Platform Science is hiring a
Staff Site Reliability Engineer

Summary

The job is for a Staff SRE in San Diego (or remote) to solve operational problems, support development teams, and ensure reliability of production services. The role involves leading the development of CI/CD pipelines, architecting Helm charts, establishing observability solutions, conducting Production Readiness Reviews, designing software solutions to address operational challenges, fulfilling on-call duties, improving resiliency using chaos engineering, etc.

Requirements

• Possess 9+ years of hands-on experience in SRE or Platform Engineering roles
• Demonstrated expertise (4+ years) with automation technologies like Jenkins, ArgoCD, or similar
• Extensive (3+ years) experience with Kubernetes, Helm, and Docker within production environments
• Proficiency with current software development lifecycle (SDLC) concepts and best practices, CI/CD pipelines, and test-driven development
• Experience with AWS, encompassing proficiency in EKS, IAM, autoscaling, networking, and load balancing/request routing in a production environment
• Proficient in Python, Bash, Nodejs, and/or Go
• Proficient with distributed tracing methodologies and observability tools such as Prometheus, ELK, or Datadog
• Strong emphasis on documentation and fostering knowledge-sharing practices within the team and organization
• Track record of successfully training and mentoring engineers
• Proven expertise in optimizing performance and managing costs within cloud environments
• Sound understanding of SLI/SLO concepts and adherence to SRE best practices

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and enhancement of Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) pipelines
• Architect and maintain Helm charts to streamline application deployment and management
• Establish standardized observability solutions to empower development teams in efficiently managing their applications
• Lead the effort in promoting and prioritizing reliability, driving achievement of uptime goals and mentoring colleagues in SRE best practices
• Conduct comprehensive Production Readiness Reviews, working with teams to identify and establish Service Level Objectives (SLOs), and ensure high-quality and dependable services
• Design and develop software solutions to address operational challenges effectively to improve system stability and reliability
• Fulfill on-call duties, providing expert support to development teams for mission-critical applications in production environments
• Improve the resiliency of applications and systems using chaos engineering

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Short-term and long-term disability insurances
• AD&D and life insurance
• 401k plan
• Paid vacation, sick leave and holidays
• Six weeks of paid parental leave