Senior SRE: Scale, Reliability & Observability Lead

Alien Blue; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 190,800 - 267,100; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive Healthcare Benefits

401k Matching

Flexible Vacation

Paid Volunteer time off

4+ months paid Parental Leave

Job summary

A leading tech company in Chicago is seeking a Senior Site Reliability Engineer to enhance the reliability and performance of its engineering platforms. The ideal candidate will have over 5 years of relevant experience, strong proficiency in programming languages like Go and Python, and familiarity with Kubernetes. This role includes responsibilities such as designing resilient systems, automating processes, and diagnosing issues. Comprehensive benefits include healthcare, 401k matching, and generous parental leave.

Qualifications

• Experience in developing high-traffic backend systems.
• Ability to debug and optimize code.
• Strong working knowledge of Linux and containers.

Responsibilities

• Design systems that are resilient and performant.
• Improve the availability and scalability of services.
• Automate repetitive tasks and build supporting tools.
• Diagnose and resolve system-level issues.

Skills

5+ years of experience in Software Engineering

Proficiency in Go and Python

Experience with Kubernetes and Cloud systems

Strong troubleshooting skills

Excellent communication skills

Tools

Prometheus

Thanos

Grafana

Vector

Clickhouse

Job description

A leading tech company in Chicago is seeking a Senior Site Reliability Engineer to enhance the reliability and performance of its engineering platforms. The ideal candidate will have over 5 years of relevant experience, strong proficiency in programming languages like Go and Python, and familiarity with Kubernetes. This role includes responsibilities such as designing resilient systems, automating processes, and diagnosing issues. Comprehensive benefits include healthcare, 401k matching, and generous parental leave.