Team Lead - Site Reliability Engineering

Orbem is an impact-driven deep-tech scaleup with global reach, founded in Munich, Germany and now expanding internationally with our newest office in Houston, Texas. We develop fast, accurate, and accessible imaging solutions that provide access to otherwise unattainable sources of knowledge.

We seek to make a difference – and develop solutions to sustainably feed the world, accelerate the transition to a green economy, and transform disease detection.

Join us on our mission to unleash AI-powered imaging for everything and everyone

Team Lead, Site Reliability Engineering - Edge Infrastructure (f/m/d)

Start date: As soon as possible

Yearly Salary: €90,000 - €100,000 (fixed range, annual gross)

Equity: €40,000 - €80,000 in company shares

Benefits: Up to €5,000 annually

Work model: Full-time, hybrid (based in Munich)

Your Role

As the Team Lead for Site Reliability Engineering, you’ll be the driving force behind Orbem’s mission-critical infrastructure — ensuring our systems run flawlessly across a complex network of on-premises and edge environments. You’ll lead a talented team of SREs, blending hands-on technical expertise with strong people leadership to uphold world-class uptime, performance, and reliability standards.

In this pivotal role, you’ll shape the backbone of Orbem’s technology — keeping the platforms that power our Data, Machine Learning, and Software teams resilient, scalable, and efficient. Your leadership will set the tone for operational excellence, fostering a culture of reliability, collaboration, and continuous improvement that enables innovation at every level of the organisation.

Your day-to-day

Your responsibilities will be split into leadership and technical execution:

People Management:

• Handle all core people management duties, including one-on-ones, performance reviews, career progression, promotions, and conflict resolution.

• Set the technical and architectural direction for the team.

• Organise and manage the team's life and processes, ensuring the team operates without blockers.

Technical Direction & Execution

• Assist the team with technical planning and ticket writing to ensure clarity of expectations and architectural alignment.

• Maintain and enhance the production infrastructure to achieve and sustain high uptime, prioritizing stability over new features.

• Help manage and resolve escalated support and production issues.

• Collaborate with stakeholders (with the eventual support of a Product Manager) to gather requirements and manage technical alignment.

• You'll be instrumental in ensuring the reliability, scalability, and efficiency of our infrastructure, supporting development teams, and troubleshooting complex issues.

• You'll collaborate with various stakeholders, contribute to architectural decisions, and drive continuous improvement initiatives to optimize performance and reduce costs.

• This role requires a deep understanding of edge computing principles, networking, security, and automation.