Staff Site Reliability Engineer (Fintech)

TL;DR

Staff Site Reliability Engineer (GCP/Python): Designing and scaling core technology foundations for a global derivatives marketplace with an accent on reliability as a product and ultra-low latency. Focus on building self-healing infrastructure using Generative AI and architecting high-level abstractions for the global technology stack.

Location: Hybrid in Chicago, IL (requires 2 days per week on-site)

Salary: $132,100–$220,100

Company

hirify.global is the world’s leading derivatives marketplace, providing critical infrastructure for the global financial system.

What you will do

• Define the 12–18 month technical strategy for Platform SRE teams, focusing on global footprint and self-service capabilities.
• Act as the final technical authority for major infrastructure changes involving GCP, GKE, and Kafka event buses.
• Lead responses for complex cross-functional outages and drive a blameless culture prioritizing systemic fixes.
• Architect and oversee an Internal Development Platform (IDP) using Python to simplify the global technology stack.
• Standardize SLIs, SLOs, and Error Budgets across platform teams to ensure market integrity.
• Mentor the SRE organization through design reviews and architectural office hours.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in SRE, Systems Engineering, or Software Engineering in high-pressure environments.
• 3+ years in a Staff, Principal, or Tech Lead capacity overseeing multiple teams or complex domains.
• Expert-level proficiency in Python (and ideally Go) for building production-grade distributed systems.
• Deep expertise in GCP (Networking, IAM, GKE) and scaling Kafka clusters for high-throughput environments.
• Mastery of Terraform module design and ArgoCD for enterprise-scale immutable infrastructure.
• Must be based in the Chicago area or able to work hybrid on-site in Chicago.

Nice to have

• Experience leveraging Generative AI and Agentic workflows (e.g., Gemini) for self-healing infrastructure.
• GCP Professional Cloud Architect or Kubernetes (CKA/CKAD) certifications.
• Proficiency in Node.js or modern frontend frameworks.
• Domain expertise in Financial Markets or highly regulated, high-concurrency environments.

Culture & Benefits

• Code-first engineering culture that prioritizes systematic improvement over manual intervention.
• Comprehensive health coverage, retirement package including 401(k), and an active pension plan.
• Competitive education reimbursement and mental health benefits.
• Paid time off and a flexible, holistic benefits package.
• Opportunity to work on technology maintaining the integrity of the global financial system.