Senior Production Engineer (Linux, Cloud, Automation)

Quick Facts

• Role: Senior Production Engineer (Linux, Cloud, Automation)
• Focus: Production stability, incident/problem resolution, automation, and observability
• Work model: Hybrid (8 days/month from Kraków office)
• On-call: No on-call rotations
• Weekend schedule: 1 working weekend/month (Sat–Sun 9:00–17:00), then taken as two days off

Description

You will help maintain and develop production-critical systems supporting global business processes. The role combines production operations with automation (Bash/Python), root-cause analysis, and improvements to stability and performance. You will collaborate with engineering, architects, and infrastructure experts to increase reliability and reduce manual work.

Responsibilities

• Ensure stable and secure operation of production environments
• Analyze, diagnose, and resolve complex incidents and technical problems
• Conduct root-cause analyses (RCA) and implement preventive actions
• Design and develop operational automation using Bash and Python
• Support deployments and changes in production environments
• Collaborate with development teams, architects, and infrastructure experts
• Improve processes, reduce manual effort, and increase service reliability
• Analyze system and database performance plus application components
• Use modern monitoring and observability tools
• Mentor less-experienced team members and participate in broader technical initiatives

Requirements

• Minimum 8 years of experience in Production Support, Site Reliability Engineering, DevOps, Application Support, or related
• Very strong Linux knowledge
• Practical relational database and SQL experience (Oracle is a plus)
• Advanced automation and scripting with Bash and/or Python
• Cloud experience, especially Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
• Knowledge of Kubernetes and container environments
• Ability to diagnose problems in complex production systems
• Experience with highly available, business-critical systems
• Excellent analytical skills and independence in technical decision-making
• Communicative English

Benefits

• Work on advanced systems with global reach
• High autonomy and real impact on technology decisions
• Growth opportunities in Cloud, SRE, DevOps, and automation
• Hybrid work: 8 days/month from Kraków office; standard business hours
• One working weekend/month (Sat–Sun 9:00–17:00), compensated with two days off
• No on-call duties
• Collaboration with international technical teams

Antal application support

If your application is successful and you’re invited to the process, you will get ongoing support from an Antal consultant to help you prepare for interviews and ensure a high-quality recruiting experience.