Staff Site Reliability Engineer

Teleport

. Re-engineer the core Teleport product to scale globally and optimize routing latency .

Posted 11/5/2026full-timeRemote • AustraliaLeadWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates extensive experience in Software Engineering and Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) with a strong focus on Go programming, Kubernetes, and cloud infrastructure. Capable of building observability tools and automating operational workflows while ensuring system uptime and security.

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Go ProgrammingKubernetes DevelopmentLinux Systems AdministrationAWS Cloud ExperienceSystems Observability Tools

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Hard Skills

Go ProgrammingKubernetes DevelopmentLinux SystemsNetworkingScriptingAutomationObservability PlatformsAI IntegrationPatchingTroubleshooting

Soft Skills

Technical LeadershipExcellent CommunicationIntellectual Curiosity

Tools & Technologies

PrometheusGrafanaLokiGitHub

Industry Keywords

Site Reliability EngineeringDevOpsCloud InfrastructureProduction SystemsSecurity Practices

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSCloudGoogle Cloud PlatformGrafanaKubernetesLinuxPrometheusGo

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Re-engineer the core Teleport product to scale globally and optimize routing latency
Rewrite portions of the core Teleport product to support the cloud product
Build monitoring and observability infrastructure to identify production issues and minimize false positives
Automate and eliminate high-toil activities
Handle operational tasks including patching, scaling, backup and restore, and disaster recovery
Investigate customer outages and incidents
Participate in the on-call rotation to ensure 24/7/365 system uptime
Collaborate with Teleport engineers on production infrastructure and software as a service infrastructure
Complete a take-home Go coding challenge using GitHub as part of the hiring process

Requirements

What you’ll need

8+ years of progressive experience in Software Engineering and/or SRE/DevOps roles
Strong experience in Linux systems, networking, containers, and troubleshooting
Solid Go and production Kubernetes development experience
Technical leadership experience
Strong experience developing scripts, automation, submitting patches to the product codebase, or building tooling that incorporates AI agents into operational workflows
AWS Cloud experience preferred; GCP experience acceptable
Experience with systems observability tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, and Loki
Experience operating and supporting observability platforms
Experience working in environments where security choices are critical and reasoning about correctness and system invariants is valued
Willingness to collaboratively complete a coding challenge in Go as part of the interview process
Intellectual curiosity and willingness to master new technologies
Excellent communication skills
Ability to complete background checks
Ability to travel to the San Francisco Bay Area office for onboarding week
Employment authorization considerations in Australia

Benefits

Comp & perks

Extensive health coverage
Annual expense budget
Rest and recovery policies that maximize your ability to recharge
Investment in your future with retirement savings plans
Professional development opportunities