Site Reliability Engineer

Veson Nautical is a well-established and rapidly growing software company providing end-to-end logistical, operational, and analytical solutions to propel the efficiency and effectiveness of Maritime Commerce.

In this role, you will work within Veson Nautical’s Shipfix division. Shipfix leverages advanced technology to streamline maritime operations and enhance collaboration across the shipping ecosystem. Shipfix's intuitive platform empowers maritime professionals by simplifying tasks such as chartering vessels, tracking cargo, and analysing market trends. Shipfix equips professionals with the tools needed to make informed decisions, maximize resources, and navigate the complexities of global trade with confidence.

The Opportunity:

As a Site Reliability Engineer (SRE), you will be responsible for ensuring the reliability, availability, and performance of our cloud infrastructure. You will work closely with our development and operations teams to build and maintain the infrastructure that supports our applications.

Responsibilities:

• Design, implement, and manage scalable, reliable, and secure cloud infrastructure on Google Cloud Platform.
• Automate infrastructure provisioning and configuration management using Terraform and other IAC tools.
• Develop and maintain Python scripts for automation, monitoring, and management tasks.
• Provision and manage containerized applications using Docker and Kubernetes.
• Collaborate with development teams to ensure the reliability and performance of applications.
• Monitor system performance, identify issues, and implement solutions to improve reliability and availability.
• Create and maintain documentation for infrastructure and processes.

Qualifications:

• 3+ years of experience working on a large-scale SaaS platform.
• Experience designing, developing, and maintaining infrastructure as code (IAC) solutions using tools such as Terraform or any other relevant technologies.
• Experience with GCP in a microservice, containerized environment using tools such as Docker and Kubernetes.
• Programming skills with Python, Bash, PowerShell, or other similar languages.
• Team spirit.
• Interest in shipping is a plus.

We are focused on building a diverse and inclusive workforce. If you’re excited about this role, but do not meet 100% of the qualifications listed above, we encourage you to apply.

More About Us:

Shipfix is the leading data intelligence platform for shipping and commodities. Our clients transport thousands of tons of grains, minerals, or wet cargoes on the biggest vessels in the world. Our proprietary artificial intelligence-driven tools aggregate cargo and vessel information to optimize daily workflows and address key issues within the industry that can be overcome with software.

Shipfix extracts, anonymizes, and aggregates billions of data points from the email exchanges in the shipping market. Our SaaS platform provides predictive signals that can be applied to trading strategies across the broad investable universe including but not limited to: Physical freight and derivatives, macro / FX, commodities, and equities. Shipfix datasets are used by top quantitative traders to make trading decisions on a daily basis.

Our unique ability to measure the volumes of commodities several weeks in advance provides an invaluable advantage in volatile markets. For the past 20 years, maritime & trade industries have also relied on limited datasets such as customs data. We are disrupting that.

Veson Nautical offers endless technological challenges in an innovative and intellectually stimulating environment.

Shipfix’ team of technology experts (which includes 6 ex-CTOs), is committed to creating a harmonious work environment with hardworking, open-minded, and kind colleagues.

We value humility, social intelligence, resilience, and velocity, which are reflected in the way we work and interact with each other.

If you join our fulfilling and rewarding journey, you'll also experience first-hand those benefits:

• Flexible home-working contracts: we have fully embraced a remote work policy. We don't think collaborative teamwork requires us to be physically in the same office so we'll be happy to welcome you, wherever you're based.
• All necessary hardware (MacBook Pro, screen, keyboard).
• Full family healthcare coverage with Alan (yes, that includes your partner and kids).
• Generous celebrations for work and life milestones.
• 3 days dev sessions every 4 months with:
• Group workouts and relaxing times.
• Workshops, presentations, brainstorming on tech challenges or focus on specific themes.