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About the role
As a Senior Site Reliability Engineer (SRE), you will lead the design and management of large-scale, highly available distributed systems, collaborating with application teams to ensure the performance, reliability, and security of our SaaS platform. You will deploy resilient AWS cloud-native services and leverage CNCF-standard tools—such as Kubernetes, Prometheus, and Service Mesh—to standardize operations across our multi-region, microservice-based architecture. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.
What they're looking for
- Bachelors + 7 years of related experience, or Masters + 4 years of related experience, or PhD + 1 year of related experience, or equivalent related work experience
- Proficiency in software development with languages such as Python or Go
- Shown ability to build and implement scalable, well-tested, and security-focused solutions that integrate security protocols throughout the development and deployment lifecycle
- Strong understanding of Unix/Linux systems, including kernel, system libraries, file systems, and client-server protocols
- Knowledge of Site Reliability principles: Incident Response, Change Management, Distributed Systems, Deployment Strategies, and SLOs
- Familiarity with procedures for operating a large-scale, highly available enterprise platform
More about this role
The application window is expected to close on: 12/02/2026
This role follows a hybrid work model, with in-office attendance two times a week in San Francisco, Seattle, Austin, or New York.
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As a Senior Site Reliability Engineer (SRE), you will lead the design and management of large-scale, highly available distributed systems, collaborating with application teams to ensure the performance, reliability, and security of our SaaS platform. You will deploy resilient AWS cloud-native services and leverage CNCF-standard tools—such as...
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