Manager, SRE (WordPress)

TL;DR

Manager, SRE (WordPress): Leading a team to build and extend a high-scale, cost-efficient, secure hosting platform with an accent on cloud-native architecture, automation, and AI integration. Focus on evolving a next-generation architecture leveraging modern technologies and scalable design principles.

Location: Remote, must be based in the United States. Not eligible to be performed in Alaska, Mississippi, North Dakota, or the Virgin Islands. Not considering candidates from California, Seattle, or NYC.

Salary: $118,500 – $231,000 USD

Company

hirify.global empowers everyday entrepreneurs globally by providing tools and support to succeed online, focusing on website building, customer attraction, and product sales.

What you will do

• Lead a team to build and extend a high-scale, cost-efficient, secure hosting platform.
• Drive modernization using cloud-native architecture, automation, and developer experience.
• Integrate AI and agentic capabilities into platform components.
• Collaborate across product, security, and operations for new features and compliance.
• Mentor engineers in platform expertise and emerging technologies.
• Support and explore infrastructure initiatives beyond WordPress.

Requirements

• Proven experience leading platform engineering teams for large-scale, high-availability hosting or cloud platforms.
• Deep expertise in cost, performance, security, and scalability.
• Strong background in cloud infrastructure (AWS, OpenStack), automation, and developer tooling.
• Experience integrating new technologies, including AI/ML, into existing platforms.
• Experience with AI/ML tools, agentic workflows, or intelligent automation.
• Familiarity with cost optimization (FinOps), performance monitoring, and platform security best practices.
• Experience supporting WordPress and other modern application stacks.

Nice to have

• Knowledge of tech stack including AI (MCPs, LLMs), Orchestration (HashiCorp Nomad, Docker, Cilium), Networking (AWS NLB, Traefik, CoreDNS), Storage (EBS CSI, FSx, CephFS), Observability (Prometheus, Grafana), Databases (etcd, Redis), Application technologies (nginx unit, PHP, Node.js), IaC & Config (AWS CDK, Terraform, Ansible), and Security tools (OIDC proxy, SELinux, Illumio).

Culture & Benefits

• "Pay for performance" total compensation approach.
• Comprehensive benefits including paid time off, 401k, bonus/incentive eligibility, and equity grants.
• Family-friendly benefits including parental leave.
• Embraces diverse culture and offers Employee Resource Groups.
• Supports entrepreneurs and "side hustles".
• Values diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging.