Site Reliability Engineer

Status: Full Time

Compensation: 120k to 145k

Hybrid Requirements: 3 days in office, 2 days remote

Lawrence Harvey has partnered with a leading Chinese fintech startup that is committed to democratizing payment services and empowering people and businesses to thrive in the global economy. They are a team of engineers dedicated to building cutting-edge, highly reliable, scalable, and high-throughput payment systems. This organization provides an opportunity to positively impact the world by developing exciting, large-scale payment systems with passionate engineers.

Role Overview:

Our North American Technology team is seeking a talented, creative, and passionate Site Reliability Engineer to help build an innovative payment system that addresses merchant and consumer needs. As a self-motivated and enthusiastic team member, you will collaborate with skilled peers in a dynamic environment to build high-performance, efficient payment authorization services that are scalable, configurable, and available. You will be encouraged to innovate and work swiftly to deliver solutions to our customers.

Responsibilities:

• Automate Technical Operations: Design and develop solutions to automate the technical operations of large-scale systems, enhancing stability from a Software Development Lifecycle perspective.
• Strengthen System Stability: Improve payment system stability through monitoring, logs, dashboards, and diagnostic tools. Conduct regular drills, develop remedy plans for quick service restoration, and respond to production issues across regions.
• Evaluate System Performance: Define indicators to assess system performance and runtime to improve observability, aiding in system development and troubleshooting. Plan system capacities based on business expansion and scheduled promotions.
• Analyze Production Cases: Investigate performance bottlenecks and other production issues to establish technical best practices and achieve a high-availability payment architecture.
• Design and Implement Data Protection Plans: Design and set up new data centers (IDC) and implement data protection plans to meet standard requirements.

Qualifications:

• Education: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a Computer Science-related discipline, or equivalent practical experience.
• Experience: At least 2 years of experience in the Internet industry is preferred.
• Technical Knowledge: Solid understanding of Computer Science principles, including Operating Systems (Unix/Linux), Computer Storage, and Computer Networking.
• Programming Skills: Software development experience in at least one programming language, such as Java or Python.
• Problem-Solving Abilities: Strong ability to resolve system problems, coupled with good communication skills and a sense of ownership.
• Relevant Experience: Familiarity with technologies such as Redis, MySQL, Nginx, Kubernetes, Docker/Containers, Function as a Service, RPC Framework, and Service Mesh.