SRE (System Reliability Engineer)

About N26 SE: N26 SE is a leading digital bank that has reimagined banking for the modern world. We are committed to technology and design excellence, empowering everything we do. With over 1,500 employees representing more than 80 nationalities, we are dedicated to providing a beautifully simple, 100% mobile banking experience that eliminates physical branches, paperwork, and hidden fees.

About The Role: We are seeking a System Reliability Engineer (SRE) to join our platform engineering team. In this role, you will play a key part in ensuring the reliability, performance, and scalability of our services. You will design, build, and maintain systems that monitor and manage our infrastructure, ensuring that our customers have a seamless banking experience. This is an opportunity to work with cutting-edge technologies and contribute to the foundation of our platform.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, build, and deploy systems that monitor and alert on the health of N26’s services.
• Investigate and resolve incidents, identifying root causes and implementing preventive measures.
• Develop automation to streamline operations and reduce manual toil.
• Collaborate with engineering teams to implement best practices for system reliability and availability.
• Champion a culture of observability, ensuring that metrics, logs, and traces are properly instrumented and utilized.
• Work closely with product and operations teams to define and achieve reliability targets (SLOs/SLOIs).
• Contribute to the technical strategy and roadmap for platform reliability.

Requirements:

• Proven experience in building and maintaining reliable, scalable systems.
• Strong understanding of distributed systems, networking, and cloud infrastructure.
• Experience with monitoring tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, ELK stack).
• Proficiency in scripting languages (Bash, Python) and automation tools.
• Excellent problem-solving skills with a focus on root cause analysis.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.
• Experience with containerization (Docker, Kubernetes) and infrastructure as code (Terraform, CloudFormation).
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.

Nice-to-Have:

• Experience with chaos engineering and fault injection tools (e.g., Chaos Monkey).
• Knowledge of financial services or fintech industry.
• Experience with databases and data modeling (SQL, NoSQL).
• Familiarity with security practices and compliance requirements in financial services.

Benefits: Competitive salary, comprehensive health insurance, flexible working hours, professional development opportunities, and a dynamic, inclusive work environment. Join us and help shape the future of digital banking!