Staff Site Reliability Engineer at Airwallex: Singapore

Role Overview

As a Staff Site Reliability Engineer at Airwallex, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring the reliability, scalability, and performance of our global financial platform. You will be a technical leader, responsible for driving the SRE strategy, architecting complex infrastructure solutions, and mentoring other engineers. Your work will directly impact the availability and efficiency of our services, enabling businesses worldwide to operate seamlessly.

A Day in the Life

Here's a glimpse into what your day might look like:

• Strategic Planning: Participating in meetings with product and engineering leaders to define the SRE roadmap and align it with business objectives.
• Architecture Design: Designing and reviewing architecture for new services and platform-wide initiatives, ensuring scalability, security, and resilience.
• Incident Management: Leading incident response efforts for critical system outages, coordinating troubleshooting, and implementing solutions.
• Automation Development: Writing code to automate infrastructure provisioning, configuration management, and deployment processes.
• Performance Analysis: Analyzing system performance metrics, identifying bottlenecks, and implementing optimizations.
• Mentoring: Providing guidance and mentorship to senior engineers, helping them grow their skills and expertise.
• Collaboration: Working closely with other engineering teams to ensure smooth integration of new features and services.
• Tooling and Observability: Developing and maintaining tools for monitoring, alerting, and analysis.
• Documentation: Creating and updating documentation for infrastructure and processes.
• Learning and Development: Staying up-to-date with the latest industry trends and technologies.

Why Singapore?

Singapore is a global hub for finance and technology, offering a vibrant ecosystem for innovation and growth. Airwallex has a strong presence in Singapore, and this role provides an opportunity to work with a talented team in a dynamic environment. Singapore offers:

• Strategic Location: A gateway to Southeast Asia and other key markets.
• Talent Pool: Access to a highly skilled and diverse workforce.
• Innovation Hub: A thriving ecosystem for startups and established tech companies.
• Quality of Life: A high standard of living with excellent infrastructure and amenities.
• Cultural Diversity: A multicultural environment that fosters creativity and collaboration.

Career Path

Airwallex is committed to providing opportunities for career growth and development. As a Staff Site Reliability Engineer, you can advance your career in several directions:

• Principal Engineer: Focus on technical leadership and strategic direction.
• Engineering Manager: Lead and manage a team of SRE engineers.
• Architect: Specialize in designing and implementing complex infrastructure solutions.
• Director of Engineering: Oversee multiple engineering teams and projects.

Salary & Benefits

Airwallex offers a competitive salary and benefits package, commensurate with experience and qualifications. Benefits include:

• Competitive salary
• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• Life and disability insurance
• Employee stock options
• Paid time off
• Professional development opportunities
• Flexible work arrangements

Airwallex Culture

Airwallex is a fast-paced and innovative company with a strong focus on collaboration and customer success. We value:

• Innovation: We are constantly pushing the boundaries of what's possible in financial technology.
• Collaboration: We work together to solve complex problems and achieve common goals.
• Customer Focus: We are committed to providing our customers with the best possible experience.
• Ownership: We take responsibility for our work and are accountable for results.
• Continuous Learning: We are always learning and growing, both individually and as a team.

How to Apply

If you are a highly motivated and experienced Site Reliability Engineer with a passion for technology and a desire to make a difference, we encourage you to apply. Please submit your resume and cover letter through our online application portal.

FAQ

1. What is Site Reliability Engineering (SRE)? SRE is a discipline that applies software engineering principles to infrastructure operations, with the goal of improving system reliability, scalability, and performance.
2. What skills are required for this role? Strong technical skills in cloud infrastructure, automation, observability, and incident management are essential. Excellent communication and collaboration skills are also important.
3. What is the work environment like at Airwallex? Airwallex is a fast-paced and innovative company with a collaborative and supportive work environment.
4. What opportunities are there for career growth? Airwallex is committed to providing opportunities for career growth and development. You can advance your career in several directions, such as Principal Engineer, Engineering Manager, or Architect.
5. What is the interview process like? The interview process typically involves a phone screening, technical interviews, and a final interview with hiring managers.
6. What tools and technologies do you use? We use a variety of tools and technologies, including AWS, Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform, Prometheus, and Grafana.
7. What is the company culture like? We value innovation, collaboration, customer focus, ownership, and continuous learning.
8. What is the dress code? We have a casual dress code.
9. What are the working hours? Our standard working hours are 9am to 6pm, but we offer flexible work arrangements.
10. What is the company's mission? Our mission is to empower businesses to operate anywhere, anytime.