Senior Site Reliability Engineer

Sage Recruiting Inc.

Canada

On-site

CAD 180,000 - 200,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Unlimited vacation

Comprehensive health and dental benefits

Job summary

A recruitment agency is seeking a Senior Site Reliability Engineer to join a founding team for a new fintech platform in Canada. This role involves building the SRE program, leading incident responses, and ensuring system reliability in a high-impact environment. Ideal candidates have over 10 years of technical experience, with expertise in AWS, Linux, and container technologies. Competitive salary and unlimited vacation are offered.

Qualifications

10+ years of technical experience, with 5–8+ years in SRE or related roles.
Experience in high-volume, 24x7 production environments.
Strong understanding of observability tools.

Responsibilities

Build and own the SRE program from scratch.
Lead incident response and post-incident reviews.
Partner with engineering to design reliable systems.

Skills

Experience in SRE

AWS knowledge

Linux proficiency

Containerization (Docker, Kubernetes)

Programming in Python or Bash

CI/CD experience

Problem-solving skills

Communication skills

Tools

GitHub Actions

ArgoCD

Job description

This range is provided by Sage Recruiting Inc.. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.

Base pay range

CA$180,000.00/yr - CA$200,000.00/yr

Senior Site Reliability Engineer (Founding Role)

Location: Canada

About the Role

This team is building a brand-new fintech platform from the ground up and is looking for an experienced Senior Site Reliability Engineer to join as one of the founding members of the team. This is a high-impact, staff-level position where you’ll shape the early architecture, define reliability practices, and directly influence how the platform scales.

If you love solving hard problems, building things that last, and having your fingerprints all over a greenfield project, this one’s for you.

What You’ll Do

Build and own the SRE program from scratch, including processes, tools, and best practices
Lead incident response, on-call, alerting, escalation, and post-incident reviews
Partner closely with engineering and infrastructure to design reliable, scalable systems
Define and meet uptime SLAs using metrics, tracing, and observability tools
Develop automation to improve deployment speed, reliability, and performance
Strengthen CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, ArgoCD, or similar)
Contribute to architectural decisions that shape the product’s long-term success

What You Bring

10+ years of overall technical experience, including 5–8+ years in SRE, DevOps, or Systems Engineering roles in high-volume, 24×7 production environments
Proficiency with AWS and Linux systems
Deep experience with containerization (Docker, Kubernetes, EKS)
Strong understanding of observability (logs, traces, metrics)
Programming/scripting in Python or Bash for automation
CI/CD experience (GitHub Actions, ArgoCD, or similar)
Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail
Clear communication skills and a collaborative mindset

Nice to Have

Fintech or startup experience
Familiarity with TypeScript/Node.js
Experience with Kafka, Redis, and RDS

The Challenge

This is a “build it from the ground up” role. You’ll initially take full ownership of reliability and on-call, which means a heavier on-call load early on until the team grows. Once additional hires are made, this will transition into a more balanced rotation. You’ll be instrumental in designing the playbooks, tools, and culture for reliability excellence.

Compensation