Lead Monitoring Engineer
Cyprus / Poland / Spain
IT /
Full Time /
Remote
About Finom
Finom is a European tech startup headquartered in Amsterdam—and we’re on a journey towards revolutionizing the financial landscape for entrepreneurs worldwide. Our mission is to develop an all-in-one financial B2B solution that integrates banking functions, accounting, financial management, and invoicing into a seamless, mobile-first platform.
Over the past two years, our team has fuelled exponential growth, securing $50 million in investments and propelling us into hyper-growth mode. We’re on track to become a unicorn start-up by 2025, backed by global funds like General Catalyst (known for supporting Airbnb, HubSpot, KAYAK, and Stripe). Finom has expanded its reach across 10+ EU countries, with a strong presence in key markets like Germany and France.
At Finom, we’re not just redefining the entrepreneurial experience—we’re empowering our employees to make a real difference. Your work matters, and your impact extends far beyond product metrics. We nurture innovation and an inspiring work environment where bold ideas thrive, prioritizing thorough research, swift implementation of solutions, and ensuring that every effort we make benefits our users, employees, partners, and our business as a whole.
Maintaining our start-up spirit, we prioritize thorough research, swift implementation of solutions, and ensuring that every effort we make benefits our users, employees, partners, and, of course, our business.
Join us as a Lead Monitoring Engineer, where you'll lead our monitoring and observability initiatives. This role is ideal for a proactive, technically skilled individual with a passion for building and optimizing monitoring systems. If you're ready to take on a pivotal role in shaping our monitoring and observability landscape, we’d love to hear from you. Apply now and help us drive our monitoring systems to new heights.
What You Will Be Doing
- Monitoring:
- Develop and implement monitoring processes for business metrics in a corporate setting.
- Configure and manage monitoring systems (Prometheus, Grafana) to ensure reliable production services.
- Ensure comprehensive observability of logs, metrics, and traces.
- Identify and address gaps in monitoring procedures through thorough documentation.
- Continuously analyze data from logs and alerts to propose improvements.
- Incident Management:
- Oversee incident management, ensuring timely resolution and minimal service disruption.
- Develop strategies for effective incident management to enhance service quality.
- Lead post-incident reviews to determine root causes and implement preventive measures.
- Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and inform the risk committee of incidents.
- Implement and manage incident management tools and processes.
- Technical Expertise:
- Design, automate, maintain, and optimize observability platforms (logging, metrics, tracing).
- Work with public cloud services (AWS, Google Cloud).
- Build and maintain Kubernetes-based distributed systems.
- Utilize monitoring tools (Prometheus, Grafana, PagerDuty) and create PostgreSQL alerts.
- Employ Jaeger for system tracing.
- Leadership and Collaboration:
- Manage and mentor a small team (1-2 people).
- Work remotely with teams across multiple regions and time zones.
- Present and defend proposals and strategies to company management.
- Collaborate with various departments to ensure system reliability and sustainability.
Who You Are
- Extensive experience with monitoring systems, particularly Prometheus and Grafana.
- Proven ability to build monitoring systems from scratch.
- Strong technical foundation and experience in large enterprise environments.
- Familiarity with risk management committees and understanding of fintech is a plus.
- Proficiency in automating reports and strong technical and managerial skills.
- Expertise in Kubernetes, microservices, and related monitoring practices.
- Highly proactive and solution-oriented.
Hiring process for this role:
- Recruiter Interview - 30-45 min
- Hiring Manager Interview - 1 hour
- 2nd interview - 30-60 minutes
- Offer
What You Will Get In Return
Make a genuine impact on the product
Join our upward trajectory, and grow with us. We provide the resources and opportunities for continuous personal and professional development, empowering you to make a genuine impact on our evolving product.
Work in the EU
Embark on this exciting journey with us, working from our elegant offices in Paphos (Cyprus) and Amsterdam (the Netherlands), with upcoming hubs in Poland and Spain. Enjoy the flexibility of traveling and working in a remote/hybrid model across Europe.
Become a stock options holder
Unlock your inner entrepreneur and align your aspirations with ours through our Stock Options Program. This exciting opportunity is available to every team member, from junior team members to our founders.
Receive unwavering support and care
Finom stands by you at every step, embodying our commitment to your well-being and success reflected in our modern, friendly, and eco-conscious corporate culture. We offer constant support and care to ensure your Finom experience is successful and fulfilling.
Work & Swim program
Immerse yourself in our exclusive Work & Swim Program. Spend one month in a comfortable corporate apartment in enchanting Cyprus. It's the ideal opportunity to strike the perfect work-life balance while enjoying breathtaking Mediterranean views.
Equal Opportunity Statement
At Finom, we're an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We embrace diversity and invite applications from all walks of life. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability status, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.
