Senior Service Delivery Engineer,SRE

3 Weeks ago • 4-7 Years • Administrative

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Job Description

As a Senior SRE Service Delivery Engineer at PhonePe, you'll build, manage, and scale production systems to ensure uninterrupted services. Responsibilities include troubleshooting, creating SOPs, identifying dependencies, managing large-scale activities, and collaborating with stakeholders. You'll own the maintenance and operational activities of multiple services and technologies. The role requires strong Linux/Unix administration skills, database knowledge, and experience with automation and cloud environments. On-call shifts are required.
Must have:
  • 4-7 years experience in Linux/Unix System Administration
  • Good understanding of Database Systems, CDN/Proxy, Virtualization
  • Hands-on experience in automation/configuration management
  • Experience in private and public cloud environments
  • Excellent communication skills
Good to have:
  • Kubernetes or similar container orchestration technologies
  • MySQL/MariaDB/PostgreSQL
  • Aerospike
  • ElasticSearch
  • RabbitMQ
  • Nginx
  • Python or other scripting language
Perks:
  • Medical Insurance
  • Critical Illness Insurance
  • Accidental Insurance
  • Life Insurance
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Maternity Benefit
  • Paternity Benefit
  • Adoption Assistance
  • Relocation benefits
  • Higher Education Assistance
  • Car Lease
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About PhonePe Group: 

PhonePe is India’s leading digital payments company with 50 crore (500 Million) registered users and 3.7 crore (37 Million) merchants covering over 99% of the postal codes across India. On the back of its leadership in digital payments, PhonePe has expanded into financial services (Insurance, Mutual Funds, Stock Broking, and Lending) as well as adjacent tech-enabled businesses such as Pincode for hyperlocal shopping and Indus App Store which is India's first localized App Store. The PhonePe Group is a portfolio of businesses aligned with the company's vision to offer every Indian an equal opportunity to accelerate their progress by unlocking the flow of money and access to services.

Culture

At PhonePe, we take extra care to make sure you give your best at work, Everyday! And creating the right  environment for you is just one of the things we do. We empower people and trust them to do the right  thing. Here, you own your work from start to finish, right from day one. Being enthusiastic about tech is a  big part of being at PhonePe. If you like building technology that impacts millions, ideating with some of  the best minds in the country and executing on your dreams with purpose and speed, join us!

Sr. SRE - Service Delivery 

Team: 

SRE - System Delivery is a cross-functional, centralized, horizontal team that works with other SRE teams of PhonePe to build various Infrastructure Services, carry out routine production management activities like Infrastructure Scaling, Database Maintenance & Operating System Vulnerability rollouts etc. 

Job Overview: 

As a Sr. SRESD Engineer, you would be responsible for building, managing & scaling up the Production Systems of PhonePe to provide uninterrupted services to its users across the country. You would be expected to own the maintenance and operational activities of one or more services, comprising multiple components and technologies, by following predefined SOPs 

Responsibilities and Duties

  • Understand various Tech Stacks & components that you are responsible for ● Troubleshooting of issues while carrying out Production Activities ● Simplify problem statements, understand solutions & build SOPs ● Ability to identify dependencies, own execution of large movements / migrations / activities 
  • Communicate effectively with stakeholders in the team and corresponding SRE counterparts 
  • Participate in hiring & training for the Organization 
  • Be willing to work in night shifts and Oncall 
  • Mentor L1 Engineers 

Qualifications and Skills: 

  • Minimum of 4-7 years of strong hands-on experience in Linux / Unix System Administration 
  • Good understanding of Database Systems, CDN / Proxy, Virtualization / Hypervisors, fundamentals of Networking (DHCP / PXE / Routing / Gateway etc). 
  • Hands-on experience of automation / configuration management using either saltstack or equivalent 
  • Hands-on experience in private and public cloud environments ● Good communications skills 
  • Ability to lead your team into the change by evangelizing the need for it, thinking logically and creating credible arguments.

Strong knowledge of the following will be a plus: 

  • Implementation of cloud services on linux using kvm/qemu 
  • Kubernetes or similar container orchestration technologies. 
  • MySQL / Mariadb / PostgreSQL 
  • Aerospike 
  • ElasticSearch 
  • RabbitMQ 
  • nGinx 
  • Python or any other scripting language 

Work Location: Bangalore 

Note: This role requires the candidate to be available for on-call shifts on a rotational basis, covering 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

PhonePe Full Time Employee Benefits (Not applicable for Intern or Contract Roles)

  • Insurance Benefits - Medical Insurance, Critical Illness Insurance, Accidental Insurance, Life Insurance
  • Wellness Program - Employee Assistance Program, Onsite Medical Center, Emergency Support System
  • Parental Support - Maternity Benefit, Paternity Benefit Program, Adoption Assistance Program, Day-care Support Program
  • Mobility Benefits - Relocation benefits, Transfer Support Policy, Travel Policy
  • Retirement Benefits - Employee PF Contribution, Flexible PF Contribution, Gratuity, NPS, Leave Encashment 
  • Other Benefits - Higher Education Assistance, Car Lease, Salary Advance Policy

Working at PhonePe is a rewarding experience! Great people, a work environment that thrives on creativity, the opportunity to take on roles beyond a defined job description are just some of the reasons you should work with us. Read more about PhonePe on our blog.

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About The Company

PhonePe was founded in December 2015 and has emerged as India’s largest payments app, enabling digital inclusion for consumers and merchants alike. With 48 crore (480 Million) registered users, one in four Indians are now on PhonePe. The company has also successfully digitized 3.6 crore (36 Million) offline merchants spread across Tier 2,3,4 and beyond, covering 99% of the postal codes across India. PhonePe is also the leader in Bharat Bill Pay System (BBPS), processing over 45% of the transactions on the BBPS platform. PhonePe forayed into financial services in 2017, providing users with safe and convenient investing options on its platform. Since then, the company has introduced several Mutual Funds and Insurance products that offer every Indian an equal opportunity to unlock the flow of money and access to services. PhonePe was recently recognized as the Most Trusted Brand for Digital Payments as per the Brand Trust Report 2023 by Trust Research Advisory (TRA).



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