Solactive AG

Site Reliability Engineer (m/f/d)

Berlin, Germany full-time Mid Salary not listed
full-time Mid level Technology & IT Curated
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About the role

Company Description

Since its foundation in 2007, Solactive AG has evolved into one of the world’s most important and fastest-growing index providers. From our headquarters in Frankfurt, we power global investment products across ETFs, structured products, and mandates. Our reputation is built on innovation, speed, flexibility, and strong partnerships.

Job Overview

Are you passionate about designing and scaling reliable infrastructure? At Solactive, you will join our Tech Platform Operations team tackling big data, real-time computation, and high availability challenges. If you thrive on automation, ownership, and problem-solving, we'd love to hear from you.

Your Tasks

You are there not just to solve problems: you rather find automation rules for a permanent solution.

Supporting, maintaining and developing our on-premise environment

Executing daily operations to keep production systems running efficiently

Scripting and developing automation in Python

Developing and maintaining configuration management solutions & task schedulers

Developing and implementing backup and disaster recovery strategies

Maintaining documentation for procedures, configurations, and programs

Your Profile

An open mind and creative approach to problem solving with open source-based solutions

5+ years of experience as an SRE or Platform Engineer

Strong hands-on experience with self-hosted Kubernetes clusters

Strong knowledge and hands-on experience with storage technologies such as Ceph (Block storage, S3) and ZFS

Knowledge of monitoring and performance analysis of systems and applications (e.g. InfluxDB, LGTM Stack, ELK Stack)

Deep knowledge of automation tools such as Ansible and Terraform

Solid understanding in networking and routing technologies like BGP (Fortigate is a plus)

Hands-on experience with virtualization environments such as Proxmox and OpenStack

Hands-on experience in cloud technologies is a plus

Fluent in English; German Language is a plus

Our Offer

Global Team: Join our motivated international team at Solactive

FinTech Excellence: Experience FinTech excellence at Solactive

Modern Culture: Enjoy our modern, flat hierarchy and startup-like culture

Responsibility & Connections: Take over responsibility from day one and build relationships in- and outside of the company.

Vacation: Enjoy 30 annual vacation days, plus extra time off for Christmas Eve and New Year

Competitive Compensation: Receive a competitive compensation package

Special Benefits: Job ticket and gym access, access to Corporate Benefits, modern office space with ergonomic set-up, employee lounge, and free beverages and fruits

Community & Networking: Engage in our various networking events

Professional Development: Grow both personally and professionally through our diverse training offers

Flexibility: Embrace a flexible work culture with the freedom to choose your work hours, including a hybrid work model, all within a diverse and dynamic environment

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Interview prep

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Technology & IT Operations Python Writing Site Reliability Mid level

Likely questions

  1. Tell us about work you have done that is close to the Site Reliability Engineer (m/f/d) role.
  2. How would you approach your first 30 days at Solactive AG?
  3. Which of Operations, Python and Writing have you used recently, and what did it help you achieve?
  4. Describe a time you solved a problem without waiting to be told exactly what to do.
  5. How do you handle busy days, changing priorities, or pressure at work?

Prepare before the call

  • A recent example that proves your experience with Operations, Python and Writing.
  • One short story with a problem, your action, and the result.
  • Two examples that show the strengths listed on your CV.
  • A clear reason why this role and company interest you.
  • Your availability, preferred work style, and salary expectations.

Ask them

  • What would success look like in the first 90 days?
  • What are the main problems this hire should help solve?
  • How does the team give feedback and measure good work?
  • What does a normal working week look like for this role?
Practice line

I am interested in the Site Reliability Engineer (m/f/d) role because I can bring practical experience in Operations, Python and Writing, learn the team quickly, and contribute to the outcomes Solactive AG needs from this hire.

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