Remote Senior Site Reliability Engineer, Core Cloud Engineering

Description:

• Vultr is seeking a Senior Site Reliability Engineer for its Core Cloud Engineering team, reporting to the Director of Core Cloud Engineering.
• The role requires deep expertise in large-scale distributed systems, infrastructure automation, and production operations of hypervisor platforms and the control plane.
• The ideal candidate will focus on reliability, scalability, and observability to ensure Vultr’s cloud services remain performant and resilient for 1.5 million users.
• Key responsibilities include operating and scaling Vultr’s control plane, designing and maintaining automation for hypervisor fleets, developing networking automation, improving system performance, implementing monitoring solutions, maintaining CI/CD pipelines, collaborating with various teams, producing technical documentation, and mentoring team members.

Requirements:

• Proficiency in PHP with strong scripting and automation skills is required.
• Candidates must have experience running large-scale distributed systems and control plane infrastructure in production.
• A strong background in hypervisor technologies (libvirt, QEMU, KVM) and Linux systems administration is necessary.
• Expertise in networking protocols and tools, particularly BGP and Open vSwitch (OVS), with automation experience is essential.
• Deep knowledge of observability and monitoring frameworks (Grafana, Sentry, SumoLogic) and incident management is required.
• Advanced troubleshooting skills across compute, networking, and storage subsystems are needed.
• Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines (GitLab) and configuration management (Puppet) is necessary.
• Familiarity with MySQL or similar databases, with an understanding of operational considerations for reliability and scale, is required.
• Strong problem-solving abilities and a commitment to tackling complex reliability challenges are essential.
• Effective cross-team communication and collaboration skills are necessary.
• A commitment to continuous improvement and fostering a culture of operational excellence is required.

Benefits:

• Vultr offers excellent medical benefits with 100% company-paid premiums for employee-only plans, as well as 100% company-paid dental and vision premiums.
• The company provides a 401(k) plan that matches 100% up to 4% with immediate vesting.
• Employees receive a Professional Development Reimbursement of $2,500 each year.
• The benefits package includes 11 holidays, paid time off accrual, and a rollover plan.
• Vultr increases PTO at the 3-year and 10-year anniversaries, offers a 1-month paid sabbatical every 5 years, and provides an anniversary bonus each year.
• New employees receive a $500 remote office setup allowance in the first year and $400 each following year for new equipment.
• The company reimburses internet expenses up to $75 per month and gym membership fees up to $50 per month.
• Employees receive a company-paid Wellable subscription.