Remote Site Reliability Engineer (SRE)

Description:

• As a Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) at Air Apps, you will be responsible for ensuring the reliability, availability, and scalability of our systems.
• You will work at the intersection of software development and operations, implementing automation, monitoring, and performance optimization strategies to minimize downtime and improve system resilience.
• Your responsibilities will include designing and implementing scalable, reliable, and fault-tolerant systems across cloud environments.
• You will develop and maintain observability tools, including monitoring, logging, and alerting (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog, ELK).
• Automating infrastructure provisioning, deployment, and incident response using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools like Terraform or CloudFormation will be part of your role.
• You will optimize system performance, scalability, and incident response workflows to improve uptime.
• Collaborating closely with development and DevOps teams to improve system design for reliability is essential.
• Conducting root cause analysis (RCA) and implementing preventative measures to minimize failures will be required.
• You will ensure high availability by designing and maintaining load balancing, failover, and disaster recovery strategies.
• Improving CI/CD pipelines to enhance deployment speed while maintaining stability will be part of your tasks.
• You will optimize cloud cost and resource utilization for AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
• Participating in on-call rotations to quickly address system failures and minimize downtime is expected.

Requirements:

• You should have around 4+ years of experience in Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), DevOps, or System Engineering.
• A strong knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and cloud-native architectures is required.
• Experience with observability and monitoring tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, Datadog, New Relic) is necessary.
• Proficiency in Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform, CloudFormation, or Pulumi is essential.
• Hands-on experience with containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes, Helm) is required.
• Strong Linux system administration and networking fundamentals are necessary.
• You should have experience with incident management, debugging, and root cause analysis.
• Proficiency in scripting (Bash, Python, or Go) for automation and system monitoring is required.
• Knowledge of load balancing, failover strategies, and distributed systems is essential.
• An understanding of security best practices, access control, and compliance requirements is necessary.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams are required.

Benefits:

• We offer a remote-first approach with flexible working hours.
• You will receive Apple hardware for work.
• An annual bonus is part of the compensation package.
• Medical insurance, including vision and dental, is provided.
• Disability insurance, both short and long-term, is included.
• A 401k plan with up to 4% contribution is available.
• You will receive an Air Stipend of $3,120 per year, paid over 12 monthly installments for home office, learning, wellness, etc.
• There is an opportunity to attend the Air Conference 2025 in Las Vegas to meet the team, collaborate, and grow together.