Site Reliability Engineer
Xensam: Join the Future of SAM
Xensam is the leader in AI-powered, cloud-based Software Asset Management. Our technology brings clarity to complex IT environments, helping users make smart, data-driven decisions and maximize software ROI.
Recognized with the Highest Growth Award and ranked #3 Overall Champion at the Main Software 50 Awards Nordics, we’re scaling fast and looking for people who want to join the journey. At Xensam, you play a key role in a team built on energy, focus, and positivity. We value experience, but even more, the person behind it.
Together, we build the future of SAM.
About the role
We’re looking for a highly skilled Site Reliability Engineer to join our growing engineering organization. In this role, you’ll be a key player in designing, implementing, and maintaining the infrastructure and tooling that powers our mission-critical systems. You’ll collaborate closely with developers, architects, and cyber security teams to build reliable, scalable, and secure platforms that accelerate delivery and improve operational excellence.
If you thrive in dynamic environments, love automation, and enjoy owning complex technical ecosystems end-to-end, this role is for you. This is a hands-on role with significant influence on architecture, tooling, and operational strategy.
Responsibilities
In this role, you will design and maintain automation to improve configuration, deployment, and daily operations. You’ll build internal tools that enhance infrastructure reliability and operate large-scale virtualized environments to ensure secure and efficient delivery of compute, storage, networking, and platform services.
You will manage sensitive data through secure secret handling, maintain core platform components (systems, messaging, databases), and oversee packaging workflows and internal repositories.
A strong focus on observability is key, with responsibility for monitoring, logging, metrics, and alerting. You will lead incident response and root cause analysis, drive continuous improvements while promote automation, reliability, and solid engineering practices in collaboration with other teams. The role also includes flexible working hours according to business needs.
Qualifications
Core experience
7+ years in Site Reliability Engineering.
Strong experience operating and improving production systems.
Confident working both independently and with teams.
Infrastructure and systems
Experience with virtualization platforms (e.g. OpenStack, libvirt, Proxmox).
Strong Linux, networking, and troubleshooting skills.
Experience managing databases in production (e.g. PostgreSQL).
Familiar with messaging systems (e.g. NATS).
Experience with VMware ESXi or similar platforms.
Knowledge of ZFS and storage optimization.
Automation and tooling
Proficient in scripting (Python, Go, Bash).
Experience with configuration management (Ansible or Puppet).
Experience building automation for infrastructure and operations.
Familiar with packaging and repositories (DEB, APT).
Understanding of CI/CD and pipeline design.
Security and operations
Experience managing secrets and access (e.g. Vault, OpenBao).
Understanding of observability (monitoring, logging, alerting).
Experience with incident response and root cause analysis.
Experience working with SLO/SLI and reliability practices.
What you get
An opportunity to shape your career growth while contributing to the company’s success.
A dynamic position embracing "freedom under responsibility".
If sales targets are met, all employees enjoy an annual destination trip.
Competitive salary.
Opportunities to travel abroad.
Other location-specific benefits.
Our values at Xensam
Rebellious
We challenge the norm and act with initiative – always with responsibility.
Humane
We foster a caring, inclusive environment that values diversity and respects individuality.
Harmony
We value balance and create a supportive workplace where people thrive.
As part of our recruitment process, we conduct background checks on final candidates to fulfill our commitments to customers and ensure a safe work environment.
- Department
- R&D
- Locations
- Bucharest, Romania
- Remote status
- Hybrid
- Employment type
- Full-time
About Xensam
Xensam is the leading provider of AI-powered Software Asset Management technology. Designed to provide SAM Managers and IT Leaders with valuable data, our platform offers a wealth of features to simplify SAM workloads with built-in automation and advanced functionality. We prioritize ease of use and industry-leading security for both On-premise and Cloud software, putting organizations in total control of their hybrid IT environments.