Senior Site Reliability Engineer (AWS)

TL;DR

Senior Site Reliability Engineer (AWS/Kubernetes): Building and optimizing a cloud platform for game-based learning with an accent on Kubernetes orchestration, GitOps pipelines, and AWS infrastructure. Focus on scaling systems for millions of users, developing internal CLI tooling in Go/Python, and improving system observability.

Location: Greater Toronto Area, Ontario

Salary: CA$165K – CA$185K

Company

hirify.global is a global leader in game-based learning, providing an EdTech platform used by millions of students and hundreds of thousands of teachers.

What you will do

• Own and modernize critical systems across EKS, ArgoCD, and AWS to ensure scalability for a growing user base.
• Develop and maintain high-quality, modular Infrastructure as Code using Terraform and Helm.
• Build production-grade internal tooling and automation using Go and Python to enhance the developer experience.
• Lead incident response and on-call rotations, transforming production issues into architectural improvements.
• Optimize Datadog instrumentation and profile Node.js workloads to eliminate performance bottlenecks.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in SRE, Platform, or Infrastructure roles managing production systems at scale.
• Deep expertise in Kubernetes internals, including debugging complex failures and manifest management via Helm or Kustomize.
• Advanced proficiency in AWS (IAM, Networking, EKS) and writing reusable Terraform modules.
• Ability to write clean, maintainable code in Go or Python for internal tooling.
• High bar for written communication, specifically for documentation and postmortems.

Nice to have

• Experience with GitOps workflows using ArgoCD.
• Hands-on experience profiling or optimizing Node.js/TypeScript services.
• Knowledge of Service Mesh architectures or Kubernetes Gateway API.
• Background in EdTech or high-concurrency consumer platforms.

Culture & Benefits

• Opportunity to work in a senior-heavy team where individual contributions have a significant company-wide impact.
• Access to a modern tech stack including ArgoCD, Kubernetes Gateway API, and Drata.
• Learning-oriented culture that prioritizes "correct over quick" and blameless postmortems.
• Mission-driven environment dedicated to transforming global education.
• Comprehensive Total Rewards Program focusing on financial, physical, and mental well-being.