Staff Site Reliability Engineer

Summary

Join our team as a Site Reliability Engineer at Forma, where you will design and implement foundational infrastructure and developer experience, shaping the direction of infrastructure and tooling as we grow.

Requirements

• 8+ years of backend software development experience
• Strong understanding of operating systems (Linux, Windows, etc.), networking, and cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP, and/or Azure)
• Knowledge of containerization technologies (Kubernetes) and orchestration tools
• Expertise in at least one programming language (Python, Go, Java, etc.) and scripting languages (Bash)
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and tools (Circle CI, Github Actions, etc.) to automate software delivery and deployments
• Working knowledge of IAC tools such as Terraform

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain on-call, monitoring and alerting systems to proactively detect issues before they impact users
• Troubleshoot and resolve outages, conduct post-incident reviews (postmortems), and implement changes to prevent future occurrences
• Develop tools and scripts to streamline operations, reduce manual toil, and improve efficiency
• Build and maintain promote best practices, and troubleshoot CI/CD infrastructure
• Analyze complex problems, identify root causes, and develop effective solutions
• Mentor Engineering team members to promote a culture of technical excellence and innovation
• Apply software engineering principles to infrastructure and operations. Conduct chaos engineering experiments to identify system weaknesses and improve resilience

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience at an early-stage startup is a plus
• Fintech experience a plus

Benefits

• Remote-first working environment
• Medical, dental and vision insurance plans
• Employee wellness program
• One-time home office stipend
• 401(k) savings plan
• Flexible PTO policy
• 12 weeks Parental Leave + 4 additional weeks for the Birthing Parent