Senior Site Reliability Engineer (Remote Build)

About the role

In this fully remote position, the Senior Site Reliability Engineer will focus on building and maintaining infrastructure-as-code using Terraform and Kubernetes. You will also be responsible for implementing monitoring systems and leading incident response efforts to ensure high system reliability.

The role requires collaboration with various teams, including Security, to embed security practices and ensure compliance across multiple jurisdictions. Success in this position is measured by your ability to optimize system performance and eliminate operational inefficiencies.

The salary range for this position is between $115,000 and $195,500.

Skills that matter here

• Terraform: This role involves designing and maintaining infrastructure-as-code patterns using Terraform.
• Kubernetes: You will have hands-on experience running Kubernetes in a production environment.
• AWS: Deep knowledge of AWS is essential for optimizing cloud costs and performance.
• GitLab: Experience with GitLab is important for setting up CI/CD and deployment automation.
• bash: Strong bash scripting skills are necessary for system management tasks.
• Linux: A solid understanding of Linux systems is required for effective infrastructure management.

Who this role suits

• A candidate with a strong background in Site Reliability Engineering or DevOps.
• Someone who communicates complex technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• An individual who thrives in a flexible, remote working environment.
• A proactive problem-solver focused on continuous improvement and optimization.

From the employer

What you’ll do

• Infrastructure as code at scale.
• Design, implement, and maintain infrastructure-as-code patterns using Terraform and Kubernetes that support both standard connectors and custom builds.
• Build and maintain comprehensive monitoring, logging, and alerting systems.
• Lead incident response efforts, conduct post-mortems, and drive continuous improvement in system reliability.
• Work with our Security team to embed security into every layer of Build infrastructure.
• Ensure we meet compliance requirements across 100+ jurisdictions without creating friction for developers or customers.
• Continuously optimize system performance, resource utilization, and cloud costs.
• Identify manual operational toil and systematically eliminate it.
• Partner with platform teams to ensure APIs, MCP, and CLI are resilient and observable.

What you’ll bring

• Senior-level SRE experience: demonstrated experience in a Site Reliability Engineering, DevOps Engineering, or SysOps role.
• Kubernetes and AWS: deep, hands-on experience running Kubernetes in production.
• Infrastructure-as-code: Proficiency with Terraform or similar IaC tools.
• CI/CD and deployment automation: real experience setting up and operating GitLab, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, or similar.
• Scripting and systems knowledge: strong bash scripting.
• Great communication: you explain complex infrastructure decisions clearly to both engineers and non-technical stakeholders.
• Nice to have: Experience with 1+ backend programming language (Elixir, Python, Go, Java, Node.js, etc.).

Benefits

• Work from anywhere
• Flexible paid time off
• Flexible working hours (async)
• 16 weeks paid parental leave
• Mental health support services
• Stock options
• Learning budget
• Home office budget & IT equipment
• Budget for local in-person social events or co-working spaces