Principal Cloud Engineer

ABOUT THE TEAM 

The cloud engineering team at Tide are responsible for managing all our Cloud Infrastructure. This is mainly in AWS, but we also have smaller workloads in both Azure and GCP.

ABOUT THE ROLE

We are looking for a highly experienced Principal Cloud Engineer to join our team in Hyderabad. The ideal candidate will have a deep understanding of cloud computing platforms and technologies, with specific experience with Kubernetes, AWS, Argo CD, APIs, containers, cloud security, Agile ways of working, and hands-on coding. They will also be able to lead and mentor other engineers, and help to architect and implement cloud-based solutions.

Additionally they will be an escalation point to help more other engineers resolve issues that arise during India working hours, but before their European colleagues are on duty.

As a Principal Cloud Engineer you’ll: 

• Design, build, and maintain cloud-based solutions
• Lead and mentor other engineers
• Stay up-to-date on the latest cloud computing technologies
• Troubleshoot and resolve cloud-based and networking issues
• Work with other teams to ensure that cloud-based solutions meet the needs of the business, strong collaboration skills.

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

• Degree in Computer Science or a related field
• 10+ years of experience in distributed computing
• Experience with a variety of cloud computing platforms and technologies, including AWS, Kubernetes, Terraform and Github
• Experience with Argo CD, APIs, containers, cloud security, Agile ways of working, and hands-on coding in Python, Java or Go
• GitOps as a deployment methodology.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Experience in Pair Coding 
• Ability to automate - Infrastructure as Code 

OUR TECH STACK

• Tide’s Cloud environment is 100% containerized using AWS EKS. All platform infrastructure is managed via IaC using Terraform and Terragrunt. 
• Deployments are done via Argo-CD using a GitOps approach, with assistance from Helm and Crossplane to manage any custom infrastructure like DB’s or S3 buckets required by each container.
• All our source code is hosted in Github, using Github Actions as our CI/CD provider.

WHAT YOU’LL GET IN RETURN:

• Self & Family Health Insurance
• Term & Life Insurance
• OPD Benefits
• Mental wellbeing through Plumm
• Learning & Development Budget
• WFH Setup allowance
• 15 days of Privilege leaves
• 12 days of Casual leaves
• 12 days of Sick leaves
• 3 paid days off for volunteering or L&D activities
• Stock Options

TIDEAN WAYS OF WORKING

At Tide, we champion a flexible workplace model that supports both in-person and remote work to cater to the specific needs of our different teams. 

While remote work is supported, we believe in the power of face-to-face interactions to foster team spirit and collaboration. Our offices are designed as hubs for innovation and team-building, where we encourage regular in-person gatherings to foster a strong sense of community.