Senior Site Reliability Engineer

Summary

Join Gusto's Infrastructure Engineering team as a Sr. Site Reliability Engineer and build secure, resilient, and accessible systems using AWS, terraform, and Kubernetes. Design and implement production-grade systems, establish automation standards, and plan complex migrations to modern designs. Continuously improve the on-call experience and solve complex problems. The ideal candidate possesses 8+ years of Software Engineering/SRE experience, strong coding skills (Python, Java, Typescript, or Ruby), a systems thinking approach, and effective communication skills. Gusto offers competitive cash compensation ($164,000-$235,000 depending on location), and employees in Denver, San Francisco, and New York will work from the office 2-3 days a week.

Requirements

• 8+ years of Software Engineering / SRE experience
• Strong ability to write code in Python, Java, Typescript or Ruby
• Strong work ethic and self starter who finds a way to operate effectively amidst ambiguity
• Systems Thinking approach to complex systems who seeks to identify small changes that can create big impact
• Resilient problem solver capable of doing whatever it takes to get work done in service of our peers as well as the entire Gusto customer base
• Effective communicator that can simplify complex topics and communicate persuasive ideas

Responsibilities

• Design and implement production grade systems that optimize for resiliency while limiting complexity
• Establish standards and build deterministic automation while optimizing for user accessibility and system reliability
• Plan and execute complex and challenging migrations that help Gusto move forward from legacy systems to more efficient, scalable, modern designs
• Continually improve the on call experience by proposing and implementing long term oriented solutions while optimizing for the sustainability of on call

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience designing elegant but simple systems that optimize for resiliency, but can be easily maintained and operated upon
• Strong experience with Docker and Kubernetes
• Experience with cloud platforms like AWS (preferred), GCP, or Azure and correlated IaaS management tools like Terraform (preferred)
• Experience leading incident remediation for complex systems

Benefits

• Health insurance
• 401(k)s
• Our cash compensation amount for this role is targeted at $164,000-$204,000 in Denver & most remote locations, and $197,000-$235,000 for San Francisco & New York
• Employees who are based in those locations will be expected to work from the office on designated days approximately 2-3 days per week (or more depending on role)