Application SRE Engineer
ADROITENT
About the role
Job Description
Role summary and requirements Application SRE Engineer(We need application performance tuning, JVM tuning, Thread dump analysis, Heap dump analysis) Position: Application
SRE Engineer Experience
6 Years
Role Overview
We are looking for a passionate Application SRE Engineer to support application reliability, performance optimization, observability, and cloud operations. The role is ideal for professionals with prior application development experience who are interested in building expertise in Site Reliability Engineering and application performance engineering.
Key Responsibilities
- Monitor, troubleshoot, and resolve application performance and availability issues.
- Perform root cause analysis and support reliability improvement initiatives.
- Assist in performance tuning of Java applications and JVM optimization activities.
- Analyze Heap Dumps, Thread Dumps, GC logs, and application performance metrics.
- Support implementation of observability solutions using Datadog, Grafana, and Prometheus.
- Participate in reliability reviews, resiliency assessments, and incident postmortems.
- Contribute to automation initiatives for monitoring, alerting, and operational tasks.
- Work with development and architecture teams to improve application scalability and reliability.
- Support cloud-based deployments and operational excellence across AWS, Azure, or GCP.
- Learn and contribute to Chaos Engineering, SRE best practices, and AIOps initiatives.
Required Skills
- 3-4 years of experience in Application
- Support, Software Engineering, Performance Engineering, or SRE-related roles.
- Strong understanding of Java applications and JVM fundamentals.
- Experience troubleshooting application performance issues.
- Exposure to: Linux Troubleshooting Kubernetes, Docker, Containerization troubleshooting Heap Dump and Thread Dump Analysis JVM Tuning Concepts Monitoring and Observability Tools Hands-on experience with at least one tool from Datadog, Grafana, or Prometheus.
- Basic knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
- Experience in Python, Shell - automation and scripting.
Preferred Qualifications
- Prior experience in Application Development, Design, or Software Engineering.
- Exposure to microservices, cloud-native architectures, and DevOps practices.
- Knowledge of SRE principles, reliability engineering, and performance optimization concepts.
- Cloud or observability certifications are a plus.
Eligibility & process
Who can apply
Experience: 5-10 Yrs. Open to matching qualifications.
Skills & stack
Selection process
- Online Assessment / Technical Interview Rounds / HR Review
Prep kit
20 resourcesStudy material 4
Company-specific guides 4
Likely coding questions 4
Round-wise strategy 4
Technical questions 5
Explain OOP (Object-Oriented Programming) principles with real-world examples in Sre. Answer
What is the time and space complexity of QuickSort vs MergeSort? Answer
Explain the difference between SQL Indexing (B-Tree vs Hash) and when not to use an index. Answer
What happens under the hood when you enter a URL in a browser? Answer
What is the difference between REST and GraphQL APIs? Answer
Behavioural & HR questions 3
Highlight ADROITENT's market reputation, recent tech innovations, and how your skills in Sre directly solve their team's objectives.
Use the STAR method: Situation (project context), Task (what needed solving), Action (specific tools/logic applied), Result (quantifiable positive outcome).
Explain your prioritization strategy, proactive communication with mentors/peers, and agile mindset.