Site Reliability Engineer – AKUR8 – Paris, Île-de-France, France
Overview
Akur8 is a fast-growing Insurtech scale‑up that transforms insurance pricing and reserving with transparent machine learning. Our SaaS platform injects speed, performance and reliability into insurers’ pricing processes. With teams in 8 global cities and over 320 clients worldwide, we deliver an end‑to‑end solution that automates pricing and reserving at unprecedented speed.
Responsibilities
- Deploy, maintain and monitor the infrastructure that builds, tests and releases Akur8 software.
- Provision and manage Akur8’s cloud environments.
- Support platform growth while ensuring Service Level Objectives (SLOs) are met.
- Automate workflows and pipelines to reduce repetitive tasks.
- Improve and maintain CI pipelines (GitHub Actions) and best practices for Docker container management.
- Design, develop and maintain automation using Terraform, AWS CLI, Git, and languages such as Python, Go or other relevant tools.
- Participate in on‑call rotations (once per month).
- Monitor and optimize system reliability using Datadog.
- Promote and apply IT security best practices.
- Collaborate closely with R&D teams to foster a strong team culture.
Qualifications
Engineering degree or Master’s in Computer Science.Strong experience monitoring and maintaining production systems.Good knowledge of IT security best practices.Significant experience with AWS and Azure.Solid experience with Kubernetes, Terraform, GitHub and automation workflows.Strong programming skills (Python, Go, etc.).Fluency in English.Motivation, curiosity, teamwork and willingness to learn.Technical Stack
AWS, Azure – cloud providers.Terraform, Ansible, GitHub Actions, AWS CLI, Git – infrastructure & automation.Docker, Kubernetes – containers & orchestration.Datadog – observability.Auth0 – authentication & security.Python, GoLang, Java – programming languages.Agentic – automation / AI agents.Benefits
Competitive salary + annual bonus.Health, dental and vision coverage.Retirement savings plans.25 days of paid time off per year.Commuter benefit.Gym membership via ClassPass.IT equipment allowance.Professional development & trainings.Regular company gatherings and team events.Fun goodies.Apply
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