Site Reliability Engineer

Hunter Bond — Australia · Posted ~2 hours ago

Senior Full-time $500000 AUD + bonus

Skills

Site reliability engineering Systems engineering Software development Production operations Automation Production systems

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Summary ✨ AI‑Generated

A global financial technology organization is seeking a site reliability engineer to ensure the stability and performance of mission-critical systems. The role combines software engineering and operations to improve reliability, automation, and scalability.

Highlights

Highly compensated role focused on large-scale infrastructure reliability, automation, and collaboration with experienced engineering teams.

Description

Job title: Site Reliability Engineer Client: Elite FinTech Firm - tech focused run by passionate Computer Scientists Salary: $500,000AUD + Industry Leading Bonus A leading global investment firm is looking to grow its Site Reliability Engineering function across multiple offices. The firm operates at significant scale within fast-moving financial markets, and this team plays a central role in keeping mission-critical trading and investment infrastructure reliable, performant, and resilient. This is a hands-on engineering role combining software and systems expertise. SREs here work across the full lifecycle of production systems from early-stage support during development through to steady-state operation partnering closely with engineering and investment teams to build applications for stability from the outset. Responsibilities: Own the reliability, availability, and performance of applications in productionAutomate repetitive operational work and resolve recurring systemic issuesConduct root cause analysis and deliver new engineering solutions to complex technical problemsLead incident management, including both immediate resolution and longer-term preventative fixesPromote SRE best practices and standards across other engineering teamsUnderstand application behaviour end-to-end, including its business context Requirements: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related STEM field, or equivalent experienceProficiency in at least one modern programming language (Python preferred)Experience with modern software development tooling and practices (testing, source control, CI/CD, build systems)SQL/database experience is advantageousWeb UI experience (JavaScript, CSS, React) is a plusStrong written and verbal communication skillsAdaptable, entrepreneurial mindset with a genuine interest in solving hard technical problems Desirable: Networking experience (Low latency), prior HFT experience, Extracurricular passion projects! Sells The chance to work with the most cutting-edge technology in the IndustryTechnologists only report to technologistsTechies treated as top assetSmall team size in a growing company so an ability to make a significant impactConstantly exciting greenfield projects in an ever-evolving environmentNo red tapeBeautiful offices Email: jhayne@hunterbond.com - reach out direct for more info