Senior Site Reliability Engineer - Growth

Requirements

• 5+ years in a DevOps or SRE role
• Strong experience managing infrastructure with Consul, Vault, and Terraform
• Proficiency with databases (SQL and NoSQL) and experience operating them in production
• Proficient in Git source version-control and CI/CD configuration
• Deep understanding of monitoring and alerting systems, preferably Prometheus and Grafana
• Ability to debug complex issues involving distributed systems, networks, and Linux operating systems
• Experience with containerization and orchestration (Docker, Nomad, Kubernetes a plus)
• Strong scripting skills (e.g., Bash, Python, or Go)
• Self-starter with the ability to thrive while working independently and remotely in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to collaborate effectively with multiple teams and switch context across projects
• Interest in security and consideration of the security implications of development and operational decisions

Nice to Haves

• Experience with benchmarking, performance tuning, and identifying system bottlenecks
• Familiarity with incident management best practices and tooling
• Interest in lower-level programming languages such as Rust
• Experience integrating with APIs (GitLab, Jira, Slack)
• Background working with distributed systems and technologies (Kafka, gRPC, Redis, etc.)
• Passion for building reliable, user-facing systems that scale

What You'll Be Doing

• Manage and support infrastructure for Growth teams, including Nomad, Hashistack, databases, and any other underlying systems
• Maintain and troubleshoot GitLab CI pipelines, ensuring reliable and fast build, test, and deployment cycles
• Provide operational support across Onboarding, Acquire, and Engage teams, helping debug issues in staging and production environments
• Participate in incident response and post-incident reviews to improve system resilience
• Consult with teams on performance, monitoring, and alerting best practices
• Build tooling, automation, and dashboards to improve observability and empower development teams
• Collaborate with developers, QA, and product managers to streamline development and release cycles
• Support a fully distributed team operating across multiple timezones

Perks and Benefits

This job is accepting ongoing applications. Applicants can redact or remove certain personal information from their resumes. Kraken is an equal opportunity employer that values a diverse workforce.

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