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Remote - Senior Site Reliability Engineer (SRE)

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Remote
Hiring Remotely in U.S.
88K-131K Annually
Senior level
Remote
Hiring Remotely in U.S.
88K-131K Annually
Senior level
The Senior Site Reliability Engineer ensures system reliability, develops automated deployment strategies, and enhances software delivery through collaboration and best practices.
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JOB DESCRIPTION

Role Overview:

As a Senior Site Reliability Engineer, you will be instrumental in ensuring the reliability, scalability, and performance of our systems. You will develop and implement strategies for automated software deployment, maintain robust monitoring and observability infrastructure, and drive industry best practices. Your role will involve close collaboration with cross-functional teams to enhance the software delivery lifecycle and improve operational responses through automation and training. Additionally, you will participate in an on-call rotation for incident response. 

Responsibilities: 

  • Develop and implement strategies for predictable and automated software deployment across various environments. 

  • Design, implement, and govern our monitoring infrastructure to ensure optimal service reliability and performance. 

  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define and refine release and reliability engineering processes, ensuring alignment with business needs and industry best practices. 

  • Work closely with development, operations, and quality assurance teams to establish strong partnerships and streamline the software delivery lifecycle. 

  • Stay updated on the latest trends and advancements in release and reliability engineering, applying relevant knowledge to improve our infrastructure and processes. 

  • Collaborate with stakeholders to establish and track key performance indicators (KPIs) and service level indicators (SLIs) for release and reliability engineering, regularly reporting on progress and identifying areas for improvement. 

Qualifications: 

  • Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, or a related field, or equivalent work experience. 

  • Minimum 5 years' experience in release engineering, service reliability engineering, or a related field, with a proven record of accomplishment of managing complex software deployments and maintaining high availability systems. 

  • Strong background in cloud computing platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP) and their associated deployment and monitoring services. 

  • Proficiency in implementing and managing automated deployment and monitoring tools. 

  • Familiarity with observability tools and practices, including logging, metrics, and alerting. 

  • In-depth knowledge of industry best practices and emerging trends in release and reliability engineering. 

  • Excellent problem-solving and troubleshooting skills, with the ability to navigate complex technical challenges. 

  • Effective communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across cross-functional teams. 

  • Experienced in working with messaging and event bus queues ensuring efficient message processing. 

  • Proficient in performance monitoring and improvement for SQL and NoSQL database systems 

  • Results-oriented mindset with a focus on driving continuous improvement and exceeding performance targets. 

  • Experience with scripting languages such as PowerShell, Bash, and/or Groovy. 

  • This role is fully remote; candidates must be willing to travel for infrequent team meetings. 

 

 

POSITION TYPE

Regular

PAY RANGE

The targeted base salary for this position is $87,500 to $131,100 per year. The final compensation will be determined by a number of factors such as qualifications, expertise, and the candidate’s geographical location.

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Green Dot promotes diversity and provides equal opportunity for all applicants and employees. We are dedicated to building a company that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We believe that the more inclusive we are, the better our work (and work environment) will be for everyone. Additionally, Green Dot provides reasonable accommodations for candidates on request and respects applicants' privacy rights.

Top Skills

AWS
Azure
Bash
GCP
Groovy
NoSQL
Powershell
SQL

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