Senior/Staff Site Reliability Engineer (AI)

TL;DR

Senior/Staff Site Reliability Engineer (AI): Managing and operating Kubernetes infrastructure at scale with an accent on AI-driven automation, networking, and deployment reliability. Focus on building CI/CD pipelines, optimizing cluster performance, and driving system-wide reliability through infrastructure-as-code and advanced monitoring.

Location: Onsite in San Francisco, CA. Visa sponsorship and relocation to San Francisco provided.

Salary: $180,000–$250,000 plus equity.

Company

An innovative technology company building AI-driven infrastructure and development tools.

What you will do

• Own and operate Kubernetes infrastructure, including lifecycle management, upgrades, and networking.
• Build and maintain robust CI/CD pipelines and deployment infrastructure.
• Leverage AI to automate production issue resolution and enhance software reliability.
• Define SLOs and develop incident response processes.
• Manage load balancing, service mesh configurations, and anomaly detection systems.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in managing critical production systems and software development workflows.
• Strong production experience with Kubernetes at scale and infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, Ansible).
• Deep knowledge of Linux networking, container networking (CNI, VXLAN, BGP), and DNS.
• Proficiency in Python and either Go or Bash for automation.
• Experience with logging, monitoring, and alerting (Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog).
• Excellent communication skills and ability to drive technical decisions across teams.

Nice to have

• Experience with GPU and AI/ML workload management.
• Knowledge of kernel-based monitoring like eBPF and XDP.
• Experience with security tooling (hirify.globalco, SIEM) and distributed storage systems like Ceph.

Culture & Benefits

• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance coverage.
• Equity package as part of compensation.
• Opportunities for professional learning and growth.
• Regular team events and offsites to build culture.
• Visa sponsorship and relocation assistance provided.