Hi there!
We are Semrush, a global IT company developing our own product – a platform for digital marketers. New stars are born here, so don’t miss your chance.
This is our Cloud Engineer role for those who strive to implement functional processes and drive them to full completion.
Tasks in the role
- Deploy, configure, and maintain GKE clusters
- Ensure high availability and auto-scaling of workloads
- Monitor cluster health, node pools, and resource utilization
- Perform upgrades (GKE versions, security patches)
- Implement network policies for workload isolation
- Configure Ingress controllers (Google Cloud Load Balancer, nginx, wallarm)
- Optimize load balancing across pods and regions
- Ensure API Gateway and WAF protection for external traffic
- Conduct security audits (IAM roles, Workload Identity, secrets management)
- Define SLIs, SLOs, and alerts for traffic and clusters health
- Troubleshoot latency issues, failed requests, and connectivity errors
- Optimize cost and performance (GKE Autoscaler, Cloud CDN, caching)
- Automate GKE provisioning using Terraform, Helm, or GitOps (ArgoCD)
Who we are looking for
- Strong background in Kubernetes (GKE) operations, including cluster scaling, networking, and security
- Hands-on experience with traffic management using Ingress controllers, Istio, Envoy
- Expertise in Google Cloud networking (VPC, Cloud Load Balancer, NAT, Firewall rules)
- Proficiency in monitoring and troubleshooting network performance
- Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Helm, GitOps) for managing GKE environments
- Ability to debug networking issues (DNS, HTTP/S, gRPC, TCP/IP) and optimize service-to-service communication
- Good level of English (fluent)
- Team work skills
- Good communication skills to give support and share knowledge
Not required, but a plus
- Experience with Anthos Service Mesh, Istio
- Understanding of multi-cluster networking in Kubernetes
- Knowledge of Cloud CDN, WAF, API Gateway for traffic security and optimization
- You can write in Golang
- You share our common values: Trust, because we prefer to speak up and be our true selves; Sense of Ownership, because it’s not worth wasting time on something you don’t believe in; and enthusiasm for Constant Changes, because we are always looking to make things better
A bit about the team
We have four engineers on our team. Our goal is for development teams to manage the infrastructure themselves. We prefer to create tools and processes for self-managed infrastructure but not to leave developers without any help when needed. We are part of a big Infrastructure team and actively work with security and DevOps, developers, and admins.
It’s valuable to us to support product teams professionally. That’s why we don’t have support lines with escalations: we take team requests and improve the process ourselves. We analyze requests and collect feedback.
We will try to create all the right conditions for you to work and rest comfortably
- It’s up to you to decide what work format works best for you. You can #wfo, #wfh, or mix both.
- Flexible working hours
- Unlimited PTO
- Flexi Benefit for your hobby
- Employee Support Program
- Loss of family member financial aid
- Employee Resource Groups
- Meals, snacks, and drinks at the office
- Corporate events
- Teambuilding
- Training, courses, conferences
- Gifts for employees
A little more about our company
Semrush is a leading online visibility management SaaS platform that enables businesses globally to run search engine optimization, pay-per-click, content, social media and competitive research campaigns and get measurable results from online marketing.
We’ve been developing our product for 16 years and have been awarded G2s Top 100 Software Products, Global and US Search Awards 2021, Great Place to Work Certification, Deloitte Technology Fast 500 and many more. In March 2021 Semrush went public and started trading on the NYSE with the SEMR ticker.
10,000,000+ users in America, Europe, Asia, and Australia have already tried Semrush, and over 1,000 people around the world are working on its development. The Semrush team is constantly growing.
Our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion commitments
Semrush is an equal opportunity employer. Building a better future for marketers around the world unites people from all backgrounds. Even if you feel that you don’t 100% match all requirements, don’t be discouraged to apply! We are committed to ensure that everyone feels a sense of belonging in the workplace.
We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, creed, color, national origin, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, ancestry, physical or mental disability, or medical condition including medical characteristics, genetic identity, marital status, military service, or any other classification protected by applicable local, state or federal laws.
Our new colleague, we are waiting for you!
At Semrush, we take a serious and comprehensive approach to hiring new people. We welcome those who are professionals in their field and passionate about their work to join our team.
A “five-minute interview” or “get a job in three clicks” approach is not the way we work.
During the interview, we ask candidates to talk about themselves and their background in detail. We try to discover the most important aspects about the way someone works and their personality before a job offer is made.
Once the resume is received it will be reviewed by a member of the Talent Acquisition team. We try to provide feedback within three working days.
Flexible approach for an interview format
In order for the online meetings to be productive, we suggest following these tips to make sure you are set up well:
- Join the interview from a laptop or desktop computer (not a smartphone). You may need to print something or present your screen during the interview.
- Please turn on your camera. Visual communication is especially important for us.
- Choose a quiet place to talk. Attending an interview from the street is not a good idea.
- Keep your phone at hand in case there are technical issues that mean we have to continue the interview by direct call.
Product & Development
The name Product & Development (P&D) is self-explanatory. More than 50 teams are involved in creation and development of Semrush products.
Fun fact: many P&D teams are associated with a specific color–maroon, navy, orange, khaki, etc. Some teams opt for really unusual colors, like “avocado” or “coffee.” Instead of mundanity, we strive to enjoy bright daily routines. The spirit of creativity is in Semrush’s DNA.
In every location, the team set-up looks similar: the Product Owner is responsible for the tool development strategy. Then there are Backend, Frontend, or Fullstack developers, and a QA Engineer.
However, there are frequent exceptions. For example, some teams may include a Data Scientist or a DevOps Engineer, other teams–a Scrum Master.
The P&D team has bases in all our European locations: Spain, Germany, the Netherlands, Czech Republic, Poland, Cyprus, Serbia, and Armenia. Our P&D colleagues work in sprints and believe that releasing a new feature on Friday might not be the best idea.