Site Reliability Engineer with Python

Job Reference: NJ0507Date Posted: 4 August 2026Recruiter: Nexus Jobs LimitedLocation: LondonRemote Working: Some remote working possibleSalary: 80,000 to 100,000Sector: I.T. & CommunicationsJob Type: PermanentWork Hours: Full TimeContact: Jas GujralEmail: cv@nexusjobs.comTelephone: 020 7488 6900Apply for this job nowJob DescriptionSite Reliability Engineer with PythonOur Client looking to bring on a site reliability engineer to help deploy, manage, troubleshoot, and enhance our complex cloud-based set of internal tools and externally managed services for a variety of users across our wide-ranging organization.You will have at least 7 to 10 years hands-on expertise working as a Site Reliability Engineer.You will work closely with IT, product, and engineering to extend and maintain this set of tools and services and to help debug and resolve problems.In addition, the ideal candidate will proactively look for system weaknesses and find ways to resolve them before they can cause production issues via monitoring and data we aggregate through various tools within our organization's IT & DevOps toolkit.ResponsibilitiesKeep our suite of internal apps and services up and running or getting it back up and running quickly if a failure were to occurBe the technical point person of operational responsibility for two core platforms (one mobile and one web application) i.e. engaging as appropriate upon escalations from the IT support group whether it be problem solving, addressing production issues, enhancing features etc. - collaborating with engineers and others as neededWork closely with internal partners and teams as well as external vendors to ensure that we ship software that meets our code quality, security and performance requirementsWrite, update, and use our documentation, including runbooks and/or playbooksHelp automate existing or build new internal workflows including ongoing infrastructure needs, testing, failover mitigations, and moreDebug complex problems across our entire web and mobile application stack and advise key stakeholders on solutions, as well as implement said solutions if appropriate.Further our internal CI/CD processes to improve release cadence and developer experienceParticipate in the daily / weekly software development process (standups, sprint planning, retros, issue tracking, etc.)Actively lead any critical issue post-mortem processes, including coordination of any meetings and further steps to take Qualifications7+ years experience with software engineering, software development, and/or system operationsExperience debugging complex problems and implementing timely cost-effective solutions Experience designing, building, and operating large-scale production systemsDeep knowledge of Python is preferred, though other languages like Java, Go, Rust, or similar will also be heavily consideredExperience using source control (Git, GitHub) and feature branching strategiesExperience with a variety of open-source databases (MySQL, Postgres, Redis, etc.)Experience with DevOps engineering and working with container orchestration, such as with Docker or KubernetesExperience with log monitoring and observability via platforms like Sumologic or CloudwatchExperience automating infrastructure, testing, and deployments using tools like CircleCI Configuration management tooling and infrastructure as code knowledge is preferred but not requiredExperience working with AWS services, with knowledge of Azure / Google ecosystems helpful but not requiredStrong familiarity with general modern web and mobile application development, including hands-on experience working with JavaScript (Typescript preferred) and Python stacksCross functional team collaboration experience, especially working with engineers and user experience / product designers, as well as external stakeholdersStrong skills for weighing and managing scope, risk, quality and timelinesStrong focus on quality, security, performance, and end user experience This is an exciting position with an exciting organisation based in Central London and New York.The position can be London or New York based.The salary for this position will be circa 80K - 100K.Do send your CV to us in Word format along with your salary and notice period.