Sr SRE

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Who We Are

Sardine stands at the forefront of fraud prevention and Anti-Money Laundering (AML) compliance, utilizing cutting-edge technologies such as device intelligence, behavioral biometrics, machine learning, and artificial intelligence. These technologies converge to deliver a robust platform capable of stopping fraud before it occurs. Our solutions are trusted by over 300 banks, retailers, and fintech enterprises worldwide, effectively combating identity fraud, payment fraud, account takeovers, and social engineering scams. Our growth journey is fueled by substantial investments, totalling $75 million from revered investors including Andreessen Horowitz, Visa, Experian, FIS, and Google Ventures.

Our Culture

At Sardine, the cultural ethos is built on flexibility, autonomy, and balance. Though physical hubs exist in the Bay Area, NYC, Austin, and Toronto, we champion a remote-first work culture. This approach allows team members to work from anywhere, emphasizing productivity over presence. We prioritize hiring talented, self-driven individuals and then trust them to perform without micromanagement. The measure of success lies in performance, not hours worked. We believe in enabling our employees to maintain a healthy work-life balance, ensuring they don't miss significant life events due to rigid work schedules.

About the Role

The role of Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) at Sardine demands a delicate blend of operations acumen and software engineering craftsmanship. SREs are tasked with ensuring the seamless operation of production services, integrating pragmatic operations and mature automation with solid engineering principles. At the core of this role is the operation and enhancement of systems that process billions of events, safeguarding financial institutions from fraud and compliance issues. The SRE role transcends mere operational duties; it involves collaboration with other engineering teams to ensure services are performant, scalable, observable, and reliable. By taking shared responsibility for the software, Sardine's engineering teams enhance the overall robustness of their offerings, while SREs provide essential tools, practices, and expertise.

Responsibilities

The responsibilities of an SRE at Sardine encompass:

• Running infrastructure using tools like Terraform, CI/CD (Github and ArgoCD), and Kubernetes in collaboration with the devops team.
• Adopting a proactive approach to monitoring, addressing symptoms before they escalate into outages.
• Participating in on-call rotations with fellow engineering members.
• Automating and refining operational processes.
• Fortifying the security of the product and security operations.
• Debugging production issues across various services and stack levels.
• Collaborating with engineering teams to ensure products meet production standards.
• Venturing out of comfort zones to tackle novel and unique issues.
• Cultivating a high standard of engineering culture within the company.

Ideal Candidate Profile

An ideal candidate for the SRE position possesses the following qualifications:

• A minimum of 5 years of experience in designing, building, and operating large-scale production systems.
• Proficiency with Google Cloud Platform.
• Familiarity with monitoring tools such as Datadog, and open-source tools like Prometheus, Grafana, and Jaeger for tracing.
• Experience with Elasticsearch is advantageous.
• Competence with container orchestration tools like Kubernetes and associated deployment tools like ArgoCD and Helm.
• Strong programming skills, preferably in GoLang or other languages.
• Expertise in database optimization.
• A thorough understanding of secure practices within cloud infrastructure.

Benefits We Offer

At Sardine, the benefits offered are as inclusive and thoughtful as the work culture:

• Competitive compensation in cash and equity, with early exercise options, including pre-vested.
• A remote-first culture allowing work from anywhere.
• Flexible paid time off, year-end breaks, self-care days.
• Comprehensive health insurance, dental, and vision coverage for employees and their dependents in the US and Canada.
• 4% matching in 401k/RRSP for US and Canada-specific employees.
• A MacBook Pro provided to each employee.
• A one-time stipend to furnish a home office.
• Monthly stipends for meals and social meet-ups.
• An annual health and wellness stipend.
• An annual learning stipend.
• Unlimited access to expert financial advisory services.

Conclusion

If you are driven to be part of a fast-growing company with a global team of world-class professionals, Sardine might be the right place for you. With a meaningful career and opportunities for growth, Sardine invites passionate individuals to join their innovative journey in shaping the future of fintech security and compliance.

This job offer was originally published on RemoteOK