Wave
On-Premises SRE | Remote (EMEA)
hn · Remote (EMEA) · $185,500
Jose has strong infrastructure and systems experience from his work at Twilio, IPSDI, and Prominent Edge, including Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, and cloud deployment at scale. However, the role specifically requires on-premises datacenter SRE expertise across Sub-Saharan Africa, where Jose's background is primarily in cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP) and building AI products rather than managing physical datacenter operations, reliability engineering, or emerging market infrastructure challenges.
Hook: Your 12 years shipping reliable systems at scale—from handling millions of users at Mycelium to scaling 911 infrastructure through COVID—demonstrates the operational discipline needed for mission-critical infrastructure.
Missing: On-premises datacenter operations, Emerging market infrastructure expertise, Physical server/hardware management, Sub-Saharan Africa regional knowledge, Datacenter architecture and design, Power/cooling/network infrastructure management
Posting
Wave | On-Premises SRE | Remote (EMEA) | Permanent (Full-time) | Salary up to $185,500 + equity We’re making Africa the first cashless continent. We build mobile financial services that radically simplify daily life: - Zero account fees and instant availability. - Unstoppable reliability, operating smoothly even where infrastructure struggles. - Massive scale: Since launching in Senegal in 2017, we’ve grown to serve millions of users across 9 countries—and we’re just getting started. We aren't just building a fintech app; we're building infrastructure for economic freedom. As a Lead On-Premises SRE, you will play a pivotal role in supporting our existing datacenter footprint and enabling future growth. You will be responsible for both the operational management and architectural design of our datacenter infrastructure across Sub-Saharan Africa. If interested please contact me via email dominic.heeraman@wave.com for the full job description and to arrange a call.