# Site Reliability Engineer at Specter

- Company: Specter
- What the company does: Search 55M companies, 550M people and every funding or M&A event in real time—surface hidden startups, size markets and act first. Backed by Entrepreneur First.
- Company website: https://tryspecter.com
- Type: Startups
- Level: Mid level
- Location: San Francisco
- Work setup: On-site
- Posted: 2026-07-02
- Apply by: 2026-10-08
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/specter/5442f447-03cc-4734-b9c1-b6723aa818c8
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/specter-site-reliability-engineer/

## About the role

Debug and triage issues across a live fleet of diverse Linux-based sensor nodes and edge appliances deployed at customer sites. SSH into field hardware to diagnose, patch, and recover systems — often with limited remote access and incomplete information.

## What they're looking for

- Strong Linux systems administration — comfortable working over SSH in production, not just dev environments
- Experience with edge or on-prem hardware alongside cloud infrastructure
- Solid networking fundamentals: DNS, firewalls, VPNs, subnets, secure remote access
- Scripting or programming in Python, Go, or Bash for operational tooling
- Familiarity with containerization (Docker, Kubernetes a plus)
- Embedded systems experience — reading firmware logs, understanding hardware-software boundaries, and reasoning about what's happening below the OS is a meaningful edge in this role

Tags: Engineering