Site Reliability Engineer I

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. Apply software engineering, automation, and DevOps principles to improve how services are built, tested, deployed, observed, operated, and recovered .

Posted 11/2/2026full-timeUnited StatesJuniorMid-Level💰 $97,000 - $132,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in Software Engineering, DevOps, and Site Reliability Engineering principles, with a strong focus on automation, observability, and continuous improvement. Proficient in leveraging cloud technologies, particularly AWS, to enhance service reliability and operational readiness.

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Software DevelopmentAWS Cloud TechnologiesCI/CD PracticesObservability and MonitoringIncident Management

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Hard Skills

Software Engineering PrinciplesScripting with Modern Programming LanguagesDistributed SystemsInfrastructure as CodeAutomationPerformance AnalysisCapacity ManagementResilience TestingError BudgetsService-Level Indicators

Soft Skills

Analytical SkillsProblem-SolvingCommunicationCollaboration

Tools & Technologies

Linux/UnixContainersOrchestrationMonitoring ToolsAlerting SystemsDashboards

Industry Keywords

Site Reliability EngineeringDevOpsCloud/Platform EngineeringInfrastructure EngineeringOperational Readiness

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSAzureCloudDistributed SystemsGoogle Cloud PlatformLinuxOracleUnix

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Apply software engineering, automation, and DevOps principles to improve how services are built, tested, deployed, observed, operated, and recovered
Use data, evidence, experimentation, and engineering analysis to identify reliability risks, test assumptions, and guide technical decisions
Define, implement, or improve SLIs, SLOs, error budgets, and other service-health measures
Improve observability through metrics, logging, tracing, monitoring, alerting, dashboards, and service-health instrumentation
Drive continuous improvement across CI/CD, observability, deployment practices, Infrastructure as Code, automation, testing, incident response, capacity management, resilience, and operational readiness
Identify recurring or systemic production issues and translate operational experience into improvements in code, architecture, automation, tooling, and engineering practices
Partner with Software Engineering teams to incorporate reliability, resiliency, scalability, performance, observability, recoverability, and operational readiness throughout the development lifecycle
Participate in or lead incident response, troubleshooting, service restoration, and blameless post-incident learning
Participate in an on-call rotation for supported production services, responding to incidents, alerts, and service degradation according to established procedures and escalation paths
Reduce operational toil and unnecessary manual intervention through software, automation, reusable patterns, and improved engineering practices
Share knowledge, improve documentation, and create reusable automation and solutions within the immediate team
Work with guidance from more experienced engineers while developing independence in routine troubleshooting, automation, and engineering changes

Requirements

What you’ll need

Typically 0–2 years of relevant professional experience in Software Engineering, Site Reliability Engineering, Systems Engineering, Cloud/Platform Engineering, DevOps, Infrastructure Engineering, Architecture where applicable, or a comparable technical discipline
Experience with software development or scripting using one or more modern programming languages
Experience with software engineering principles, distributed systems, production troubleshooting, automation, and observability appropriate to the level
Experience with public cloud technologies and architectures, preferably AWS, along with infrastructure, networking, Linux/Unix, and modern application architectures appropriate to the level
Demonstrated analytical, problem-solving, communication, and collaboration skills appropriate to the scope of the role
Relevant internship, co-op, academic, laboratory, open-source, or other substantive hands-on engineering experience may be considered for early-career candidates
Hands-on experience with AWS or comparable experience with Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), or Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) preferred
Experience developing, deploying, operating, or improving highly available production software or distributed systems
Experience with CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code, containers or orchestration, observability, monitoring, alerting, and software-delivery automation
Experience with SLIs, SLOs, error budgets, incident management, performance analysis, capacity management, resilience testing, disaster recovery, or operational readiness appropriate to the level
Experience creating reusable automation, tooling, platforms, patterns, or practices that improve engineering effectiveness
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, Information Systems, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience
Must independently possess eligibility to work in the United States for any employer at the date of hire
Position is ineligible for employment Visa sponsorship
Must be able to perform essential functions and physical requirements with or without reasonable accommodation
Must be able to lift 10 pounds occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently
Requires visual acuity, dexterity, and ability to communicate with internal and/or external customers

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive medical (PPO/HDHP), dental, and vision plans
Company contributions to Health Savings Account (HSA)
Flexible spending accounts (FSA) for commuting, health, and dependent care expenses
401(k) Retirement Plan with 100% Company Safe Harbor Match on first 6% deferral immediately upon eligibility
Flexible Time Off for Exempt (salaried) employees
Generous PTO for Non-Exempt (hourly) employees
11 paid company holidays
Paid volunteer day
12 weeks of Paid Parental Leave
Maven Family Planning support, including egg freezing, fertility, adoption, surrogacy, pregnancy, postpartum, early pediatrics, and returning to work
Discretionary incentive plan
Benefits program and additional benefits information available through the company Benefits page