Sr. Site Reliability Engineer
AuthZed · Remote · United States · Canada ·
COMPENSATION
$150k – $195k
Listed on the employer's job board (Ashby)
- Senior SRE role
- Fully remote (US/CA/EU)
- Go, Python, Java
- Kubernetes + Terraform
- Stock options included
Join AuthZed as a Senior Site Reliability Engineer to support the infrastructure behind SpiceDB, a distributed authorization system used globally. You will design highly available solutions, automate configuration management, and collaborate with engineering teams to enhance system resilience and security.
This position offers the chance to work with cutting-edge technology in a software-driven culture that values agency and collaboration. You will contribute to capacity planning, performance tuning, and incident response while enjoying a flexible schedule and regular team offsites.
What you'll do
- Design and maintain scalable, highly available infrastructure for products and customers
- Monitor system performance to identify and resolve bottlenecks proactively
- Automate infrastructure deployment and configuration management workflows
- Improve reliability and security through capacity planning and performance tuning
- Troubleshoot complex infrastructure and application issues in production environments
- Collaborate with engineering teams to build resilient and secure systems
- Participate in on-call rotation to respond to production incidents promptly
- Document system configurations, troubleshooting steps, and operational guidelines
What you'll need
- Proven experience as a Site Reliability Engineer or in a similar capacity
- Strong understanding of networking, operating systems, and cloud infrastructure
- Background in System Design, Distributed Computing, and SRE principles
- Proficiency in languages such as NodeJS, Java, Python, Ruby, or Go
- Experience with containerization tools like Docker and Kubernetes
- Knowledge of infrastructure-as-code tools such as Terraform or Pulumi
- Familiarity with monitoring and logging stacks like Prometheus, Grafana, or ELK
- Experience with Git, GitHub, and continuous integration/deployment systems
- Strong problem-solving skills and excellent communication abilities
Nice to have
- Experience with lower-level implementation of relational databases
- Knowledge of distributed SQL databases like Google Cloud Spanner or CockroachDB
- Prior work with Authorization systems
Stack
- SpiceDB
- NodeJS
- Java
- Python
- Ruby
- Go
- Docker
- Kubernetes
- Terraform
- Pulumi
- Prometheus
- Grafana
- ELK stack
- Google Cloud Spanner
- CockroachDB
- Git
- GitHub
How you'll work
- Fully remote company with employees in US, Canada, and Europe
- Flexible schedule to accommodate different time zones
- Twice-yearly travel for team offsites focused on bonding and collaboration
What you get
- Competitive salary based on experience
- Stock options at an early-stage startup
- Comprehensive healthcare benefits for US-based employees
- Other insurance coverage included
- Opportunity to work with cutting-edge authorization technology