Staff Site Reliability Engineer

Fivetran, Inc.; Oakland (CA); Hybrid; USD 186,000 - 234,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a high-performance Site Reliability Engineer to enhance the reliability of its data platform. This hybrid role in Oakland involves collaborating with engineering and support teams to ensure the robustness of production infrastructure and timely incident resolution. You will be instrumental in driving system reliability and performance, utilizing your expertise in cloud platforms and Kubernetes. Join a dynamic team that values innovation and diversity, and contribute to making data access as seamless as electricity for customers. This is a fantastic opportunity for those passionate about technology and infrastructure stability.

Benefits

100% employer-paid medical insurance

Generous paid time-off policy

Professional development opportunities

Company virtual happy hours

Monthly cell phone stipend

Mental health support platform access

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in Site Reliability Engineering or similar roles.
• Strong knowledge of cloud platforms and Kubernetes management.

Responsibilities

• Ensure reliability and performance of production infrastructure.
• Monitor and address infrastructure vulnerabilities proactively.
• Collaborate with engineering teams for system improvements.

Skills

Site Reliability Engineering

SaaS products

Kubernetes (EKS, AKS, GKE)

Cloud Platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP)

Terraform

Ansible

Python

Shell scripting

Linux administration

PostgreSQL

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

Buildkite

Pulumi

ArgoCD

Job description

From Fivetran’s founding until now, our mission has remained the same: to make access to data as simple and reliable as electricity. With Fivetran, customer data arrives in their warehouses, canonical and ready to query, with no engineering or maintenance required. We’re proud that more organizations continue to leverage our technology every day to become truly data-driven.

About the Role

Fivetran is looking for a high-performance, experienced engineer to be a part of a team of Site Reliability Engineers. You will be working closely with engineering teams, product managers, as well as support and sales engineers to build the future of the Fivetran Data Platform Reliability.

As a member of the Site Reliability Engineering team, you will take ownership of the overall performance and reliability of Fivetran’s infrastructure, the robustness of the deployment pipeline, as well as timely and effective incident response and resolution. You will take responsibility for the growth and stability of Fivetran’s infrastructure, and be a key player driving effective incident response and overall issue avoidance.

This is a full-time, hybrid position based out of our Oakland Office.

Technologies You’ll Use

What You’ll Do

• Responsible for ongoing reliability and robustness of Fivetran’s production infrastructure by monitoring availability, capacity, and throughput.
• Evolve systems by adding reliability into our product roadmap.
• Coordinate the re-prioritization or fix critical bugs for support or sales requirements as needed.
• Make recommendations to production infrastructure by interfacing with engineering to ensure 100% availability.
• Ensure scalable artifacts deployment to all environments by automation scripts.
• Constantly monitor infrastructure vulnerabilities and remedy them by working with the security team.
• 5+ years of experience working with SaaS products at scale.
• Working knowledge of managed Kubernetes (EKS, AKS and GKE).
• Knowledge of Cloud Platforms and related tooling: AWS, Azure, GCP, Terraform, Ansible, Buildkite, Pulumi and ArgoCD.
• Experience in Python/Shell scripting. Bonus if you have Java, GO, etc.
• Experience with Linux operating systems internals and administration.
• Experience with cloud networking like VPNs, Privatelinks, and Private Service connect (GCP).
• Experience with databases such as PostgreSQL.

Bonus Skills

The pay range displayed on this job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for the target position and level. Our pay ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Our job titles may span more than one career level. Within the range, individual pay is determined by additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, relevant education or training, business need, market demands. The pay range is subject to change and may be modified in the future. Your recruiter can share more about the specific pay range for your location during the hiring process.

This range represents base salary only and does not include incentive for sales roles, equity, or benefits, if applicable.

Pay Range

$186,698.21 — $233,372.76 USD

Perks and Benefits

• 100% employer-paid medical insurance*
• Generous paid time-off policy (PTO), plus paid sick time, inclusive parental leave policy, holidays, and volunteer days off.
• Professional development and training opportunities.
• Company virtual happy hours, free food, and fun team-building activities.
• Monthly cell phone stipend.
• Access to an innovative mental health support platform that offers personalized care and resources in areas such as: therapy, coaching, and self-guided mindfulness exercises for all covered employees and their covered dependents.

* May vary by country and worker type - please reach out to your recruiter for more information.

Fivetran brings together high-quality talent across the globe to make data access as easy and reliable as electricity for our customers. We value and recognize that our customers benefit from having innovative teams made of people from many backgrounds, experiences, and identities. Fivetran promotes diversity, equity, inclusion & belonging through attracting, recruiting, developing, and retaining a diverse workforce, not only because it is the right thing to do, but because it helps us build a world-class company to better serve our customers, our people and our communities.

We are committed to ensuring that all candidates have an equal opportunity to participate in our interview process. If you require accommodations at any stage of the process due to a disability, medical condition, or any other circumstance, please don't hesitate to submit your request. We will work with you to provide reasonable accommodations to facilitate your participation and ensure a fair and accessible interview experience.