Site Reliability Engineer (m/f/d)
At a glance
Mid-level Site Reliability role at Codesphere. Remote, Germany · full-time.
Pay not stated Site Reliability Engineer salary
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What you'll do
- Set production reliability targets, then track service health and forecast capacity needs
- Automate deployment, patching and infrastructure setup, while maintaining cloud resources through IaC
- Respond to live incidents, take part in round-the-clock on-call, and turn post-mortem findings into safeguards
- Design and maintain CI/CD pipelines, runbooks and escalation steps for reliable operations
- Work with development teams on production readiness, earlier operational practices and error budgets
What you bring
- You have hands-on production responsibility in an SRE, DevOps or platform engineering role
- You know Kubernetes, Terraform and Ansible well, and have worked with Ceph or similar distributed storage
- You understand SLOs, SLIs, error budgets and CI/CD pipeline design
- You hold a relevant degree or an equivalent qualification
Who this fits
This mid-level role suits someone with production ownership who stays composed during incidents and can turn operational risks into practical guidance for developers. The position is remote in Germany and includes round-the-clock on-call participation.
From the employer
About Codesphere
Codesphere is a Virtual Cloud Provider from Germany building the future of sovereign cloud infrastructure. Our platform gives enterprises and governments full sovereignty without giving up modern cloud capability – a vision recently validated by a series of multi-million European government tenders.
Since our founding in Karlsruhe in 2020, we’ve expanded into an international team of 60+ experts. Based in Karlsruhe and Munich and backed by top-tier investors, we are chasing a bold vision.
We’re scaling fast and would love for you to join us and grow alongside us 🚀
What you'll drive
You define and enforce SLOs, SLIs, and SLAs across production
You monitor system health, plan capacity, and automate deployments, patching, and infrastructure provisioning
You diagnose and resolve production incidents fast – including 24/7 on-call participation
You lead post-mortems and turn findings into prevention; maintain runbooks and escalation procedures
You manage cloud infrastructure via IaC and own CI/CD pipeline design and maintenance
You drive scalability, fault tolerance, disaster recovery, and security compliance
You partner with Dev teams on production readiness, Shift Left practices, and error budget management
What makes you a great fit
Proven experience in an SRE, DevOps, or platform engineering role with hands-on production ownership
Strong knowledge of Kubernetes, Terraform, and Ansible
Familiarity with Ceph or comparable distributed storage systems
Experience with SLOs, SLIs, error budgets, and CI/CD pipeline design
Degree in a relevant field or comparable qualification
Calm, structured, and fast under pressure – strong debugging and incident response skills
Good communicator, able to translate operational concerns into guidance for Dev teams
Go development experience is a plus
What's in it for you
32 days of paid time off – 30 regular vacation days plus Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve off
Meal allowance – up to 15 digital vouchers per month, adding up to over €100 net for you
Flexibility – hybrid work setup with mobile work options and flexibility around core hours
Steep learning curve – fast-moving environment, real ownership, and a front-row seat to scaling a company
Job-Rad – lease a bike through us, tax-free
Gym access – stay active on site (Karlsruhe office only)
Employee events – from team offsites to regular get-togethers
Company pension scheme – company-supported pension to set you up for later
Great public transport links – both offices are within walking distance of tram and metro stops
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