Role overview

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Senior Site Reliability Engineer based in Canada.

This role offers the opportunity to design, improve, and operate highly scalable cloud infrastructure supporting a global technology platform.
You will work at the intersection of software engineering and infrastructure, helping build reliable systems that handle billions of daily requests.
The position requires strong technical expertise, a problem-solving mindset, and a passion for automation, performance, and operational excellence.
You will collaborate with engineering teams to strengthen platform reliability, improve observability, and develop solutions that support long-term scalability.
The ideal candidate thrives in complex environments, enjoys solving challenging infrastructure problems, and takes ownership of critical systems.
This is a hands-on engineering role where your contributions will directly impact platform stability, efficiency, and customer experience.

Accountabilities:

The Senior Site Reliability Engineer will be responsible for improving the reliability, scalability, and performance of complex cloud-based systems. This role combines infrastructure engineering, software development, automation, and operational leadership to ensure highly available services and continuous platform improvement.

Develop and improve infrastructure tooling and automation to reduce manual processes, increase efficiency, and minimize operational risks.
Build, maintain, and support critical applications and platform services.
Monitor systems for capacity, availability, and performance while proactively identifying and resolving technical issues.
Collaborate with engineering and SRE teams to ensure reliable delivery of services to customers.
Analyze system weaknesses, identify improvement opportunities, and implement solutions to strengthen platform resilience.
Design and maintain observability solutions, monitoring frameworks, and performance tracking systems.
Improve monitoring, alerting, incident response processes, and operational documentation.
Participate in on-call rotations, troubleshoot production issues, and create effective runbooks for incident management.
Contribute to technical strategies that support platform growth, scalability, and long-term reliability.
Support best practices around cloud infrastructure, container orchestration, and infrastructure-as-code.

Requirements:

The ideal candidate is an experienced infrastructure and software engineer with a strong background in building reliable, scalable systems. You should have hands-on experience with cloud platforms, automation, observability, and modern infrastructure technologies, along with the ability to operate effectively in a collaborative engineering environment.

4+ years of experience as a Site Reliability Engineer, Software Engineer, or similar role focused on scalable and resilient services.
Strong experience designing, building, and maintaining cloud-based infrastructure using platforms such as AWS or GCP.
Experience creating automation tools and improving operational efficiency through engineering solutions.
Solid understanding of observability platforms, monitoring strategies, and service-level objectives (SLOs).
Experience with tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, Loki, Tempo, Thanos, or similar monitoring technologies.
Experience operating production systems in an on-call environment and improving incident response processes.
Strong infrastructure-as-code experience, with Terraform knowledge considered a major advantage.
Hands-on Kubernetes experience, including cluster operations, multi-tenancy strategies, and container orchestration best practices.
Proficiency with one or more programming languages such as Node.js, Go, Ruby, Python, and experience with shell scripting.
Strong Linux administration and troubleshooting skills.
Ability to work independently, identify technical challenges, and drive improvements proactively.

Benefits:

Competitive salary range of approximately CAD $140,000–$182,000 per year, with potential additional bonus opportunities depending on the role offered.
Comprehensive medical, financial, and additional benefits package.
Fully remote work flexibility within Canada.
Opportunity to work on large-scale cloud infrastructure supporting billions of daily requests.
Exposure to advanced technologies across cloud platforms, automation, observability, and AI-driven systems.
Collaborative environment with experienced engineering teams and opportunities for technical growth.
Opportunity to influence platform architecture, reliability strategies, and engineering best practices.
Inclusive workplace culture focused on diversity, collaboration, and professional development.

How Jobgether works:
We use an AI-powered matching process to ensure your application is reviewed quickly, objectively, and fairly against the role's core requirements. Our system identifies the top-fitting candidates, and this shortlist is then shared directly with the hiring company. The final decision and next steps (interviews, assessments) are managed by their internal team.
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