5+ years of experience running critical systems at scale Value efficiency and prefer automation over manual processes Familiar with a major cloud provider (AWS, Azure, or GCP) Ability to build and operate systems in a multi-cloud environment Strong understanding of large scale Linux environments, including low-level fundamentals Firm grasp of at least one modern programming language (Go, Ruby, Python) Solid understanding of web and network protocols and standards (HTTP, TLS, DNS, etc)