardless, we're all about supporting you! 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! And remember: we don’t expect you to meet every single requirement. If you’re excited by this role, we encourage you to apply! Platform Engineering at GoCardless The Platform Engineering team is a unified, globally distributed team. We are currently located in London, Riga, and 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; Kubernetes, GKE; Github, GitHub Actions, ArgoCD; Grafana, Prometheus; Datadog What excites you: We use a wide range of technol
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