Senior Site Reliability Engineer

Gruve; Redwood City (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A software services startup based in Redwood City, California, is looking for a Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) to lead architectural improvements across IT and infrastructure. The successful candidate will have 6-9 years of experience, particularly with Kubernetes, as well as a strong coding background. This full-time, onsite role includes mentoring engineers and driving automation. Join this innovative team in a collaborative environment where your contributions can make a real impact.

Qualifications

• 6-9 years of SRE or platform engineering experience.
• Expert understanding of Kubernetes operations.
• Strong coding background in Python, Go, or Java.
• Deep knowledge of observability tools like Prometheus and Grafana.

Responsibilities

• Lead reliability strategy and architectural improvements.
• Mentor junior and mid‑level SREs.
• Drive automation, IaC, and reliability tooling.

Skills

Kubernetes operations

Cloud platform experience (AWS/GCP/Azure)

Advanced networking

Security fundamentals

Python

Go

Java

Prometheus

Grafana

ELK / Fluentd

Job description

About Gruve

Gruve is an innovative software services startup dedicated to transforming enterprises into AI powerhouses. We specialize in cybersecurity, customer experience, cloud infrastructure, and advanced technologies such as Large Language Models (LLMs). Our mission is to assist our customers in their business strategies utilizing their data to make more intelligent decisions. As a well‑funded early‑stage startup, Gruve offers a dynamic environment with strong customer and partner networks.

About the Role

This role leads reliability strategy and architectural improvements across infrastructure, GPU systems, observability, ML Ops and IT Ops. Mentor engineers, manage high‑severity incidents, and drive SLO governance. You will work with other SRE engineers to set up, maintain, and troubleshoot the stack from bare metal through the application layer.

Key Responsibilities

• Architect reliability improvements across Kubernetes, GPU infrastructure, ML Ops, networking, and monitoring.
• Lead incident management, blameless post‑mortems, and error‑budget policies.
• Drive automation, IaC, and reliability tooling at scale.
• Oversee metrics, logs, tracing, and dashboards; ensure actionable alerting.
• Integrate GPU operators/exporters and model lifecycle workflows for inference platforms.
• Mentor junior and mid‑level SREs and guide cross‑team initiatives.

Basic Qualifications

• 6–9 years of SRE or platform engineering experience.
• Expert Kubernetes operations and cloud platform experience (AWS/GCP/Azure).
• Advanced networking and security fundamentals.
• Strong coding background (Python, Go, or Java).
• Deep observability knowledge (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK / Fluentd).

Preferred Qualifications

• GPU reference architecture expertise and performance tuning.
• Experience with chaos engineering, capacity planning, and multi‑region design.

This is an onsite, full‑time position with Gruve. The role is open at our Redwood City, California, and Edison, New Jersey offices.

Why Gruve

At Gruve, we foster a culture of innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive and contribute their best work. If you’re passionate about technology and eager to make an impact, we’d love to hear from you.

Gruve is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and thank all who apply; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.