Staff Cloud Engineer

ABOUT TIDE At Tide we help SMEs save time (and money) in the running of their businesses by not only offering business accounts and related banking services, but also a comprehensive set of highly usable and connected administrative solutions from invoicing to accounting. Tide is transforming the small business banking market with over 1.8 million members globally across the UK, India, Germany and France. Using advanced technology, all solutions are designed with SMEs in mind. With quick onboarding, low fees and innovative features, we thrive on making data-driven decisions to serve our mission: to help SMEs save both time (and money) so they can get back to doing what they love. Tide facts: Tide is available for UK, Indian, German and French SMEs Over 1.8 million members: 800,000 UK and 1,000,000 in India and growing rapidly Over $300 million raised in funding Over 2,500 Tideans globally - we’re diversity champions! We have offices in Central London, with a member support and technology centre in Sofia, Bulgaria, technology centres in Serbia, Romania, Lithuania and Hyderabad and offices in Gurugram and New Delhi, and in Berlin, Paris and Luxembourg. ABOUT THE TEAM The cloud engineering team at Tide are responsible for managing all our Cloud Infrastructure. This is mainly in AWS, but we also have smaller workloads in both Azure and GCP so joining the team is an opportunity to expand your skills. ABOUT THE ROLE We are looking for a highly experienced Staff Cloud Engineer to join our team in Bulgaria and Serbia. The ideal candidate will have a deep understanding of cloud computing platforms and technologies, with specific experience with Kubernetes, AWS, Argo CD, APIs, containers, cloud security, Agile ways of working, and hands-on coding. They will also be able to lead and mentor other engineers, and help to architect and implement cloud-based solutions. As a Staff Cloud Engineer you’ll: Design, build, and maintain cloud-based solutions Lead and mentor other engineers Stay up-to-date on the latest cloud computing technologies Troubleshoot and resolve cloud-based and networking issues Work with other teams to ensure that cloud-based solutions meet the needs of the business, strong collaboration skills. Taking part in on-call rotations WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR Degree in Computer Science or a related field 10+ years of experience in distributed computing Experience with a variety of cloud computing platforms and technologies, including AWS, Kubernetes, Terraform and Github Experience with Argo CD, APIs, containers, cloud security, Agile ways of working, and hands-on coding in Python, Java or Go GitOps as a deployment methodology. Strong problem-solving and analytical skills Excellent written and verbal communication skills Ability to work independently and as part of a team Experience in Pair Coding Ability to automate - Infrastructure as Code OUR TECH STACK Tide’s Cloud environment is 100% containerised using AWS EKS. All platform infrastructure is managed via IaC using Terraform and Terragrunt. Deployments are done via Argo-CD using a GitOps approach, with assistance from Helm and Crossplane to manage any custom infrastructure like DB’s or S3 buckets required by each container. All our source code is hosted in Github, using Github Actions as our CI/CD provider. WHAT YOU’LL GET IN RETURN Remote first 25 days of paid annual leave 3 paid days off for volunteering or LD activities Private Health Insurance Mental Health Support Platform FitPass Family and friendly leave (according to statutory) Personal LD budget Share Options TIDEAN WAYS OF WORKING At Tide, we champion a flexible workplace model that supports both in-person and remote work to cater to the specific needs of our different teams. While remote work is supported, we believe in the power of face-to-face interactions to foster team spirit and collaboration. Our offices are designed as hubs for innovation and team-building, ... (truncated, view full listing at source)