🇩🇪 Berlin, Germany · 1d ago
Site Reliability Engineer (f/m/d) - Observability
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You are interested in the position as Site Reliability Engineer (f/m/d) - Observability at smartclip Europe GmbH?On Instaffo, you can apply for this and other jobs with ease. Create your profile in under 2 minutes and start the application process with just a few clicks.RequirementsPlease note that this position requires work authorization for Germany.Language: English - Fluent (C1), German - Fluent (C1)Your SkillsWe are looking for a "builder" who is bored by simple configuration and thrives on systems thinking.Core Competencies: Observability Expertise: You have a proven track record of implementing metrics, logs, and traces. You know how to turn noisy data into actionable insights. Linux & Systems Engineering: You are comfortable in the terminal and understand how distributed systems communicate and fail. Automation Mindset: You hate doing the same thing twice. You use code to automate infrastructure and eliminate toil. Ownership Culture: You embrace the "you build it, you run it" philosophy and take pride in the stability of the systems you touch. The Power-Ups (Nice-to-haves):Hands-on experience with GCP or AWS at a production scale.Active contributions to the open-source community or a portfolio of self-hosted projects.Experience in conducting blameless post-mortems and driving root-cause analysis.ActivitiesWe don't just subscribe to services; we engineer platforms. We believe that deep in-house expertise and a strong commitment to open source provide the flexibility and performance that enterprise SaaS cannot match. We design, we steer, and we own our stack end-to-end.Your MissionYou will be the guardian and architect of smartclip’s internal infrastructure. Your goal is to turn observability and automation from "tools we use" into a "platform capability" that empowers every other engineer in the company. Own the Observability Stack: Take the lead on Prometheus, Grafana, and Forgejo. You won't just maintain them; you will evolve them into a world-class monitoring ecosystem. Engineer for Reliability: Design actionable alerting and define SLOs that move us from reactive firefighting to proactive stability. Champion Open Source: Evaluate and implement cutting-edge open-source alternatives to proprietary software. You decide what enters our stack and how it integrates. Secure the Pipeline: Integrate security engineering directly into our delivery process. You find the vulnerabilities before the pen tests do. Master the Metal: Navigate the depths of Linux systems and distributed tooling, balancing bold experimentation with rock-solid production stability. Team Ownership over tickets: You’re trusted with real responsibility, not just tasks. No unnecessary bureaucracy, no micromanagement – we rely on you to take things forward. Build > Talk: We test what works – not what sounds good. Fail fast, learn faster. High standards, low ego: We take our work seriously, but not ourselves. Direct feedback, honest collaboration, no drama. Stay sharp: Hackathons, conferences, community – we invest in your growth and keep you at the cutting edge. And yes – the fundamentals are covered too: 30 days of vacation + Dec 24 & 31 off, Smart Fridays (4 days week possible), mobility (Germany ticket & JobRad), sports & health offerings, mental health support, corporate benefits, RTL+ access, and more. About The CompanyAbout smartclipsmartclip is the adtech development unit of RTL Group — Europe’s leading free-to-air broadcaster group. Our proprietary advertising technology is custom-built for the needs of European broadcasters and publishers — enabling media owners to implement smarter monetisation strategies. We are committed to delivering the most innovative ad experiences spanning in-stream, out-stream, addressable TV, connected TV, audio, and gaming — ultimately empowering brands with true cross-screen storytelling opportunities on all devices.For more information: Please visit www.smartclip.tv and follow us on LinkedIn.Click on "Apply" for details on the benefits, the team and the application process.Sourced from LinkedIn. Relocantly aggregates public job postings; apply on the original site.