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Lead Site Reliability Engineer

ReplitFoster City, California, United StatesHybrid

About Replit


Replit is on a mission to onboard the next billion software creators and AI has only accelerated things.  It's the evolution of no code/low code: AI native coders.  30 million people have signed up to build applications, internal tools, and workflows on Replit - many of them with zero coding experience. Join the biggest change in technology since the arrival of the personal computer. Join us and help build software faster. 

About the role


Join our Site Reliability Engineering team and help ensure the reliability, scalability, and performance of Replit's infrastructure that serves millions of developers worldwide. As a Site Reliability Engineer, you will bridge the gap between development and operations, implementing automation and establishing best practices that enable our platform to scale efficiently while maintaining high availability.We are seeking experienced SREs who are passionate about building and maintaining resilient systems at scale.

Your mission will be to design and implement robust monitoring solutions, automate operational tasks, and continuously improve our infrastructure's reliability and performance. If you have a strong background in systems engineering, a deep understanding of cloud infrastructure, and experience with modern observability tools, we want to hear from you.

Examples of what you could do:


  • Design and Implement Observability Solutions: Develop comprehensive monitoring and alerting systems using modern observability tools. Create dashboards and metrics that provide real-time visibility into system health and performance. Implement logging strategies that enable quick problem identification and resolution.
  • Drive Automation and Infrastructure as Code: Architect and implement infrastructure automation solutions using tools like Terraform, Ansible, or Pulumi. Design and maintain CI/CD pipelines that enable reliable and consistent deployments. Create self-healing systems that can automatically respond to common failure scenarios.
  • Establish SLOs and SLIs: Work with product and engineering teams to define and implement Service Level Objectives (SLOs) and Service Level Indicators (SLIs). Build systems to track and report on these metrics, ensuring we maintain high reliability standards while balancing innovation speed.
  • Incident Management and Response: Lead incident response efforts, conducting thorough post-mortems, and implementing improvements to prevent future occurrences. Develop and maintain runbooks for critical services. Build tools and processes that reduce Mean Time To Recovery (MTTR).

  • Performance Optimization: Identify and resolve performance bottlenecks across our infrastructure. Implement capacity planning strategies and optimize resource utilization. Work on reducing latency and improving system efficiency across global regions.

Required skills and experience:


  • 5+ years of experience in Site Reliability Engineering or similar roles (DevOps, Systems Engineering)
  • Strong programming skills in languages commonly used for automation (Python, Go, or similar)
  • Deep understanding of distributed systems
  • Experience with container orchestration platforms (Kubernetes) and cloud-native technologies
  • Proven track record of implementing and maintaining monitoring/observability solutions
  • Strong incident management skills with experience leading incident response
  • Experience with infrastructure as code and configuration management tools
  • Solid understanding of networking concepts and security best practices

Nice to have:


  • Experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP) services and tools
  • Knowledge of modern observability platforms (Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog, etc.)
  • Experience with chaos engineering practices and tools
  • Contributions to open-source projects related to SRE, DevOps, or infrastructure tools
  • Experience working with developer platforms or PaaS solutions
  • Background in performance optimization and capacity planning

What we value:


  • Problem-solving mindset: Ability to approach complex operational challenges systematically and devise effective solutions
  • Self-directed and autonomous: Capable of working independently while collaborating effectively with cross-functional teams
  • Strong communication skills: Ability to explain complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences
  • Continuous learning: Passion for staying current with industry best practices and new technologies
  • Focus on automation: Strong belief in automating repetitive tasks and building self-healing systems

Full-Time Employee Benefits Include:


🧑‍💻 Flexible Work Hours💰 Competitive Salary & Equity🖥 Home Office Set-Up Stipend⚕️ Health, Dental, Vision and Life Insurance🩼 Short Term and Long Term Disability📱 Monthly Expenses Stipend 🚼 Paid Parental, Medical, Caregiver Leave🏝 Flexible Time Off (FTO) + Holidays🚀 Quarterly Team Gatherings

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To achieve our mission of making programming more accessible around the world, we need our team to be representative of the world. We welcome your unique perspective and experiences in shaping this product. We encourage people from all kinds of backgrounds to apply, including and especially candidates from underrepresented and non-traditional backgrounds.This is a full-time role that can be held from our Foster City, CA office. The hybrid role has an in-office requirement of Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.Compensation Range: $200K - $265K

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Thrive Here & What We Value1. Flexible Work Hours2. Competitive Salary & Equity3. Home Office SetUp Stipend4. Health, Dental, Vision and Life Insurance5. Short Term and Long Term Disability6. Monthly Expenses Stipend7. Paid Parental, Medical, Caregiver Leave8. Flexible Time Off (FTO) + Holidays9. Annual company/team offsites (4/year)10. Operating Principles

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