Senior Site Reliability Engineer

Grubhub; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 159,000 - 172,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

401K plan

Medical, dental, and vision plans

Hybrid work model

Job summary

Grubhub, now part of Wonder, is seeking a Senior Engineer on the Runtime Automation team in Chicago/Illinois. You will design, automate, and secure our core infrastructure, CI/CD ecosystems, and multi‑cloud deployments across AWS and GCP, with focus on Docker, IaC, AMIs, and Linux tuning.

This role drives reliability, scalability, and observability, owning CI/CD pipelines with Jenkins and Spinnaker, scaling IaC, and hardening payment environments while mentoring engineers in a hybrid office

Qualifications

• Strong architectural and leadership experience.
• Hands-on IaC with Terraform and/or Pulumi.
• Experience with Jenkins and Spinnaker.
• Deep Linux internals knowledge.
• Automation scripting in Python and Bash.
• Cloud experience in AWS and GCP.
• Docker containerization and image automation.
• Observability using Vector, Datadog, Splunk.
• Security-conscious in card payment environments.
• Excellent collaboration and incident response.

Responsibilities

• Define architectural strategies and drive platform engineering decisions.
• Mentor engineers and conduct code/architecture reviews.
• Scale IaC across cloud environments using Terraform or Pulumi.
• Own CI/CD pipelines with Jenkins and Spinnaker.
• Harden card payment infrastructure for security and compliance.
• Manage AMIs and Docker images and streamline deployment workflows.
• Troubleshoot large-scale infrastructure and tune Linux systems.
• Maintain enterprise logging and observability with Vector, Datadog, Splunk.
• Participate in on-call rotation and incident response.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to improve reliability.

Job description

About Grubhub

At Grubhub, we believe food is more than just a meal: It’s a source of discovery, connection, and pure enjoyment. There’s a time and place for every type of dish, from hidden neighborhood gems to tried-and-true favorites, and we exist to connect people with the food they love in all the ways they like to dig in. We’ve been at it since 2004, but now, as part of Wonder, Grubhub is operating with a renewed sense of momentum and the high-velocity energy of a powerhouse startup.

As a leading U.S. ordering and delivery marketplace, we feature over 415,000 merchants in more than 4,000 cities, creating the ultimate food experience by elevating online ordering through innovative restaurant technology, easy-to-use platforms, and an improved delivery experience. We are constantly finding new ways to innovate—from integrated grocery delivery with groceries powered by Instacart to exclusive loyalty programs. Join our team, based out of New York City, Chicago and Denver, and help us give our diners the exceptional value they deserve.

About The Opportunity

As a Senior Engineer on the Runtime Automation team, you will design, automate, and secure our core infrastructure, deployment platforms, and CI/CD ecosystems. Our team is responsible for managing our centralized Enterprise Logging Platform (Vector, Datadog, Splunk), engineering robust multi-cloud solutions across AWS and GCP, and driving automated deployment infrastructure via Jenkins and Spinnaker. In this role, you will focus deeply on containerization (Docker), Infrastructure as Code (IaC via Terraform and/or Pulumi), server image management (AMI), and low-level Linux operating system engineering, while ensuring top-tier observability and strict security across our mission-critical card payment environment. This is a high-impact position driving continuous reliability, deep system optimization, and automation across our entire technology ecosystem.

The Impact You Will Make

• Guide Technical Direction and Innovation: help define architectural strategies, introducing modern platform engineering practices, and driving complex technical decisions across infrastructure and CI/CD platforms.

• Coach and Mentor Engineers: Foster a culture of technical excellence by mentoring and coaching mid-level and junior engineers, conducting rigorous code and architecture reviews, and promoting continuous knowledge sharing.

• Scale Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Architect, maintain, and modernize declarative infrastructure across cloud environments using Terraform and/or Pulumi to drive reliability and self-service capabilities.

• Orchestrate Global CI/CD Infrastructure: Own, scale, and optimize high-throughput multi-cloud deployment pipelines using Jenkins and Spinnaker, ensuring fast, secure, and friction-free software delivery workflows.

• Secure and Standardize Payment Environments: Architect and harden our card payment infrastructure, ensuring the highest standards of data security, compliance, and proactive vulnerability mitigation.

• Optimize Infrastructure and Container Lifecycles: Own and scale the automated pipeline for AWS AMIs and Docker containers, using configuration management tools to ensure consistent, secure, and reliable image deployment workflows.

• Optimize Systems: Troubleshoot and optimize mission-critical infrastructure at scale, leveraging deep Linux internals knowledge and kernel-level tuning to maximize efficiency and stability.

• Advance Enterprise Logging and Observability: Scale and maintain our data ingestion workflows and centralized logging platform using Vector, Datadog, and Splunk, building robust dashboards and advanced alerting mechanisms to minimize downtime.

• Foster Operational Excellence: Participate in the team’s on‑call rotation as an incident responder, leading postmortem discussions and writing automation scripts to eliminate repetitive operational toil.

What You Bring to the Table

• Technical Leadership and Mentorship: Proven experience or strong aptitude for helping guide technical direction, making sound architectural choices, and successfully coaching/mentoring other engineers.

• Infrastructure as Code (IaC) Expertise: Hands‑on familiarity and engineering experience with modern IaC frameworks, specifically Terraform and/or Pulumi, to manage complex cloud resources.

• CI/CD and Deployment Expertise: Robust, hands‑on familiarity with configuring, scaling, and troubleshooting enterprise CI/CD systems, specifically Jenkins pipelines and Spinnaker deployments.

• Linux Internals and Systems Engineering: Deep, expert‑level proficiency in Linux operating systems with proven experience in low‑level system performance troubleshooting.

• Automation and Advanced Scripting: High proficiency in scripting and software automation utilizing Python and Bash to build internal tools, optimize processes, and eliminate technical overhead.

• Core Cloud Expertise: Strong engineering experience with AWS services (specifically EC2, Load Balancers, and AMI building) along with robust operational familiarity with Google Cloud Platform (GCP).

• Containerization and Image Automation: Advanced, hands‑on experience with Docker containerization and automated configuration management tools (such as Ansible).

• Observability and Logging Expertise: Solid command over administering, configuring, and scaling large‑scale enterprise logging and monitoring solutions, specifically Vector, Datadog, and Splunk.

• Security‑First Mindset: Strong familiarity with building and maintaining secure infrastructure, particularly within highly regulated or card payment environments.

• Collaboration and Communication: Excellent problem‑solving skills, rigorous attention to detail, and a proven ability to lead cross‑functional incident responses and knowledge sharing.

• Nice‑to‑Have / Plus: Prior exposure to or experience with Kubernetes‑native orchestration and architectures (e.g., EKS, GKE).

Our hybrid model requires 3 days a week in the office. That said, many team members choose to come in more often to take advantage of in‑person collaboration and connection. You’re welcome—and encouraged—to be in the office up to 5 days a week if it works for you.

#LI-Hybrid

Illinois: $158,500 - $172,000 per year.

New York: $176,000 - $191,000 per year.

Wonder uses geographic‑specific salary structures, which means the salary offered may vary depending on where the job is located. The final salary offer will take into account various factors, such as the candidate’s skills, education, training, credentials, and experience.

Benefits

We offer a competitive salary package including equity and 401K. Additionally, we provide multiple medical, dental, and vision plans to meet all of our employees’ needs as well as many benefits and perks that are not listed.

A Final Note

At Wonder, we build the best teams by hiring with an objective lens — evaluating people for their potential while championing diversity, equity, and inclusion. We do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, age, military service eligibility, veteran status, marital status, disability, or any other protected class. As part of our commitment to fair and compliant hiring practices, Wonder participates in the federal government’s E‑Verify program to confirm employment eligibility. If you need an accommodation during the interview process, please let your recruiter know.