Site Reliability Engineer (SRE)

At Alternative Payments, we are transforming the way service-based companies handle payments. Our innovative platform automates the entire accounts receivable process, helping businesses save time, reduce costs, and scale with confidence.

We are building a global team that values innovation, impact, and collaboration. As part of a scaling FinTech company, every person on our team has the opportunity to shape our future, influence our products, and make a real difference for our customers.

What We're Looking For

We're seeking a Site Reliability Engineer to join our Engineering Team (firefighters squad) and help us bridge the gap between engineering, customer experience, and our clients while ensuring production stability and exceptional support delivery.

This role is ideal for someone who thrives on technical problem-solving and cross-functional collaboration, and wants to take a hands-on role in driving operational excellence and strategic support initiatives.

This role is available to candidates who are eligible to work in Brazil, Remote.

What You'll Do

• Lead and execute on complex technical troubleshooting and incident resolution from investigation to delivery of permanent solutions.

• Design and implement comprehensive monitoring processes, including creating detailed playbooks and runbooks for common scenarios, as well as detailed documentation including post-incident reviews and knowledge base articles.

• Leverage AI-powered tools and workflows to automate issue detection, diagnosis, and resolution processes.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver solutions, optimize support processes, and implement scalable monitoring systems.

• Take ownership of complex production issues and provide technical expertise across distributed systems, infrastructure, and application layers.

• Develop and maintain automation scripts and tools to reduce manual intervention and improve system reliability.

• Propose improvements and help establish best practices for incident response, monitoring, log management, and proactive issue prevention.

• Bridge communication between engineering teams, customer experience, and clients during critical incidents and implementation challenges.

• Analyze recurring problems and develop strategic solutions to prevent future occurrences.

What You'll Bring

• 3-5 years of experience in technical support, SRE, Forward Deployed Engineer, or full-stack engineering.

• Strong expertise with observability and monitoring tools such as DataDog, ELK Stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana), Prometheus, Grafana or similar platforms.

• Solid infrastructure and DevOps knowledge including infrastructure as a code (IaC), containerization (Docker/Kubernetes) and cloud-native architecture.

• Strong skills in AWS infrastructure, observability tools, database management, and CI/CD pipelines.

• Solid experience in troubleshooting distributed systems and production environments.

• Strong communication skills (especially in English), to collaborate effectively across engineering teams, customer success, and external clients.

• A proactive mindset with the ability to solve complex technical problems, work with SLA/SLO, and drive automation initiatives.

• Experience with incident management processes and high-intensity support environments.

Nice to Haves

• Experience in FinTech, payments, startup, or scale-up environments.

• Familiarity with multiple programming languages, frontend/backend technologies, and modern observability stacks.

• Track record of implementing automation solutions, improving support processes, or driving operational improvements.

• Comfort working in fast-paced, dynamic, and high-impact environments with strict SLAs.

What We Offer

Competitive salary tailored to your experience, skills, and expertise.

The total compensation range for this role is $54,000 - $72,000 USD/year, plus equity., plus equity. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the approximate total target compensation for the position. Within the range, individual pay is determined by factors including relevant skills, experience, education/training.

• Equity opportunities so you can share in our growth and success.

• Unlimited PTO and flexibility when you need it the most.

• Yearly learning & development stipend to help you grow and do your best work.

• Claude Code for our engineering team.

Why Choose Alternative Payments?

At Alternative Payments, you'll do work that truly matters.

Own your impact: Lead meaningful, high-impact projects and collaborative initiatives that are shaping the future of FinTech and redefining how businesses get paid.

Collaborate: Work with a diverse, innovative team where every voice is heard and great ideas come from anywhere.

Grow with us: Your career journey is top of mind. We prioritize internal growth and give you the space to shape your path based on your goals — whether that's deepening your expertise in your domain or exploring something new.

Thrive in a supportive culture: As a scaling start-up, there's a lot to be done and initiative is key. We believe in shared learning, open communication, and building each other up. When one of us grows, we all do.

Our Values

• Transparency & Honesty: We operate openly and build trust with customers, investors, and teammates

• Dependability: We do what we say we will, consistently and reliably

• Partnership: We collaborate across teams and with clients to solve big problems

• Revolutionary & Boldness: We challenge norms to create stronger, safer, and simpler solutions

• Diversity & Inclusion: We work together with people of all backgrounds and seek different viewpoints to generate stronger partnerships and create a stronger, more inclusive company and world

Applying to Alternative Payments

We're looking for candidates who are ready to step in and make an impact from day one. We know that sometimes people hold back unless they meet every requirement, but if you're excited about the role, bring relevant experience, and are ready to contribute, we want to hear from you!

All resumes are reviewed by our small but mighty talent team. While we may use AI tools to help prioritize applications, real people are behind every resume review and hiring decision. We're also committed to an inclusive and accessible process. If you require reasonable accommodation during the hiring process, please let us know upon being selected to interview.