Site Reliability Engineer

Summary

Join Pythian's next-generation Site Reliability Engineering team as a remote Site Reliability Engineer. You will design, deploy, and operate large-scale distributed systems across various environments. Responsibilities include operating and optimizing Kubernetes clusters, automating workflows, building monitoring solutions, troubleshooting complex issues, partnering with AI/ML teams, and participating in on-call rotations. The ideal candidate possesses experience with Google Cloud, IaC tools, microservices, containers, networking, PKI, and Linux systems administration. A strong SRE mindset focused on automation, scalability, and reliability is essential. Pythian offers a competitive total rewards package, flexible remote work, opportunities for professional development, a wellness budget, and generous paid time off.

Requirements

• Experience with Google Cloud, plus IaC tools (Terraform)
• Strong knowledge of microservices, containers (Kubernetes, Docker), and networking
• Hands-on experience with PKI, service mesh, and Linux systems administration
• SRE mindset with a focus on automation, scalability, and reliability

Responsibilities

• Operate and optimize Kubernetes clusters, Istio service mesh, and Linux-based systems
• Automate workflows using Go, Python, and Shell scripting
• Build monitoring and observability solutions with Prometheus, Grafana, and Loki
• Troubleshoot complex networking, storage, and system performance issues
• Partner with AI/ML teams to ensure infrastructure readiness for model training and data pipelines
• Participate in on-call rotations and postmortem reviews to improve system resilience

Benefits

• Competitive total rewards package
• Flexibly work remotely from your home, there’s no daily travel requirement to an office!
• All you need is a stable internet connection
• Hone your skills or learn new ones with our substantial training allowance; participate in professional development days, attend training, become certified, whatever you like!
• We give you all the equipment you need to work from home including a laptop with your choice of OS, and an annual budget to personalize your work environment!
• You will have an annual wellness budget to make yourself a priority (use it on gym memberships, massages, fitness and more)
• Additionally, you will receive a generous amount of paid vacation and sick days, as well as a day off to volunteer for your favorite charity