At Booking.com, data drives our decisions. Technology is at our core. And innovation is everywhere. But our company is more than datasets, and lines of code. We're the thrill of the first night in a new place, the excitement of the next morning, the friends you make, the journeys you take, the sights you see, and the food you sample. Through our products, partners and people, we can empower everyone to experience the world.
Our Data and Machine Learning Platform, develops software that deals with - as the name implies - big data and machine learning products. These products are delivered to our internal customers and are at the core of our strategic decisions.
As a Senior SRE in the Data and Machine Learning Platform, your job will be to ensure the reliability of such products as well as align between company priorities and best practices and mentoring colleagues to embrace their service level indicators and objectives and not be afraid of investigating the root cause of an incident.
The core premise for being an SRE in Booking lies in treating operational issues as a software problem. We code our way out of problems where operations are concerned addressing availability, scalability, latency, and efficiency challenges within the vast infrastructure here at Booking. You will impact millions of people all over the globe with your creative solutions You will be working in one of the biggest e-commerce companies in the world You will solve interesting problems at scale by writing and deploying code across tens of thousands of servers You will have the opportunity to collaborate with many of the world's leading SREs You will be free to launch your own ideas and solutions within our complex production environment About the team: Data and Machine Learning Platform (DMLP) Reliability team
The team coordinates our SREs embedded in the teams that deliver critical components for the DMLP department.
Key Job Responsibilities and Duties: Solve problems occurring with our highly available production systems and build solutions and automation to prevent them from happening again; Build effective monitoring to monitor the health of your system, and jump in to handle outages; Plan for reliability by designing systems to work across our multinational data centres; Develop tools to assist the product development teams with successfully deploying 1000s of change sets every day; Be an advocate of engineering best practices; Share the on-call rotation and be an escalation contact for incidents: Contribute to Booking.com's growth through interviewing, on-boarding, or other recruitment efforts. Take ownership of one or more services and have the freedom to do what is best for our business and customers. Take on problems occurring with our highly available production systems and build solutions and automation to prevent them from happening again. Role Qualifications and Requirements: 8 years + Experience with building, operating and maintaining complex and scalable systems; Solid experience in at least one programming language. Teams mainly work in Java. Experience with AWS and Terraform. Ability to coach/mentor developers on best practices Experience with building, operating and maintaining scalable distributed systems, and with operations automation; experience with Linux and Kubernetes is a plus. Monitoring / observability technologies like Prometheus, Graphite, Grafana, Kibana, Elasticsearch are a plus. Good interpersonal skills. Proficient command of the English language, both written and spoken Benefits & Perks: Global Impact, Personal Relevance
Booking.com's Total Rewards Philosophy is not only about compensation but also about benefits. Our Total Rewards strive to make it easier for you to experience all that life has to offer on your terms so that you can focus on what really matters. We offer competitive compensation as well as thoughtful, valuable, and even fun benefits which include: Headquarters located in one of the most dynamic and cosmopolitan cities in Europe: Amsterdam. Contribute to a high scale, sophisticated, extraordinary product and see the real time impact of your work on millions of travelers worldwide. Be part of a truly international fast paced environment and performance driven culture. Full relocation support for you and your family to move to Amsterdam. We have fine-tuned this processrelocating over 300 Technology professionals to Amsterdam in the last year alone! Performance-based company that offers 29 vacation days, career advancement, and lucrative compensation, including bonuses and stock potential. Discount on Booking.com accommodations with the "Booking Deal" including other perks and benefits. Company-sponsored family and social activities to help our employees become integrated with each other and Dutch culture. Diverse and creative colleagues from every corner of the world. Health, life, and disability insurance Annual paid time off and generous paid leave scheme including: parent, grandparent, bereavement, and care leave. Hybrid working including flexible working arrangements, and up to 20 days per year working from abroad (home country). Industry leading product discounts for yourself, friends, and community, including automatic Genius Level 3 status and quarterly Booking.com wallet credit. Free access to online learning platforms, development and mentorship programs, and a complimentary Headspace membership On-site meals, coffee, and snacks, including healthy and vegan options, daily #ThinkInclusion: Wellbeing & Inclusion at Booking.com:
Inclusion, Diversity, Belonging, Wellbeing and Volunteering (IDBWV) have been a core part of our company culture since day one. This ongoing journey starts with our very own employees, who represent over 140 nationalities and a wide range of ethnic and social backgrounds, genders and sexual orientations.
Take it from our Chief People Officer, Paulo Pisano: "At Booking.com, the diversity of our people doesn't just create a unique workplace, it also creates a better and more inclusive travel experience for everyone. Inclusion is at the heart of everything we do. It's a place where you can make your mark and have a real impact in travel and tech."
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