Senior Site Reliability Engineer (SRE)

Green Dot Corporation; United States; Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Green Dot Corporation is seeking a Senior Site Reliability Engineer in a structured hybrid role with three days in the office and remote flexibility. The position is based in West Los Angeles, CA, with occasional travel for team meetings.

You will drive automated deployment, robust monitoring, and reliable performance across environments, collaborating with cross-functional teams and maintaining on-call readiness.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience in CS/engineering.
• 5+ years in release engineering or site reliability engineering with complex deployments.
• Strong cloud experience (AWS/Azure/GCP) and deployment/monitoring services.
• Proficient in automated deployment and monitoring tools.
• Familiar with observability (logging/metrics/alerting).
• Knowledge of best practices and trends in release/reliability engineering.
• Excellent problem-solving and troubleshooting skills.
• Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration.
• Experience with messaging/event queues for efficient processing.
• DB performance monitoring for SQL and NoSQL systems.
• Scripting in PowerShell, Bash, or Groovy.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement automated deployment strategies across environments.
• Design and govern monitoring infrastructure for reliability and performance.
• Collaborate to define release and reliability processes aligned with best practices.
• Work with development/ops/QA to streamline software delivery lifecycle.
• Stay updated on trends in release/reliability engineering and apply improvements.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to track KPIs and SLIs for release reliability.

Skills

Release engineering

Site reliability

Cloud platforms

Monitoring & observability

Automation

Problem solving

Communication

SQL/NoSQL performance

Scripting: PowerShell

Scripting: Bash

Scripting: Groovy

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science or engineering

Tools

AWS

Azure

GCP

Prometheus

Grafana

ELK stack

Job description

We're looking for talented professionals to join us in bringing smart money management and payment solutions to everyone's fingertips.

This position is classified as structured hybrid, with an expectation of a minimum of three (3) days per week working in the office and flexibility to work remotely on the remaining days. On-site expectations may evolve over time to support business needs, with clear communication provided in advance.

Location Requirement

• West Los Angeles, CA

Role Overview:

As a Senior Site Reliability Engineer, you will be instrumental in ensuring the reliability, scalability, and performance of our systems. You will develop and implement strategies for automated software deployment, maintain robust monitoring and observability infrastructure, and drive industry best practices. Your role will involve close collaboration with cross-functional teams to enhance the software delivery lifecycle and improve operational responses through automation and training. Additionally, you will participate in an on-call rotation for incident response.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and implement strategies for predictable and automated software deployment across various environments.
• Design, implement, and govern our monitoring infrastructure to ensure optimal service reliability and performance.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define and refine release and reliability engineering processes, ensuring alignment with business needs and industry best practices.
• Work closely with development, operations, and quality assurance teams to establish strong partnerships and streamline the software delivery lifecycle.
• Stay updated on the latest trends and advancements in release and reliability engineering, applying relevant knowledge to improve our infrastructure and processes.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to establish and track key performance indicators (KPIs) and service level indicators (SLIs) for release and reliability engineering, regularly reporting on progress and identifying areas for improvement.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or a related field, or equivalent work experience.
• Minimum 5 years' experience in release engineering, service reliability engineering, or a related field, with a proven record of accomplishment of managing complex software deployments and maintaining high availability systems.
• Strong background in cloud computing platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP) and their associated deployment and monitoring services.
• Proficiency in implementing and managing automated deployment and monitoring tools.
• Familiarity with observability tools and practices, including logging, metrics, and alerting.
• In-depth knowledge of industry best practices and emerging trends in release and reliability engineering.
• Excellent problem-solving and troubleshooting skills, with the ability to navigate complex technical challenges.
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across cross-functional teams.
• Experienced in working with messaging and event bus queues ensuring efficient message processing.
• Proficient in performance monitoring and improvement for SQL and NoSQL database systems
• Results-oriented mindset with a focus on driving continuous improvement and exceeding performance targets.
• Experience with scripting languages such as PowerShell, Bash, and/or Groovy.

This role is fully remote; candidates must be willing to travel for infrequent team meetings.

Ability to work in the U.S. without sponsorship

Ability to meet the location requirement outlined above

POSITION TYPE

Regular

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Work Authorization Requirement

At Green Dot Corporation, we value diversity and strive for fair and inclusive hiring practices. However, we are currently unable to offer visa sponsorship. All applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States at the time of application and throughout the duration of employment, without the need for current or future sponsorship.

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