Site Reliability Engineer (Remote)

Partnerize; United States; Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible Time Off Policy

Enhanced parental leave

Regular company events

Company Sponsored Health & Welfare Benefits

401k Plan with 4% match

Enhanced Wellness Program

Job summary

Partnerize is seeking a Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) to enhance our platform's infrastructure. In this role, you'll provide operational support for our software applications, optimize performance, and collaborate with development teams to ensure our services are reliable and scalable. You will need strong Linux administration skills, database knowledge, and proficiency in scripting languages. Partnerize promotes a culture of innovation, offering flexible time off, competitive benefits, and a commitment to diversity and inclusion.

Qualifications

• Experience with databases like MySQL and PostgreSQL.
• Understanding of scripting with Python, Bash, or PHP.
• Knowledge of AWS services and deployment tools like Ansible.

Responsibilities

• Provide operational support for distributed software applications.
• Measure and optimize system performance to meet customer needs.
• Build software to manage platform infrastructure.

Skills

Linux system administration

Problem-solving

Database understanding (MySQL, PostgreSQL, Redis)

Scripting languages (Python, Bash, PHP)

Cloud infrastructure awareness (AWS)

Tools

Docker

Terraform

Git

Monitoring systems (Zabbix, Nagios)

Job description

Overview

Who We Are
At Partnerize, we are on a mission to transform the way businesses grow. We have built the leading partnership automation platform that empowers brands to discover, engage, and convert their audiences at scale. From affiliate marketing to influencer collaborations, we help our clients build and manage profitable partnerships that drive real results. We are a team of problem-solvers dedicated to helping our clients win in the evolving world of digital marketing.

Why Join UsWe are looking for passionate, talented people who want to be part of a winning team. At Partnerize, you will find a culture of collaboration, innovation, and respect. We offer a competitive salary, generous benefits, and a flexible work environment to help you thrive both personally and professionally. If you are ready to grow your career and make a difference, we’d love to hear from you.

Job Overview

We are at a pivotal point in our tech progression. We are looking to grow the technical estate, replace existing systems with new ones, scale and develop the platform. It is an exciting time to join the team in this period.

As an SRE you will be part of the Partnerize Technical Operations team. They work with the business, development and IT functions. You’ll be building the infrastructure, delivering projects and processes required to ensure we remain available, scalable and secure. You will be involved in support, project delivery and maintenance activities completed by the Operational Team.

You should have a keen interest in problem solving, with experience in Linux systems, an understanding of web servers, basic database skills and an interest in DevOps and systems administration.

We’re looking for a mix of technical generalists, specialists, candidates that are new to IT or very experienced. For us, it’s more about the person and the character than the role. We need people who will get excited about taking us to the next stage of our evolution, helping us with their specific skills and experience while learning new ones along the way.

As an SRE at Partnerize, You Will:

• Provide primary operational support and engineering for multiple large, distributed software applications
• Measure and optimise system performance, with an eye toward pushing our capabilities forward, getting ahead of customer needs, and innovating to continually improve
• Build software and systems to manage platform infrastructure and applications
• Improve reliability, quality, and time-to-market of our suite of software solutions
• Partner with development teams to improve services through rigorous testing and release procedures
• Participate in system design consulting, platform management, and capacity planning
• Work closely with development and tech teams ensuring technical issues and projects are correctly managed
• Deliver small and large technical projects in a prompt and timely manner
• Act as an escalation for Support Incidents and assignments while maintaining a high level of quality
• Be responsible for continuous improvement, continuous delivery and continuous integration
• Participate in the On-Call Rotation

Essential Knowledge, Skills and Experience

• Understanding of databases (MySQL, PostgreSQL, Redis)
• Understanding of scripting languages (Python, Bash, PHP)
• Knowledge of platform or application automated deployment and configuration management (Ansible, Docker, Terraform etc)
• Awareness of AWS and other cloud infrastructure services
• Linux system administration skills
• Ability to troubleshoot, diagnose and solve issues independently
• Self-learner, ability to document learning as experience is gained
• Experience as part of a team supporting and maintaining an infrastructure
• A proactive approach to spotting problems, areas for improvement, and performance bottlenecks
• Ability to prioritise workload including occasional Incidents and Problem management
• Knowledge of and experience with ITIL practices

Desirable Knowledge, Skills and Experience

• An interest in development, new technologies and innovation
• Supporting development teams into the refactoring of technical debt
• Kubernetes, docker and containers
• Experience with monitoring systems, e.g. Zabbix, Nagios
• Experience of JIRA and Confluence
• Nginx or web server technologies
• Gluster or storage technologies
• Git and version control
• Elasticsearch technologies – especially Kibana
• Experience with Apache Kafka and Druid

Benefits & Perks

• Flexible Time Off Policy – Take the time you need
• Enhanced parental leave (16 weeks for birth parent, 8 weeks for non-birth parent at full pay) and $100 bonus after the birth of your child
• Regular company events and activities
• Robust Company Sponsored Health & Welfare Benefits
• 401k Plan – 4% employee match
• Enhanced Wellness Program including access to EAP and Wellness Coaching

Our Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion

We are committed to attracting, developing, and advancing our outstanding team members, regardless of race, ethnic identity, sexual orientation, religion, age, gender, gender identity, physical abilities, or any other dimension of diversity. We strive to foster an environment where people can be their authentic selves, raise concerns and innovate, all without fear; where they are treated fairly and respectfully, have equal access to opportunities and resources and can contribute fully to the organization’s success. Every individual in our business is expected to live this commitment without exception.

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