Senior Production Engineer

At Similarweb, we are revolutionizing the way businesses interact with the digital world by revealing to them everything that happens online. Our unique data and solutions empower thousands of customers globally, including industry giants like Google, eBay, and Adidas, to make game-changing decisions that drive their digital strategies.In 2021, we went public on the New York Stock Exchange, and we continue to reach new heights! Come work alongside Similarwebbers across the globe who are bright, curious, practical and good people.

Why is this role so important at Similarweb?

We are expanding our R&D in Israel and are seeking exceptional engineers to help build a new, dynamic team. At Similarweb, you will innovate fast, collaborate with brilliant minds, solve immense challenges, work with cutting-edge technologies and data at incredible scales, and make a tangible impact on the world's most innovative companies.

We are seeking a Senior Production Engineer with extensive experience to lead the design, development, deployment, and operation of large-scale software solutions. This role is a critical bridge between Software Engineering and Infrastructure, demanding a deep proficiency in building and operating reliable, scalable systems within a complex Big Data environment.

What You'll Be Doing All Day:

Own Reliability and Scalability: Lead the architecture and implementation of best practices to ensure high availability, optimal performance, and horizontal scalability of our critical systems, operating within a vast Big Data landscape.
Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Develop, maintain, and evolve our infrastructure using advanced IaC tools (e.g., Terraform or Pulumi), ensuring full automation of service deployment and management across our AWS/GCP cloud environment.
Strategic Collaboration: Partner closely with application software engineering teams to design, conduct code reviews, and implement systems that are stable, secure, and performant.
Observability: Implement and manage robust monitoring, logging, and alerting solutions to enable proactive identification and deep Root Cause Analysis (RCA) of issues.
Automation & Efficiency: Identify and eliminate manual tasks ("Toil") by automating repetitive processes to continuously improve operational efficiency and system reliability.
Production Incident Response: Participate in an on-call rotation to quickly investigate, troubleshoot, and mitigate critical production incidents, driving post-mortems to prevent recurrence.
Performance Engineering: Analyze system performance, conduct performance tuning, and execute capacity planning to meet future demands.

This is the perfect job for someone who has:

Proven Experience: 5+ years of experience as a Production Engineer, DevOps Engineer, or SRE, running and managing large-scale operations on a major cloud provider (AWS or GCP).
Coding Proficiency: 5+ years of experience developing server-side applications or tooling using languages like Python, Java, Node.js, or Go.
Deep Infrastructure Knowledge: Strong understanding of Kubernetes and container orchestration, complemented by solid knowledge of Web Servers (e.g., Nginx), Load Balancers, Caching Systems (e.g., Redis/Memcached), Databases (Relational and NoSQL), and networking fundamentals.
CI/CD & GitOps: Practical experience with modern CI/CD tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI, CircleCI) and familiarity with GitOps principles.
Communication: Excellent communication and collaboration skills to coordinate effectively across various R&D and Infrastructure groups.
Passion: Eagerness to take on complex challenges and a continuous desire to learn and implement new, cutting-edge technologies

Why you'll love being a Similarwebber:

You'll actually love the product you work with: Our customers aren't our only raving fans. When we asked our employees why they chose to come work at Similarweb, 99% of them said "the product." Imagine how exciting your job is when you get to work with the most powerful digital intelligence platform in the world.

You'll find a home for your big ideas: We encourage an open dialogue and empower employees to bring their ideas to the table. You'll find the resources you need to take initiative and create meaningful change within the organization.

We offer competitive perks & benefits: We take your well-being seriously, and offer competitive compensation packages to all employees. We also put a strong emphasis on community, with regular team outings and happy hours.

You can grow your career in any direction you choose: Interested in becoming a VP or want to transition into a different department? Whether it's Career Week, personalized coaching, or our ongoing learning solutions, you'll find all the tools and opportunities you need to develop your career right here.

Diversity isn't just a buzzword: People want to work in a place where they can be themselves. We strive to create a workplace that is reflective of the communities we serve, where everyone is empowered to bring their full, authentic selves to work. We are committed to inclusivity across race, gender, ethnicity, culture, sexual orientation, age, religion, spirituality, identity and experience. Our culture of equality and mutual respect also helps us better understand and serve our customers in a world that is becoming more global, more diverse, and more digital every day.

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