Senior / Staff Site Reliability Engineer

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<p>Imagine a future where everyone has instant, low-cost access to intelligence. We’re building a fully featured<span> </span><strong>European AI cloud</strong><span> </span>- with everything one needs to train, experiment with, and deploy AI models. In addition, our GPUs run on 100%<span> </span><strong>renewable energy.</strong></p><p>We’re ambitious, curious, and gutsy doers. We practice a low hierarchy across the company and high morale in our teams. We’ve already achieved a lot, yet we’re only getting started. Now it’s <strong>your</strong><span> </span>chance to join the ride. We offer more than just the job - we offer a<span> </span><strong>career-defining</strong><span> </span>opportunity to be part of building something big!</p><p><span>Join Verda while it’s still being built - not once it’s finished.</span></p><div><h2>About the role</h2><div><p><span>We’re seeking a <strong>Senior or Staff Site Reliability Engineer (SRE)</strong> to strengthen and scale our HPC and cloud infrastructure in Europe. You’ll work closely with ML, data, and platform teams to ensure our systems remain reliable, observable, and highly performant. In this role, you’ll design and operate GPU-accelerated clusters, build automation and monitoring tooling, improve CI/CD and deployment workflows, and contribute to long-term infrastructure strategy.</span></p></div></div><div><h2>Why Verda</h2><div><ul><li><p>Generous cash + equity compensation along with various fringe benefits (e.g., healthcare, lunch, wellbeing, etc.).</p></li><li><p>Profitable operations, in addition to fast growth.</p></li><li><p>A small, high-performing team of around 70 people representing 27 nationalities</p></li></ul></div></div><div><h2>Practicalities</h2><div><ul><li><p><strong>Work mode:</strong><span> </span>Remote (EU)</p></li><li><p><strong>Employment type:</strong><span> </span>Full-time, permanent</p></li><li><p><strong>Start date: </strong>As soon as possible</p></li></ul></div></div><div><h2>Your responsibilities</h2><div><ul><li><p>Ensure the reliability, scalability, and performance of HPC and cloud systems.</p></li><li><p>Build and maintain automation, observability, and monitoring frameworks for compute clusters.</p></li><li><p>Collaborate with ML, data, and infrastructure teams to deliver high-availability systems.</p></li><li><p>Develop and enhance CI/CD pipelines, deployment workflows, and on-call processes.</p></li><li><p>Participate in architecture design and long-term infrastructure strategy discussions.</p></li><li><p>Participate in a 24/7 on-call rotation, with at least one full on-call week per month.</p></li></ul></div></div><div><h2>Your key competencies</h2><div><ul><li><p>7+ years in SRE, DevOps, or Infrastructure Engineering—preferably in HPC or large-scale distributed systems.</p></li><li><p>Linux expertise (Ubuntu or Debian preferred).</p></li><li><p>Strong experience with scripting and automation (Python, Go, Bash).</p></li><li><p>Proven ability with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure, or modern HPC providers such as CoreWeave, Lambda, Nebius).</p></li><li><p>Deep understanding of networking (DNS/TCP) and infrastructure-as-code tools (Terraform, Ansible).</p></li><li><p>Experience managing Slurm-based HPC GPU clusters, diagnosing performance issues, and designing efficient HPC jobs.</p></li></ul></div></div><div><h2>How the process looks like</h2><div><ol><li><p><strong>Intro chat with our Talent Acquisition Partner</strong><span> </span>- an initial online conversation to learn more about you and share details about the role.</p></li><li><p><strong>Technical assignment </strong>- a short task (around 15 minutes) to understand your approach and problem-solving style.</p></li><li><p><strong>Online technical interview with the Hiring Manager</strong><span> </span>- a deeper discussion about your technical experience and ways of working.</p></li><li><p><strong>In-person interview with one of our team members</strong><span> </span>- a chance to get to know the team and our culture.</p></li><li><p><strong>Final interview with our CTO & CEO</strong><span> </span>– to align on vision and expectations.</p></li></ol></div></div>

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