Senior Site Reliability Engineer- Sunnyvale, CA, the US

Kody Group; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Kody Group is seeking a Senior Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) based in California to enhance the reliability and efficiency of their next-generation platform. This role demands a unique engineering mindset with collaborative energy and a strong focus during incidents.

The ideal candidate will have deep experience with AWS, advanced Git practices, and bilingual capability in Mandarin and English for effective collaboration with global teams. Competitive salary and equity options are offered.

Qualifications

• Deep experience managing application deployment on AWS.
• Proficiency in advanced Git workflows.
• Strong skills in monitoring tools and quick troubleshooting.

Responsibilities

• Implement reliability guardrails with Platform Engineering.
• Own deployment pipelines extensively via GitHub.
• Lead troubleshooting during production incidents.
• Implement advanced monitoring, logging, and alerting systems.
• Act as a bridge between US operations and international hubs.

Skills

AWS

GitHub

Monitoring tools

Scripting

Bilingual in Mandarin and English

Job description

About the Role

We are seeking a high-caliber Senior Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) based in California to ensure the scalability, reliability, and runtime efficiency of our next-generation platform. In this role, you will bridge the gap between development and operations, working closely with our global engineering teams.

We are looking for a unique engineering mindset: someone who brings a positive, collaborative energy to the daily grind, but can instantly pivot into a hyper-focused, high-ownership responder when an incident strikes.

Key Responsibilities

• Production Reliability & Guardrails: Partner with the Platform Engineering team to implement reliability guardrails, ensuring applications running on AWS meet strict uptime and SLA requirements.
• CI/CD & Repository Management: Own the deployment pipelines and code management practices extensively via GitHub.
• Incident Management: Lead rapid-response troubleshooting during production incidents; conduct thorough blameless post-mortems to continuously harden our systems.
• Observability & Performance: Implement advanced monitoring, logging, and alerting systems to proactively detect and mitigate system anomalies.
• Cross-Border Collaboration: Act as a key technical bridge between our US operations and international engineering hubs, leveraging bilingual communication to streamline complex technical alignment.

1. Technical Focus

• Ecosystem Expertise (Must-Haves): Deep, practical experience managing application deployment and runtime environments on AWS, alongside master-level knowledge of advanced Git workflows and actions on GitHub.
• Core Toolkit: Strong proficiency in monitoring tools, log management, and scripting for quick triaging and troubleshooting.

2. Soft Skills & Characteristics

• Ownership & Transparency: You are radically open, highly responsive, and communicative. You don't just clear tickets; you own the production environment's health end-to-end.
• Pressure-Resistance: High psychological resilience. You maintain a happy, positive attitude during smooth operations, yet feel a healthy, driving sense of urgency and laser-focus during high-stakes incidents.
• Bilingual Capability: Absolute fluency in Mandarin and English (verbal and written) is mandatory for effective technical alignment across our global teams.

- Competitive base salary + equity packages aligned with California market standards.