SRE Software Systems Engineer IV

Sabre; Southlake (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Flexible work options

Comprehensive healthcare coverage

Generous PTO and holidays

Retirement planning support

Family-friendly benefits

Professional development opportunities

Job summary

Sabre is seeking an SRE Software Systems Engineer IV for the Data Intelligence and AI Operations team to scale high-throughput data platforms and AI workloads on Google Cloud, with a focus on reliability and automation.

The role involves on-call rotations, after-hours work, and collaboration across global teams to reduce toil, optimize costs, and improve incident response using IaC and modern tooling.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of experience in systems engineering, DevOps or data engineering within high-volume, data-intensive environments.
• Hands-on expertise with Google Cloud Platform, Terraform, BigQuery and Apache Airflow.
• Experience using generative AI, automation or analytics tools to improve operational efficiency and reliability.
• Advanced proficiency in SQL and Python scripting to automate complex technical tasks.
• Demonstrated ability to manage incident response and partner across teams to build scalable cloud solutions.

Responsibilities

• Modularize and manage core Google Cloud Platform services using Infrastructure as Code to ensure strict security and scalability.
• Optimize resource utilization, auto-scaling policies and cloud spend for large-scale data and machine learning workloads.
• Operationalize machine learning models and Retrieval-Augmented Generation architectures using robust continuous integration pipelines.
• Build automated failovers and schema migrations using Python and Bash to eliminate repetitive operational toil.
• Use generative AI and automation to streamline pipeline observability, trace system telemetry and accelerate incident response.

Job description

SRE Software Systems Engineer IV - Data Intelligence and AI Operations
We are seeking a SRE Software Systems Engineer to join our global Data Intelligence and AI Operations team, where innovation knows no borders. This team builds high-throughput data pipelines and artificial intelligence platforms that power smarter travel decisions worldwide. It connects core Google Cloud Platform infrastructure with advanced machine learning workloads to scale operations with speed and precision. With an inclusive culture and flexible work environment, we work together with boldness, curiosity and commitment so we can all win together.
As a SRE Software Systems Engineer, you will drive platform reliability, auto-scaling and cloud cost efficiency across our next-generation data platforms. You will eliminate operational toil, optimize Google Kubernetes Engine environments and build resilient automation to keep mission-critical applications running smoothly. This role requires strong Site Reliability Engineering discipline, problem-solving skills and the confidence to challenge outdated processes.
Working schedule
The role will require on call rotation and working after normal US working hours and some weekends.
What You'll Do

• Modularize and manage core Google Cloud Platform services using Infrastructure as Code to ensure strict security and scalability.
• Optimize resource utilization, auto-scaling policies and cloud spend for large-scale data and machine learning workloads.
• Operationalize machine learning models and Retrieval-Augmented Generation architectures using robust continuous integration pipelines.
• Build automated failovers and schema migrations using Python and Bash to eliminate repetitive operational toil.
• Use generative AI and automation to streamline pipeline observability, trace system telemetry and accelerate incident response.

What You'll Bring

• Minimum 3 years of experience in systems engineering, DevOps or data engineering within high-volume, data-intensive environments.
• Proven hands-on expertise with Google Cloud Platform, Terraform, BigQuery and Apache Airflow.
• Practical experience using generative AI, automation or analytics tools to improve operational efficiency and platform reliability.
• Advanced proficiency in SQL and Python scripting to automate complex technical tasks.
• Demonstrated ability to manage incident response and partner across teams to build scalable cloud solutions.

Benefits That Support You
We know support looks different for everyone. That is why Sabre offers benefits beyond medical and financial coverage, with programs designed to support your well‑being, growth and life outside work:

• Competitive pay and performance-based bonuses
• Flexible work options
• Comprehensive healthcare coverage
• Generous PTO and holidays
• Strong retirement planning support
• Family-friendly benefits
• Professional development opportunities