Staff Site Reliability Engineer (Fintech)

TL;DR

Staff Site Reliability Engineer (GCP/Fintech): Building and automating cloud infrastructure for a financial platform with an accent on reliability, scalability, and network architecture. Focus on optimizing GKE, implementing GitOps via ArgoCD, and designing multi-region disaster recovery strategies.

Location: Remote (Must be based in the United States, except Hawaii)

Salary: $208K – $330K + Equity

Company

hirify.global is a financial technology company providing affordable and transparent liquidity products for underserved Americans.

What you will do

• Lead GCP architecture and automation to ensure reliability, scalability, and efficient cost management.
• Define and improve SLIs, SLOs, and error budgets using Cloud Monitoring and Datadog.
• Shape multi-region disaster recovery and capacity planning strategies for long-term durability.
• Design and optimize cloud networking, including VPC architecture, Cloud Armor, VPN, and DNS.
• Implement infrastructure-as-code and GitOps practices using Terraform, Kubernetes, Helm, and ArgoCD.
• Mentor other SREs and infrastructure engineers through design reviews and incident retrospectives.

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience in software, infrastructure, or site reliability engineering.
• 5+ years of hands-on experience operating production systems in GCP.
• Deep expertise with Kubernetes (GKE), Helm, Terraform, and ArgoCD.
• Strong programming skills in Python, Go, or TypeScript/JavaScript for automation.
• Experience with relational and distributed databases (MySQL, Cloud SQL, Cloud Spanner, Redis).
• Must be based in the United States (excluding Hawaii).

Nice to have

• Experience in fintech or other regulated environments.
• Familiarity with CI tooling such as GitHub Actions, Jenkins, Tekton, or CircleCI.
• Previous experience working in high-growth startups.

Culture & Benefits

• Virtual-first work culture with flexible hours and a home office stipend.
• Premium Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance plans.
• 401(k) savings plan with company matching contributions.
• Generous paid parental and caregiver leave.
• Flexible PTO and company-wide holidays, including Winter Break.
• Regular all-company in-person events and virtual team gatherings.