Senior Software Engineer, Site Reliability Engineering

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. Design, create, and maintain software and systems to improve service availability, scalability, and efficiency .

Posted 10/2/2026full-timeRemote • United States, Canada, PhilippinesSenior💰 $179,400 - $272,800 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in designing and maintaining large-scale distributed systems, with a strong focus on AWS and Linux environments. Proficient in troubleshooting, capacity planning, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to enhance service availability and efficiency.

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AWSLinuxDistributed Systems DesignInfrastructure ManagementCapacity Planning

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Hard Skills

Code DebuggingSystem TroubleshootingMicroservice Systems OperationService ManagementChange Management

Soft Skills

Effective CommunicationProblem Decomposition

Tools & Technologies

DNSTLSHTTP/STCP/IP

Industry Keywords

Service AvailabilityScalabilityEfficiencySDLCOn-Call Duties

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSCloudDistributed SystemsDNSLinuxSDLCTCP/IP

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Design, create, and maintain software and systems to improve service availability, scalability, and efficiency
Set the architectural direction of infrastructure and platform services
Design and implement tools and processes for deployment, change, service, and infrastructure management
Troubleshoot and debug critical systems throughout the SDLC
Contribute to the evolution and performance of engineering platform capabilities
Perform capacity planning and demand forecasting
Participate in rotating on-call duties
Collaborate with product development, developer experience, backend infrastructure, Engineering, and Applied Science teams

Requirements

What you’ll need

Extensive fluency in AWS and Linux
Ability to effectively read, write, and debug code in production-facing systems
Expertise in designing, analyzing, and troubleshooting large-scale distributed systems
Knowledge of DNS, TLS, HTTP/S, and TCP/IP
Ability to decompose complex problems and understand delivery tradeoffs
5 years of experience managing infrastructure and systems
Demonstrable knowledge of instrumenting, operating, and observing distributed microservice systems in a production cloud environment
Ability to communicate clearly and effectively with cross-functional partners of various technical levels