As the sole SRE, you will own the infrastructure powering a social network of over a million users. You will manage a high-scale AWS environment using Pulumi, optimize PostgreSQL 17 for massive datasets, and ensure system reliability during exponential growth. This is a high-impact role where you control the platform's operational health.
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London, United Kingdom£90k+ + Equity
Site Reliability Engineer at EQUALS - World's Largest Social Music Network
Join EQUALS as their sole Site Reliability Engineer and take ownership of the infrastructure powering the world's largest social music network. With over a million users and exponential growth, you'll manage a sophisticated AWS stack, optimize massive PostgreSQL databases, and lead incident response. This is a high-autonomy role offering a £90k+ salary and £100k+ in equity, perfect for an engineer who thrives on broad scope and high-scale challenges. If you're ready to scale a platform connecting millions through music, this is your chance to lead the way.
Overview
Role overview
Company
EQUALS
EQUALS - World's largest social music network
Responsibilities
What you will do
- Manage and evolve AWS infrastructure via Pulumi (TypeScript), covering ECS/Fargate, RDS, ElastiCache, and Lambda.
- Own the monitoring and observability stack using Datadog APM to reduce alert fatigue and lead incident response.
- Optimize data pipelines and performance, including Airbyte replication and PostgreSQL tuning for high-concurrency music streaming.
Candidate profile
Who this is a fit for
- Deep expertise in AWS (ECS/Fargate, RDS, SQS) and Infrastructure-as-Code using Pulumi, Terraform, or CDK.
- Strong PostgreSQL and Redis knowledge, specifically regarding performance tuning, indexing, and connection pooling at scale.
- Proven experience in incident response and CI/CD management, with the ability to stay calm and diagnose issues in production.
What makes it remarkable
Why this role is remarkable
- Take full autonomy as the sole infrastructure owner for a platform with 1M+ users and exponential monthly growth.
- Tackle massive scale challenges, including music catalog ingestions of over 1 billion rows and real-time chat infrastructure.
- Enjoy a high-impact environment with direct replacement status for a departing senior lead and a significant £100k+ equity package.
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