Site Reliability Engineering (SRE)

Weekday (YC W21); New York (NY); On-site; USD 150,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, vision insurance

Generous PTO

Learning & development

Competitive equity or bonus potential

Modern cloud tech stack

Job summary

Weekday (YC W21) is seeking an experienced Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) to join our engineering team in New York City. You will build and maintain highly available, scalable systems, collaborating with software, DevOps, and infrastructure teams to improve reliability and performance.

The role emphasizes automation, observability, and strong problem-solving skills to minimize downtime and support rapid deployment of services in cloud environments using Kubernetes, Terraform, and CI/CD

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related technical field (or equivalent experience)
• 3 years of professional experience in Site Reliability Engineering, DevOps, Infrastructure Engineering, or a related field
• Strong experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform
• Hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform, CloudFormation, or similar tools
• Experience designing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, or similar technologies
• Strong knowledge of Docker, Kubernetes, and container orchestration
• Experience administering Linux-based systems and writing automation scripts using Bash, Python, or PowerShell
• Experience with monitoring, observability, and logging tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, Datadog, or similar platforms
• Strong understanding of system reliability, availability, scalability, and performance
• Experience troubleshooting production systems and resolving complex infrastructure issues
• Strong automation and problem-solving skills
• Ability to work collaboratively with software engineering and infrastructure teams

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain highly available, scalable systems across cloud platforms
• Collaborate with software, DevOps, and infrastructure teams to improve reliability and performance
• Automate operational processes and implement observability and logging practices
• Design and maintain CI/CD pipelines and IaC configurations
• Troubleshoot production issues and drive root-cause analysis
• Improve capacity planning, incident response, and fault-tolerance strategies

Job description

Site Reliability Engineering (SRE)

This role is for one of our clients Location: New York City, NY

Salary Range: $150,000 — $250,000 (Base)

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) to join our engineering team in New York City. In this role, you will be responsible for building and maintaining highly available, scalable, and reliable systems. You will work across infrastructure, cloud platforms, automation, observability, and deployment processes to ensure our applications operate efficiently and reliably at scale.

You will collaborate closely with software engineers, DevOps teams, and infrastructure stakeholders to improve system performance, automate operational processes, strengthen reliability, and minimize downtime.

This role is ideal for engineers who enjoy solving complex infrastructure challenges, automating repetitive processes, and building resilient distributed systems.

Requirements

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related technical field (or equivalent experience)
• 3 years of professional experience in Site Reliability Engineering, DevOps, Infrastructure Engineering, or a related field
• Strong experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform
• Hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform, CloudFormation, or similar tools
• Experience designing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, or similar technologies
• Strong knowledge of Docker, Kubernetes, and container orchestration
• Experience administering Linux-based systems and writing automation scripts using Bash, Python, or PowerShell
• Experience with monitoring, observability, and logging tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, Datadog, or similar platforms
• Strong understanding of system reliability, availability, scalability, and performance
• Experience troubleshooting production systems and resolving complex infrastructure issues
• Strong automation and problem-solving skills
• Ability to work collaboratively with software engineering and infrastructure teams

Preferred Qualifications

• Hands-on experience operating Kubernetes in production environments
• Experience with Site Reliability Engineering practices , including SLIs, SLOs, SLAs, and error budgets
• Knowledge of networking, cloud security, IAM, and infrastructure best practices
• Experience implementing GitOps workflows using tools such as Argo CD or Flux
• Familiarity with microservices and distributed systems architecture
• Experience with incident response, root cause analysis, and production troubleshooting
• Experience building scalable and highly available systems in cloud environments
• Familiarity with capacity planning, disaster recovery, and business continuity strategies
• Experience with observability, alerting, and performance monitoring at scale

Compensation & Benefits

• Base Salary: $150,000 — $250,000, depending on experience and qualifications
• Competitive equity or bonus opportunities
• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision benefits
• Generous paid time off and holidays
• Professional development and learning opportunities
• Opportunity to work with modern cloud and infrastructure technologies
• Collaborative and innovative engineering environment in New York City