Staff Site Reliability Engineer - US
Teleport · Remote · United States (Remote) ·
COMPENSATION
$222k – $326k
Listed on the employer's job board (Ashby)
- Staff level SRE
- Go + Kubernetes
- Fully remote (US)
- On-call rotation
- SaaS infrastructure
Join the team building Teleport Cloud, a SaaS offering that extends the company's open-source access plane. You will construct production infrastructure from the ground up, balancing rigorous security standards with engineering velocity and reliability. The work involves solving complex distributed systems challenges to secure infrastructure for an AI-driven world.
What you'll do
- Re-engineer core product for global scale and reduced routing latency
- Rewrite portions of the codebase to support cloud product goals
- Build monitoring and observability stacks to minimize false positives
- Automate operational tasks to eliminate high-toil activities
- Manage patching, scaling, backups, and disaster recovery procedures
- Investigate customer-reported outages and production incidents
- Participate in 24/7/365 on-call rotation for system uptime
What you'll need
- 8+ years of experience in Software Engineering, SRE, or DevOps
- Strong proficiency in Go and production Kubernetes development
- Deep knowledge of Linux systems, networking, and troubleshooting
- Experience with technical leadership and collaborative coding
- Proficiency with AWS or GCP cloud environments
- Experience with observability tools like Prometheus, Grafana, and Loki
- Background in security-critical environments and system correctness
- Willingness to complete a Go coding challenge during hiring
Stack
- Go
- Kubernetes
- Linux
- AWS
- GCP
- Prometheus
- Grafana
- Loki
How you'll work
- Remote-first with global distribution
- One week in-person onboarding in Oakland, CA required
- 24/7/365 on-call rotation participation
- Background checks conducted prior to hire
What you get
- Extensive health coverage
- Annual expense budget
- Rest and recovery policies
- Retirement savings plans
- Professional development opportunities
Hiring process
- Initial Zoom meeting with a recruiter
- Zoom discussion with Hiring Manager or Lead Engineer
- Two-week Go coding challenge via GitHub and Slack
- Final review meeting to discuss challenge solution
- Offer extended if solution meets team standards