Senior Site Reliability Engineer

Fivetran; Oakland (CA); Hybrid; USD 174,915 - 209,906; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

100% employer-paid medical insurance

Generous paid time-off policy (PTO)

RSU stock grants

Professional development and training opportunities

Company virtual happy hours

Free food and fun team-building activities

Monthly cell phone stipend

Access to innovative mental health support platform

Job summary

Fivetran in Oakland, California, is seeking a Senior Site Reliability Engineer to enhance the reliability and performance of their data infrastructure. This full-time, hybrid position involves collaborating with engineering and product teams, ensuring robust incident response and deploying scalable solutions.

The ideal candidate will have over 5 years of experience in SaaS operations, strong knowledge of cloud platforms, and familiarity with tools like Kubernetes and Terraform. The position offers competitive pay and a range of benefits.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience working with SaaS products at scale.
• Working knowledge of managed Kubernetes (EKS, AKS and GKE).
• Knowledge of Cloud Platforms and related tooling: AWS, Azure, GCP, Terraform, Ansible, Buildkite, Pulumi and ArgoCD.
• Experience in Python/Shell scripting. Bonus if you have Java, GO.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for ongoing reliability and robustness of Fivetran’s production infrastructure.
• Evolve systems by adding reliability into our product roadmap.
• Coordinate the re-prioritize or fix critical bugs for support or sales requirements.
• Make recommendations to production infrastructure to ensure 100% availability.
• Ensure scalable artifacts deployment to all environments by automation scripts.
• Monitor infrastructure vulnerabilities and remedy them working with the security team.

Skills

Experience working with SaaS products at scale

Knowledge of managed Kubernetes (EKS, AKS, GKE)

Cloud Platforms: AWS, Azure, GCP, Terraform

Experience in Python/Shell scripting

Linux operating systems administration

Experience with databases such as PostgreSQL

Tools

Kubernetes

Terraform

Ansible

Python

GoLang

Java

AWS

GCP

Azure

Grafana

Buildkite

Temporal

Job description

Oakland, California, United States, AMER

Position Title: Senior Site Reliability Engineer

About the Role

Fivetran is building data pipelines to power the modern data stack for thousands of companies.

Fivetran is looking for a high-performance, experienced engineer to be a part of a team of Site Reliability Engineers. You will be working closely with engineering teams, product managers, as well as support and sales engineers to build the future of the Fivetran Data Platform Reliability.

As a member of the Site Reliability Engineering team, you will take ownership of the overall performance and reliability of Fivetran's infrastructure, the robustness of the deployment pipeline, as well as timely and effective incident response and resolution. You will take responsibility for the growth and stability of Fivetran's infrastructure, and be a key player driving effective incident response and overall issue avoidance.

This is a full-time, hybrid position based out of our Oakland, CA Office. Our hybrid work model offers a blend of remote flexibility and in-person collaboration, including two days in the office each week to connect and build as a team.

Technologies You'll Use

Kubernetes, PostgreSQL, ArgoCD, Terraform, Ansible, Python, Go, Java, AWS, GCP, Azure, Grafana, Buildkite, Temporal etc.

What You'll Do

• Responsible for ongoing reliability and robustness of Fivetran’s production infrastructure by monitoring availability, capacity, and throughput.
• Evolve systems by adding reliability into our product roadmap.
• Coordinate the re-prioritize or fix critical bugs for support or sales requirements as needed.
• Make recommendations to production infrastructure by interfacing with engineering to ensure 100% availability.
• Ensure scalable artifacts deployment to all environments by automation scripts.
• Constantly monitor infrastructure vulnerabilities and remedy them by working with the security team.

Skills Were Looking For

• 5+ years of experience working with SaaS products at scale.
• Working knowledge of managed Kubernetes (EKS, AKS and GKE).
• Knowledge of Cloud Platforms and related tooling: AWS, Azure, GCP, Terraform, Ansible, Buildkite, Pulumi and ArgoCD.
• Experience in Python/Shell scripting. Bonus if you have Java, GO, etc.
• Experience with Linux operating systems internals and administration.
• Experience with cloud networking like VPNs, PrivateLinks, and Private Service Connect (GCP).
• Experience with databases such as PostgreSQL.

Optional Bonus Skills

• Java, GoLang Programming skills.

Perks and Benefits

• 100% employer-paid medical insurance*
• Generous paid time-off policy (PTO), plus paid sick time, inclusive parental leave policy, holidays, and volunteer days off.
• RSU stock grants*
• Professional development and training opportunities.
• Company virtual happy hours, free food, and fun team-building activities.
• Monthly cell phone stipend.
• Access to an innovative mental health support platform that offers personalized care and resources in areas such as therapy, coaching, and self-guided mindfulness exercises for all covered employees and their covered dependents.

*May vary by country and worker type - please reach out to your recruiter for more information.

Oakland Pay Range: $174,915 — $209,906.50 USD

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability/protected veterans.

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