Embedded Site Reliability Engineer (Samsung Ads)

National Black MBA Association; Mountain View (CA); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Samsung Ads is seeking an Embedded Site Reliability Engineer to design and lead the DevOps infrastructure for our global ad tech platform. You will shape the strategy for reliability, scalability, and performance, collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver robust systems across cloud environments.

The role emphasizes CI/CD, monitoring, capacity planning, security alignment, and on-call support, with California-specific considerations.

Qualifications

• 8+ years leading embedded SRE/DevOps for large-scale ad tech or cloud platforms.
• Strong knowledge of cloud providers (AWS/Azure/GCP) and Kubernetes.
• Experience with CI/CD automation and IaC tooling.
• Familiarity with monitoring/logging stacks (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK).

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and manage scalable infrastructure for ad tech platform.
• Collaborate with development teams to integrate DevOps into SDLC.
• Implement and maintain CI/CD pipelines for automated delivery.
• Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize system performance for high availability.
• Plan capacity growth and disaster recovery strategies.
• Work with security teams to enforce infrastructure security.
• Participate in on-call rotations for 24/7 support.
• Evaluate and adopt new technologies to improve infrastructure efficiency.
• Serve as Infrastructure and Operations SME for the development team.
• Lead future capacity planning and BCP initiatives.

Skills

Cloud platforms

Leadership

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

PhD

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Terraform

Ansible

Python

Prometheus

Grafana

ELK

Job description

In recent years, Samsung has transformed its hardware dominance into a dynamic ecosystem of engaging services across devices. Enter Samsung Ads - a thriving business poised for even greater success. Our Global Ads Product & Engineering team, with a strong presence in five countries, is at the heart of this evolution. We're the innovators behind the products, tech, and tools driving ad-based monetization. Join us and be part of shaping the future of advertising tech on a global scale!The Site Reliability team at Samsung ads operates a multi-million dollar ad tech ecosystem composed of several critical revenue bearing systems. We are looking for a passionate Embedded Site Reliability Engineer who will lead the technical strategy and vision for our underpinning infrastructure, alerting & monitoring, infrastructure provisioning, networking, and development tooling in collaboration with other engineering teams and leadership. Sounds like you? Read on!As an Embedded Site Reliability Engineer specializing in DevOps Infrastructure at Samsung Ads, you will play a crucial role in ensuring the reliability, scalability, and performance of our advertising technology platform. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to design, implement, and maintain robust and efficient infrastructure solutions.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, implement, and manage scalable and resilient infrastructure solutions for our advertising technology platform.
• Collaborate with development teams to integrate DevOps best practices into the software development lifecycle.
• Implement and maintain CI/CD pipelines to automate software delivery and deployment processes.
• Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize system performance to ensure high availability and reliability.
• Evaluating and estimating capacity and growth plan projections for future.
• Work closely with security teams to implement and enforce best practices for infrastructure security.
• Participate in on-call rotations to provide 24/7 support for critical systems.
• Continuously evaluate and implement new technologies to enhance the efficiency of our infrastructure.
• Being the Infrastructure and Operation subject matter expert for the development team.
• Plan for the future capacity and growth plans including disaster recovery and BCP.

Qualifications:

• Typically requires at least 8 years of related experience and a Bachelor's degree; or 6 years and a Master's degree; or a PhD with 3 years.
• Strong understanding of cloud technologies (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP) and expertise managing cloud native applications on Kubernetes.
• Proven experience with containerization and orchestration tools (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).
• Expertise in automation and scripting (e.g., Terraform, Ansible, Python) and infrastructure as code (IaC) tools.
• Familiarity with monitoring and logging tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, ELK stack).
• Excellent communication and leadership skills.
• Knowledge of Ad Tech would be preferable.

If you are passionate about ensuring the reliability and scalability of cutting-edge advertising technology, we invite you to join our team at Samsung Ads.

CALIFORNIA ONLY

Compensation for this role is expected to be between $180,000 and $200,000. Actual pay will be determined considering factors such as relevant skills and experience, and comparison to other employees in the role.