Staff Site Reliability Engineer (SRE)

Xometry Europe; North Bethesda (MD); Hybrid; USD 165,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) match

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Paid time off

EAP

Wellbeing resources

Job summary

Xometry is looking for a Staff Site Reliability Engineer in the United States to define strategy, lead cross-functional initiatives, and mentor engineers. You will architect reliable, scalable infrastructure (AWS, Kubernetes), drive observability and security, and own CI/CD tooling.

The role is hybrid and offers a competitive base salary with strong benefits. Ideal candidates have 8+ years in infrastructure or backend software, deep AWS and Terraform/Kubernetes expertise, and proven leadership

Qualifications

• 8+ years of professional experience in infrastructure management or backend software development in a fast-paced, product-driven environment.
• Proficiency in Python, JavaScript, or Unix Shell.
• Extensive AWS experience across multiple accounts and regions.
• Deep expertise with Terraform, Kubernetes, CI/CD pipelines, and Docker.
• Proven track record leading technical projects with cross-functional impact.
• Strong communication and collaboration with technical and executive stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead complex, cross-cutting technical challenges and drive them to completion.
• Define long-term technical roadmap and strategy for core SRE platforms and services.
• Architect and drive delivery of major engineering initiatives with balanced risk and impact.
• Set the standard for clean, well-documented code and core system improvements.
• Collaborate across teams and report progress to stakeholders.
• Provide technical mentorship and promote adoption of best practices for observability and security.
• Develop, configure, and maintain platforms (AWS, Kubernetes, networking) for deployed software.
• Develop and maintain observability and monitoring tools and define SLOs/SLIs.
• Maintain CI/CD tooling (GitHub Actions, ArgoCD) and related infrastructure.

Skills

Python

JavaScript

Unix Shell

AWS

Terraform

Kubernetes

CI/CD

Docker

Leadership

Communication

Job description

Xometry (NASDAQ: XMTR) powers the industries of today and tomorrow by connecting the people with big ideas to the manufacturers who can bring them to life. Xometry’s digital marketplace gives manufacturers the critical resources they need to grow their business while also making it easy for buyers at Fortune 1000 companies to tap into global manufacturing capacity.

Xometry is seeking a Staff Site Reliability Engineer to join our Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) Organization. In this role as a senior individual contributor, you will define the technical strategy and direction for the reliability and performance of our infrastructure and software systems. You will lead complex, cross-functional initiatives, mentor senior engineers , and influence key architectural and business decisions across our technology organization. You will utilize your deep technical expertise to architect and implement highly reliable and scalable infrastructure solutions that empower our technology organization to quickly and safely deliver features to our customers at scale.

How You’ll Contribute:

• Lead the resolution of the most complex, cross-cutting technical challenges and drive them to completion, ensuring alignment with organizational goals
• Define the long-term technical roadmap and strategy for core SRE platforms and services
• Architect, scope, and drive delivery of major engineering initiatives , balancing trade-offs between effort, risk, and long-term business impact
• Set the standard for clean, efficient, and well-documented code, focusing on core system improvements and features
• Collaborate effectively across teams, communicating clearly on progress, blockers, and outcomes to technical and executive stakeholders
• Provide technical mentorship to engineers across the organization and drive organization-wide adoption of best practices for operational excellence, observability, and infrastructure security
• Demonstrate accountability, curiosity, and continuous improvement in all aspects of your work
• Develop, configure, and maintain underlying platforms for deployed software (AWS accounts and networking, kubernetes clusters, and similar systems), focusing on architectural design and scaling
• Develop, configure, and maintain observability and monitoring tools (Coralogix, Sentry, etc.), including defining SLOs and SLIs
• Develop, configure, and maintain software development (CI/CD) tools (github actions runners, ArgoCD, etc)

What You’ll Bring to Xometry:

• 8+ years of professional experience in infrastructure management or backend software development experience in a fast-paced, product-driven environment
• Demonstrated deep technical expertise in one or more of the following languages: Python, Javascript, or Unix Shell
• Extensive experience with AWS, including architecting, deploying, monitoring, and scaling production workloads across multiple accounts and regions
• Deep expertise with Terraform, Kubernetes, advanced CI/CD pipelines, and Docker/containerization best practices
• Proven experience leading technical projects with significant cross-functional impact
• Comfortable working in an operational environment, including acting as a point of escalation for complex issues outside of the on-call schedule
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, comfortable engaging with technical and executive stakeholders

The estimated base salary range for new hires into this role is $165,000 - $190,000 annually + bonus depending on factors such as job-related skills, relevant experience, and location. We also offer a competitive benefits package, including 401(k) match, medical, dental and vision insurance; life and disability insurance; generous paid time off including vacation, sick leave, floating and fixed holidays, maternity and bonding leave; EAP, other wellbeing resources; and much more.

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Xometry is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, or disability status.

For US based roles: Xometry participates in E-Verify and after a job offer is accepted, will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S.