Lead Systems Engineer

We are looking for a highly skilled Lead Systems Engineer to oversee, manage, and optimize our Edge Network infrastructure. This role combines hands-on technical expertise with team leadership, ensuring reliable, secure, and scalable systems that support business operations.

What you'll do

• Lead the design, deployment, and maintenance of edge infrastructure, including servers, networking, and a lot of infrastructure glue.
• Ensure high availability, performance, and security hardening of the systems.
• Mentor and guide engineers, providing technical direction, goals and support.
• Implement and manage automation for system provisioning, monitoring, and maintenance.
• Establish and enforce best practices for systems engineering, observability, and incident response.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including: product, RnD, network, security, and support.
• Continuously improving configuration management, automation, observability, agentic workflows and tools.
• Participate in on-call rotations and incident management as needed.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and recommend improvements to infrastructure and processes.

What We Are Looking For

• Strong expertise in linux/*nix environments.
• Proficiency in scripting/automation tools such as Python, Bash, Ansible, or Terraform.
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and hybrid infrastructure.
• Solid understanding of networking, security, and storage concepts.
• Solid experience with agentic coding.
• Excellent problem-solving, communication, and leadership skills.
• 6+ years of experience in systems engineering/sre, with leadership or team lead experience for 3+ years.

Nice-to-have

• Experience with Puppet, Prometheus, Grafana, Victoria Logs.
• Knowledge of security and performance troubleshooting practices.
• Experience in web security, AI in a wider sense.
• Understanding BGP and related networking protocols.
• Programming ability in C, Go, Python, or Rust.

Benefits

At Gcore, we want you to do your best work and enjoy the journey. Our benefits are designed to support your growth, well-being, and life beyond work:

• Competitive compensation
• Flexible working hours and hybrid or remote options, depending on your role
• Work from anywhere in the world for up to 45 days per year
• Private medical insurance for you and your family*
• Extra paid vacation and sick leave days*
• Support for life’s important moments and celebrations
• Language courses to help you connect and grow
• Modern, welcoming offices with snacks, drinks, and entertainment*
• Team sports and social activities*

*Benefits may vary depending on your location.

Equal Opportunity Employer

We provide equal opportunity to all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, disability, or any other legally protected characteristics.