Senior Site Reliability Engineer

Key Responsibilities

• Own the reliability, scalability, and performance of our core backend systems in a high-growth, fast-moving startup environment.
• Architect and implement backend services that can handle rapid scaling and unpredictable traffic patterns.
• Proactively monitor production systems, detect anomalies, and resolve issues before they impact users.
• Lead live debugging during critical incidents, providing quick resolutions and implementing preventive measures.
• Optimize APIs, database queries, and service workflows for maximum efficiency and minimal latency.
• Design and enforce best practices for deployment, monitoring, and disaster recovery.
• Collaborate with product and engineering teams to build resilient, fault-tolerant systems from the ground up.
• Automate operational tasks to reduce manual intervention and speed up delivery cycles.
• Mentor and guide junior engineers in SRE and backend development best practices.
• Take postmortems, root cause analysis, and long-term reliability improvements.

Qualifications

• 8+ years experience in backend development (Node.js, Python, Go, or similar).
• Solid experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure).
• Strong knowledge of containerization (Docker, Kubernetes) and CI/CD pipelines.
• Familiarity with distributed systems and microservices architecture.
• Proficiency in database technologies (SQL & PostgreSQL).
• Experience with observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK stack, etc.).
• Strong debugging skills in live production environments.
• Knowledge of performance tuning and system optimization techniques.

Nice to Have

• Experience with infrastructure-as-code tools (Terraform, Pulumi).
• Background in load testing and capacity planning.
• Understanding of networking concepts and security best practices.