Senior Staff Software Engineer (Reliability)

Posted 2024-11-13

💎 Seniority level: Senior, 10+ years in software development, 5+ years in SRE and infrastructure

📍 Location: USA

💸 Salary: 232000 - 310000 USD per year

🔍 Industry: Financial technology

🗣️ Languages: English

⏳ Experience: 10+ years in software development, 5+ years in SRE and infrastructure

🪄 Skills: AWSLeadershipPythonSoftware DevelopmentJavaKotlinProduct ManagementC++GolangRustMentoringCoaching

10+ years of software development experience, including languages like Python, Kotlin, Rust, Java, C++, GoLang.
Expertise in synthesizing complex technical requirements into clear decisions.
5+ years of experience in at least two different SRE organizational structures.
5+ years of hands-on work in infrastructure and scaling distributed systems.
5+ years of technical leadership focused on reliability and software engineering.
Strong hands-on experience with Kubernetes and AWS in production.
Experience in driving engineering culture and reliability improvements.
Track record of mentoring and developing technical leaders.
Deep knowledge of incident management and post-incident analysis.
Expertise in developing effective Service Level Indicators (SLIs) and Service Level Objectives (SLOs).
Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent practical experience.

In coordination with senior ICs and stakeholder teams, create and champion a long-term technical roadmap for reliability practices.
Promote a culture of ownership and data-driven decision making.
Elevate architecture and code reviews with resiliency focus and customer journey in mind.
Influence infrastructure teams to improve customer experience through reliable solutions.
Drive investigations around complex issues involving people, software, and systems.
Engage with product management to understand needs and improve operational reliability.
Support the growth of the Infrastructure organization by hiring and coaching senior engineers.
Foster a culture of technical excellence and constant improvement within the team.
Provide leadership in incident management and reliability principles.

Posted 2024-08-07

📍 US

🧭 Full-Time

💸 232000 - 310000 USD per year

🔍 Financial technology

🏢 Company: Affirm

10+ years of software development experience, including languages like Python, Kotlin, Rust, Java, C++, or GoLang.
Experience synthesizing technical requirements and influencing product direction.
Effective communication skills within the engineering organization.
5+ years in different SRE organizational structures.
5+ years hands-on work in infrastructure and distributed systems.
5+ years in technical leadership roles focused on infrastructure and software engineering.
Strong hands-on experience with Kubernetes and AWS.
Proven ability to encourage an engineering culture and improve reliability.
Track record of mentoring technical leaders.
Deep knowledge of incident management and post-incident reviews.
Expertise in developing SLIs and SLOs.
Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent practical experience.

In coordination with senior ICs and stakeholders, create a long-term technical roadmap for reliability practices.
Promote a culture of ownership and data-driven decision making.
Elevate architecture and design with a focus on resiliency.
Provide reliability guidance to infrastructure teams.
Drive investigations on complex issues across software and systems.
Engage with product management for feature development and operational reliability improvements.
Support the growth of the Infrastructure organization through hiring and coaching senior engineers.
Foster a culture of technical excellence and continuous improvement.
Lead the implementation of incident management and reliability principles.

AWSLeadershipPythonSoftware DevelopmentJavaKotlinProduct ManagementC++C (Programming language)GolangRust

Posted 2024-08-07

Posted 2024-07-31

📍 USA

🧭 Full-Time

💸 232000 - 310000 USD per year

🔍 Financial services

10+ years of software development experience, including Python, Kotlin, Rust, Java, C++, or GoLang.
Expertise in synthesizing complex technical requirements and influencing product direction.
Ability to effectively communicate decisions and practices to the engineering organization.
5+ years in multiple SRE organizational structures.
5+ years of hands-on experience in infrastructure and scaling distributed systems.
5+ years of technical leadership in reliability and software engineering.
Strong hands-on experience with k8s and AWS in production environments.
Experience in cultivating a strong engineering culture and driving reliability changes.
Track record of mentoring and developing technical leaders.
Deep knowledge of incident management and developing effective SLIs and SLOs.
Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent practical experience.

In coordination with senior ICs and stakeholder teams, create and champion a long-term technical roadmap for the creation and adoption of reliability practices across Affirm.
Promote a culture of ownership, curiosity, and data-driven decision making.
Elevate architecture, technical design, and code reviews focusing on resiliency, while coaching team members.
Influence Infrastructure teams to deliver solutions that enhance customer experience.
Drive and simplify cross-functional investigations around complex issues involving people, software, and systems.
Engage with product management for insights on service and improved operational reliability.
Support the growth of the Infrastructure organization by hiring and mentoring senior engineers.
Foster a culture of technical excellence and continuous improvement.
Lead the implementation of incident management principles focused on human interaction with reliability systems.

AWSLeadershipPythonSoftware DevelopmentJavaKotlinProduct ManagementC++GolangRust

Posted 2024-07-31

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