Join to apply for the Site Reliability Engineer role at LingokidsLingokids is a global leader in educational technology, helping over 185 million families worldwide raise amazing kids through Playlearning—our unique approach that blends education with play.
Our mission is to empower children with modern learning experiences, combining educational subjects with essential life skills to help them grow into confident, conscious, and resilient lifelong learners.Beyond our award-winning app, we've built a multi-platform educational universe, including our Baby Bot and Baby Bot's Backyard Tales Shows, Podcasts, and Music Publishing.
Our content, developed in collaboration with top education experts and Oxford Press University, ensures an engaging, high-quality learning experience in a safe, ad-free environment.
This dedication to excellence has earned Lingokids multiple industry awards across app, podcast, and video categories, including Best Original Learning App by Kidscreen Awards, National Parenting Product Awards by NAPPA Awards, and Best Parenting Product by Good Housekeeping, among many others!
About the RoleWe're seeking a Senior Site Reliability Engineer to join our Infrastructure team and help scale Lingokids' platform serving 1M+ unique users daily.
You'll be instrumental in optimizing our AWS infrastructure, ensuring 99.9%+ uptime, and pioneering new technologies that enhance our platform's efficiency and developer productivity.Core ResponsibilitiesInfrastructure Excellence (40%)Design, implement, and maintain highly available AWS infrastructure supporting 1M+ daily usersOptimize cloud costs through resource right-sizing and architectural improvementsManage Infrastructure as Code using Terraform with GitOps workflowsImplement CI/CD pipelines to make our Product Engineers more productive using GitHub Actions and JenkinsEnsure 99.9%+ uptime through proactive capacity planning and redundancyObservability & Incident Response (30%)Create and maintain runbooks for common operational scenariosLead incident response, root cause analysis, and post-mortem processesResearch and prototype new technologies for efficiency gainsDesign infrastructure to support 2-3x user growth without linear cost increaseImplement chaos engineering practices to improve resilienceDrive adoption of platform engineering best practicesPartner with product teams to understand and meet infrastructure needsCreate self-service tools and documentation for engineering teamsConduct infrastructure reviews for new features and servicesShare knowledge through tech talks and documentationRequired QualificationsMust-Have Technical Skills1+ years in SRE/DevOps roles with production responsibilitiesStrong AWS expertise (EC2, RDS, S3, CloudFront, ECS/EKS, Lambda)Infrastructure as Code proficiency with Terraform (2+ years)Monitoring/observability tools experience (Datadog, Prometheus, or similar)Scripting proficiency (Python, Bash, or Go)CI/CD pipeline design and optimization experience (Jenkins, GitHub Actions)Must-Have Soft SkillsExperience supporting high-traffic consumer applications (500k+ daily users)Ability to remain calm and focused under pressure during incident responseEnglish proficiency for global team collaborationNice-to-HaveEdTech or consumer mobile app infrastructure experienceAWS certifications (Solutions Architect or DevOps Engineer)Experience with infrastructure cost optimization at scaleFamiliarity with compliance requirements (COPPA, GDPR)What we offer:Career Growth: Your growth drives our success!
We invest in your development up to €2,000 per year for books and training—so you can keep learning and growing with us.Remote-Friendly: Work from where you're most productive—home or our offices in Madrid—anywhere within a 2-hour difference from Spain (GMT+1).
The choice is yours!
Stock Options: Your contribution matters!
You'll receive stock options, giving you the opportunity to own part of the company and share in its success.Home Office Setup: Create your ideal workspace with a €400 allowance for setup and €35/month for remote work expenses—because comfort fuels creativity!
Meal Allowances: Get €60/month on your Cobee card to enjoy meals at restaurants or food delivery—good food makes everything better!
Adaptable Compensation: Manage your meal, transport and childcare expenses easily with Cobee, integrating them directly into your payroll.Health Insurance: Access private health coverage at exclusive rates through Adeslas, seamlessly deducted from your payroll—quality care made simple.Language Lessons: Learning never stops!
Enjoy free language classes in Spanish and English, to sharpen your skills and stay connected in a global team.Visa Sponsorship: If you need a visa to work in the EU, we'll handle the process and cover the costs to make your transition seamless.Company events: Yes!
We're a fully remote team spread across different countries, but we love getting together from time to time in different corners of Spain, for team gatherings and recharging at our amazing offsites!
Diversity, Equity, and InclusionAt Lingokids, diversity isn't just a checkbox—it's at the heart of everything we do.
Just like we teach kids to embrace differences, we celebrate them in our team, knowing that the best ideas come from unique perspectives.
We're all about creating a space where everyone feels valued, heard, and empowered to be their authentic selves.
No matter your background, identity, or story, if you're passionate about making a difference in education, we want you here.
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