Site Reliability Engineer II
- While not strictly required, we see most of our Senior Engineers II have 7+ years of professional experience
- Working knowledge of SRE and observability industry standards and best practices (SLIs/SLOs, error budgets, incident management, on‑call)
- Software development experience in JVM stack
- Experience with AWS, Kubernetes, and IaC tools and practices, including running and troubleshooting distributed applications
- Deep knowledge of the Linux operating system, with a focus on system hardening and troubleshooting performance issues
- Very good scripting skills (Bash, Golang or Python)
- Strong communication skills, with a good understanding of English, both verbal and written, and the ability to coach and influence other engineers
- Experience managing and troubleshooting database systems, both SQL and NoSQL, is a plus
- Understanding of networking standards, including TCP/IP, DNS, VPN and load balancing is a plus
We want you to:
- Make a difference
- Have a positive, can-do attitude
- Do the right thing, not the "easy" thing
- Partner with our engineering team
Company Description
SmartRecruiters is the Recruiting AI Company that transforms hiring for the world’s leading enterprises. Built for global scale, SmartRecruiters, an SAP company, delivers an AI-powered hiring platform that automates and optimizes the entire talent acquisition process, ensuring faster and smarter hiring decisions. More than 4,000 companies, including Amazon, Visa, and McDonald's, rely on SmartRecruiters to build winning teams. In 2025, SmartRecruiters joined SAP, the global leader in enterprise applications. Together, SmartRecruiters and SAP are accelerating the reinvention of hiring by combining cutting-edge AI innovation with the scale, reach, and resources of SAP’s ecosystem.
At SmartRecruiters, we are a values-driven, globally focused tech company with strong financial backing and a bold vision for the future of work. We commit and dig deep, embracing challenges with grit, curiosity, and a drive for excellence. We foster a collaborative and inclusive work environment, where trust and determination bring us together. Because together, we will win.
Recognized by Fosway Industry Analysts as a strategic leader in recruitment technology for three consecutive years, and awarded by Comparably as a top company for Women, Perks and Benefits, Work-Life Balance, Happiness, Compensation, Diversity, and Culture - we take pride in creating a place where everyone can thrive. Our remote-friendly culture, competitive salaries, and strong internal mobility ensure that high performers have meaningful growth opportunities in an environment built on respect and empowerment.
Job Description
The SmartRecruiters is looking for a Senior Site Reliability Engineer II for a fix-term contract (till the end of June 2027). During that time you’ll work on a single goal: improving our reliability posture by advancing observability capabilities, shaping the culture and addressing performance challenges that come with rapidly increasing scale.
Important: the position is available only under a standard contract of employment with 80% of tax deductible cost.
Additional Information
SmartRecruiters is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.