Site Reliability Engineer

Filetwigbay; Alexandria (VA); On-site; USD 68,000 - 112,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Mentor

Benefits package

Flexible schedule

Job summary

Filetwigbay in Alexandria, VA is seeking a Site Reliability Engineer on a freelance basis to automate Redis chores, negotiate Pulumi tradeoffs with product teams, and drive reliable performance for Costco's stack.

You will bring 1+ years of Continuous Learning and Written Communication in a tech setting, have a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent, and own secure auth workflows, code quality gates, and on-call runbooks, with a mentor, benefits, and a flexible schedule.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent practical experience.
• 1+ years applying Written Communication in a technology setting.
• 1+ years of Continuous Learning experience.
• The grit to debug at 4pm on a Friday without complaint.

Responsibilities

• Automate Redis maintenance tasks across Alexandria, VA engineering hours.
• Negotiate Pulumi tradeoffs with product teams when Costco timelines clash.
• Handoff runbooks so the next on-call at Costco sleeps better.
• Implement secure authentication and authorization flows using Pulumi.
• Rewrite communications to reduce Costco technical debt.
• Decide when to buy Continuous Learning versus build it for Costco's Alexandria, VA stack.
• Ensure code quality through automated linting, testing, and static analysis.

Skills

Continuous Learning

Redis

Written Communication

Debugging

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Pulumi

Job description

We're hiring a Site Reliability Engineer who treats latency budgets like personal grudges and Jenkins like a second language. You'll bring 1 years of Continuous Learning, and in return get $68,000 - $112,000, a supportive team, and the freedom to drive your own results.

Key Responsibilities

• Automate the manual Redis chores that quietly drain Alexandria, VA engineering hours
• Negotiate Pulumi tradeoffs with product when Costco timelines and reality collide
• Hand off Written Communication runbooks so the next on-call at Costco sleeps better
• Implement secure authentication and authorization flows using Pulumi
• Ship the Written Communication candor-rich rewrite that pays down years of Costco technical debt
• Decide when to buy Continuous Learning versus build it for Costco's Alexandria, VA stack
• Ensure code quality through automated linting, testing, and static analysis

What You'll Bring

• Equal parts Continuous Learning depth and Redis curiosity
• Bachelor's degree in a related field, or equivalent practical experience
• 1+ years putting Written Communication to work in a technology setting
• The grit to debug at 4pm on a Friday without complaint

The fun-loving team behind Costco chose Alexandria on purpose, betting that great technology work doesn't need a coastal zip code. A freelance role with us means real responsibility, real trust, and real support behind you.

For your 1 of Continuous Learning, expect $68,000 - $112,000, a mentor, a benefits package, and the room to grow on a flexible schedule.

Interviews for Alexandria, VA candidates are being booked throughout the month.