Senior Site Reliability Engineer

Replit; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Salary & Equity

401(k) 4% match (US)

Health, Dental, Vision & Life

Paid Parental, Medical, CaregiverLeave

Flexible Time Off (FTO) + Holidays

Commuter Benefits

Wellness stipend

In Office Set-Up Reimbursement

Quarterly Team Gatherings

In Office Amenities

Job summary

Replit is seeking a Site Reliability Engineer to help ensure reliability, scalability, and performance of its global infrastructure. You will bridge development and operations, building automation, monitoring, and self-healing systems at scale.

The role emphasizes implementing robust observability, incident response leadership, and capacity planning to reduce MTTR while sustaining rapid growth across regions.

Qualifications

• 4–8 years of experience in Site Reliability Engineering or similar roles (DevOps, Systems Engineering)
• Strong programming skills in Python, Go, or similar for automation
• Deep understanding of distributed systems and cloud-native tech
• Experience with container orchestration (Kubernetes) and observability tools
• Proven track record in monitoring/observability, incident management, and IaC
• Experience with infrastructure as code and configuration management tools

Responsibilities

• Design and implement observability solutions with real-time dashboards and alerts
• Drive automation and infrastructure as code across deployments and CI/CD pipelines
• Establish SLOs/SLIs with product and engineering teams and monitor them
• Lead incident response, post-mortems, and runbook development
• Identify and resolve performance bottlenecks, optimize resource usage across regions

Skills

Python

Go

Distributed Systems

Observability

Incident Management

Automation

Tools

Kubernetes

Terraform

Ansible

Pulumi

Job description

Replit is the agentic software creation platform that enables anyone to build applications using natural language. With millions of users worldwide, Replit is democratizing software development by removing traditional barriers to application creation.

About the role:

Join our Site Reliability Engineering team and help ensure the reliability, scalability, and performance of Replit's infrastructure that serves millions of developers worldwide. As a Site Reliability Engineer, you will bridge the gap between development and operations, implementing automation and establishing best practices that enable our platform to scale efficiently while maintaining high availability.

We are seeking SREs who are passionate about building and maintaining resilient systems at scale. Your mission will be to design and implement robust monitoring solutions, automate operational tasks, and continuously improve our infrastructure's reliability and performance.

You will:

• Design and Implement Observability Solutions: Develop comprehensive monitoring and alerting systems using modern observability tools. Create dashboards and metrics that provide real-time visibility into system health and performance. Implement logging strategies that enable quick problem identification and resolution.
• Drive Automation and Infrastructure as Code: Architect and implement infrastructure automation solutions using tools like Terraform, Ansible, or Pulumi. Design and maintain CI/CD pipelines that enable reliable and consistent deployments. Create self-healing systems that can automatically respond to common failure scenarios.
• Establish SLOs and SLIs: Work with product and engineering teams to define and implement Service Level Objectives (SLOs) and Service Level Indicators (SLIs). Build systems to track and report on these metrics, ensuring we maintain high reliability standards while balancing innovation speed.
• Incident Management and Response: Lead incident response efforts, conducting thorough post-mortems, and implementing improvements to prevent future occurrences. Develop and maintain runbooks for critical services. Build tools and processes that reduce Mean Time To Recovery (MTTR).
• Performance Optimization: Identify and resolve performance bottlenecks across our infrastructure. Implement capacity planning strategies and optimize resource utilization. Work on reducing latency and improving system efficiency across global regions.

Required skills and experience:

• 4-8 years of experience in Site Reliability Engineering or similar roles (DevOps, Systems Engineering, Infrastructure Engineering)
• Strong programming skills in languages commonly used for automation (Python, Go, or similar)
• Deep understanding of distributed systems
• Experience with container orchestration platforms (Kubernetes) and cloud-native technologies
• Proven track record of implementing and maintaining monitoring/observability solutions
• Strong incident management skills with experience leading incident response
• Experience with infrastructure as code and configuration management tools

Bonus Points:

• Experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP) services and tools
• Knowledge of modern observability platforms (Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog, etc.)

What we value:

• Problem-solving mindset: Ability to approach complex operational challenges systematically and devise effective solutions
• Self-directed and autonomous: Capable of working independently while collaborating effectively with cross-functional teams
• Strong communication skills: Ability to explain complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences
• Continuous learning: Passion for staying current with industry best practices and new technologies
• Focus on automation: Strong belief in automating repetitive tasks and building self-healing systems

Full-Time Employee Benefits Include:

• Competitive Salary & Equity
• 401(k) Program with a 4% match (US Only)
• Health, Dental, Vision and Life Insurance
• Short Term and Long Term Disability
• Paid Parental, Medical, Caregiver Leave
• Flexible Time Off (FTO) + Holidays
• Commuter Benefits (In-Office & US Only)
• Monthly Wellness Stipend
• Autonomous Work Environment
• In Office Set-Up Reimbursement (In-Office Only)
• Quarterly Team Gatherings
• In Office Amenities (In-Office Only)

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Interviewing + Culture at Replit

• Operating Principles
• Reasons not to work at Replit

To achieve our mission of making programming more accessible around the world, we need our team to be representative of the world. We welcome your unique perspective and experiences in shaping this product. We encourage people from all kinds of backgrounds to apply, including and especially candidates from underrepresented and non-traditional backgrounds.