Hunter Bond
Principal Site Reliability Engineer - Up to £250k + Industry Leading Bonus
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Job Title: Principal Site Reliability Engineer
Sector: Fintech
Location: London (Hybrid)
Salary: Up to £250k Base + market-leading bonus + outstanding benefits
My client is looking for a hands-on Site Reliability Engineer to join a high-performing infrastructure engineering team responsible for the reliability, automation, and performance of critical trading platforms.
You'll work across Linux, distributed systems, and production infrastructure, partnering with software engineers to improve resilience, automate operations, and solve complex technical challenges at scale.
Role
- Build and improve highly available production infrastructure
- Automate operational processes and eliminate manual tasks
- Work on complex production and performance issues
- Improve monitoring, observability, and platform reliability
- Work closely with engineering teams to deliver resilient applications
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Skills / Experience
- 5+ years of experience in an SRE/DevOps/Production role
- Strong Linux systems experience
- Good Python or Go development skills for automation and tooling
- Experience supporting distributed systems in production
- Knowledge of Kubernetes, networking, and CI/CD in an on-prem environment
- Strong understanding of monitoring and observability platforms
- Excellent problem-solving skills with an engineering-first mindset
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- Work on large-scale, business-critical infrastructure at a scale thought often impossible!
- Join an engineering-led environment with genuine technical ownership
- Solve complex reliability and performance challenges every day
- Outstanding compensation and career progression
Perks
- Flexible hours/work options
- The chance to work with the most cutting-edge technology in the industry
- Technologists only report to technologists
- Techies treated as top commodity so 'spoiled'
- Small team size in a growing company so an ability to make a significant impact
- Constantly exciting greenfield projects in an ever-evolving environment
- No red tape
- Beautiful offices
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