Site Reliability Engineer

Thrive Market

. Own the remaining cost optimization work following the team’s major cost-reduction efforts .

Posted 10/19/2026full-timeRemote • California • United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $145,000 - $170,000 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in Kubernetes operations and AWS infrastructure management, with a strong focus on cost optimization and infrastructure as code using Terraform. Capable of collaborating with engineering teams to enhance AI workloads while maintaining production systems effectively.

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Kubernetes OperationsAWS Infrastructure ManagementTerraformCost OptimizationSRE Fundamentals

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Hard Skills

KubernetesEKSAWSTerraformPythonSRE FundamentalsCost ManagementProduction Systems OperationsDisaster Recovery PlanningInfrastructure As Code

Soft Skills

TenacityCollaborative LearningMentorship OpennessIndependent Learning

Tools & Technologies

AWS BedrockAWS Marketplace

Certifications & Qualifications

AWS Certifications

Industry Keywords

Cost OptimizationFinOpsSLISLOError Budgets

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AndroidAWSCloudiOSKubernetesPythonTerraform

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own the remaining cost optimization work following the team’s major cost-reduction efforts
Monitor and respond to SLI/SLO alerts, including Android/iOS purchase rate indicators
Investigate anomalies as they arise
Tune alert thresholds and windows, including suppressing low-traffic overnight alerts between 12 AM and 6 AM
Operate and maintain existing Kubernetes and EKS infrastructure day to day
Support infrastructure as code work using Terraform
Contribute to disaster recovery planning and implementation
Partner with product engineering teams to use AWS Bedrock and AWS Marketplace cost-effectively for AI workloads
Progress from completing defined tickets to creating, closing, and scoping work for other team members

Requirements

What you’ll need

Hands-on, day-to-day Kubernetes operations experience, with EKS experience preferred
Solid working foundation in AWS, including IAM setup; general AWS certifications are a plus
Working experience with Terraform or other infrastructure as code tooling
Experience operating production systems rather than architecting them from scratch
Exposure to or familiarity with Python as a growth area
Familiarity with SRE fundamentals such as error budgets and SLIs/SLOs, or willingness to build this knowledge
Exposure to FinOps or cloud cost management concepts as a growth area
Demonstrated tenacity and ability to learn new tools and processes independently
Openness to mentorship and a collaborative, dialogue-driven learning style rather than needing step-by-step instruction
Employment with Thrive Market requires that employees be based in the United States and maintain this throughout employment

Benefits

Comp & perks

Comprehensive health benefits (medical, dental, vision, life and disability)
Competitive salary + equity
401k plan
9 Observed Holidays
Flexible Paid Time Off
Subsidized ClassPass Membership with access to fitness classes and wellness and beauty experiences
Ability to work in our beautiful office in Playa Vista
Free Thrive Market membership with exclusive employee discount
Coverage for Life Coaching & Therapy Sessions on our holistic mental health and well-being platform
Stock Options
Health & Wellness Benefits