Site Reliability Engineer

Energy Innovation Corp; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 119,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Mentorship

Flexible hours

Job summary

Energy Innovation Corp. is seeking a part-time Site Reliability Engineer fluent in Apache Kafka for our Santa Clara, CA team. The role emphasizes reliability, observability, and hands-on incident response with a junior title that grows with proven performance.

The position offers mentorship, flexible hours, and real-world impact on our platform. Expect ELK Stack exposure (1 year) and opportunities to own projects from concept to delivery in a rapidly evolving environment.

Qualifications

• Owns projects from concept to delivery.
• Prioritizes work when everything is urgent.
• Works well with teammates to unblock blockers.
• Has 1 year of Packer experience.
• Shows pattern recognition across tech engagements.
• Improves processes and leaves systems in better shape.

Responsibilities

• Trace a technology number through Cultural Awareness services until it adds up.
• Spike a proof of concept for a quick yes/no decision.
• Document the Communication system to onboard juniors quickly.
• Promote engineering excellence and continuous learning.
• Profile memory use and chase memory leaks on Santa Clara nodes.
• Collaborate with analysts so ECS models reflect real behavior.
• Deliver incremental improvements to the Santa Clara platform regularly.

Skills

Ownership of projects

Prioritization under urgency

Team collaboration

Pattern recognition

Mentorship mindset

Tools

ELK Stack

Packer

Job description

We're opening a part-time Site Reliability Engineer role for an engineer fluent in Apache Kafka and allergic to undocumented surprises. Take stock: $80,000 - $119,000, part-time, 1 years of ELK Stack, and a junior title that grows teeth as you prove yourself.

Key Responsibilities

• Trace a technology number back through Cultural Awareness services until it finally adds up
• Spike a Communication proof of concept fast when DE Shaw needs a yes-or-no answer
• Document the Communication system so the next junior engineer onboards in days, not weeks
• Champion engineering excellence and continuous learning within DE Shaw
• Profile Packer memory use and chase down the leaks crashing Santa Clara nodes
• Pair with technology analysts so DE Shaw's Amazon ECS models match real behavior
• Ship incremental improvements to DE Shaw's Santa Clara platform on a regular cadence

What You'll Bring

• Comfortable owning projects from concept through delivery
• An instinct for prioritization when everything is labeled urgent
• A teammate's instinct to unblock others before yourself
• 1 years of Packer práctica, plus a hunger for what's next
• Pattern recognition earned across many technology engagements
• A history of leaving technology processes better than you found them

DE Shaw began as a side project in Santa Clara and grew into the feedback-hungry platform thousands of technology users now rely on. A junior title opens doors here, but earning real trust is what keeps them open.

We offer $80,000 - $119,000 and the things money cannot fake, real mentorship, lasting benefits, and flexibility you will actually use.

Confirmed active this hour for the Santa Clara, CA crew, no waiting list.

Whether Amazon ECS or Cultural Awareness is your strong suit, this Site Reliability Engineer seat has room for both.