ABOUT US

BEAT81 is a fitness technology startup revolutionising the way people get fit. By merging the very best of HIIT group training, personalised heart rate monitoring technology and expert coaching we are empowering people to Sweat Smarter Together! We think big. We think rebellious. And we're building a world-class team to make BEAT81 the global leader in fitness and technology.

BEAT81 is an equal opportunity employer, which means we do not discriminate. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.


ABOUT THE ROLE

As a Senior Site Reliability Engineer, you'll have a direct impact on shaping our systems infrastructure that powers the product helping our customers to get healthy and fit. You will be responsible for keeping our infrastructure reliable, scalable, observable and maintainable to support our continuous user base growth. We are big fans of devops culture, continuous integration/deployment and less bureaucratic process in favour of autonomy and responsibility.

You will have the opportunity to use cutting-edge tools and technologies, both cloud-based and integrated within our IoT-equipped gyms. This pioneering role involves close collaboration with our Chief Technology Officer, Luis, as well as with our engineering and product teams at the Berlin office.

YOU WILL BE WORKING ON

• Design and build infrastructure & systems that provide high levels of scalability, reliability, and performance, while balancing security, maintainability, and operational excellence

• Partner with product and application teams to provide guidance and best practices around scalability, reliability, and performance of our productions systems, infrastructure, and software

• Solve problems arising from our operations and ensure that the same mistake/error doesn’t happen twice

• Engage in service capacity planning and demand forecasting, software performance analysis and system-tuning

• Be proactive in performance & availability monitoring; provide remediations for systemic issues

• Ingest requirements, scope work, produce estimates and help define deliverables with project timelines

• Help build an SRE team and SRE culture as BEAT81 grows

ABOUT YOU

• Experienced in our tech stack: Google Cloud Platform (or other cloud environments), Kubernetes, PostgreSQL, Google Pubsub (or similar), Monitoring solutions, Pulumi, Docker, Cloud Build (or similar)

• You have +6 years of proven experience as a Site Reliability Engineer or similar role

• You are experienced in writing simple, readable, useful code, especially for operational tooling

• You are experienced with configuration management, orchestration, and infrastructure-as-code tools such as Pulumi and Terraform

• You have experience in monitoring a production scale infrastructure and use monitoring data to react to incidents and make decisions

• You have experience implementing cloud permissions and least privilege access at scale

• You have experience with networking design and implementation

• You are fluent in English

WHAT MAKES YOU STAND OUT

• Capability of leading infrastructure evolution decisions and discussions

• You are highly cooperative person with the ability to establish and foster relationships with stakeholders at all levels of the organisation

• While being a team player you also like to work independent and hands-on, taking initiative and pushing for topics

• You are motivated by the challenge to solve problems and you like the fast-paced environment of a startup

• You are comfortable with ambiguity and always willing to teach and learn

OUR OFFER

• WALK THE TALK: Unlimited BEAT81 workouts for you and one family member/friend: we guarantee that you will get fit working here :)

• YOUR DEVICE: Everyone has their own preferences when it comes to technology - whether it’s Mac or Windows - you choose your laptop. Additionally, we provide Bose noise-canceling headphones

• HYBRID WORK: We have a beautiful office in the heart of Berlin (Weinmeisterstraße) with free drinks, healthy snacks and fruits. We like to spend time there together, but you are also welcome to work from home

• FLEXIBLE WORKING HOURS: Early bird or late riser? Shape your workday to align with your personal commitments and preferences in coordination with your team and the business needs

• TEAM RITUALS: Shared experiences build a strong team culture. That’s why we have our usuals such as regular all hands meetings, Aperol Thursdays and joint workouts - there is something for everyone

• TEAM EVENTS: Our summer and Christmas parties have become as legendary as our annual off-sites and the perfect occasion to spend quality time with team members

• ANYTHING MISSING? We are always open for suggestions to expand our offers

At BEAT81, we believe in the power of passion and potential. We don't expect you to have every requirement checked off to apply to us. We still encourage you to apply.

We value individuals who are driven and eager to learn. We embrace diversity and understand that different backgrounds and experiences can bring fresh perspectives and innovative ideas to the table.

We are excited to receive your application! 🚀