Site Reliability Engineer (Big Data)

TL;DR

Site Reliability Engineer (Big Data): Building and optimizing streaming and storage systems with an accent on Kafka architecture and Ceph operations. Focus on automating operational workflows, managing petabyte-scale distributed systems, and ensuring high availability across hybrid infrastructure.

Location: Remote (International). Willingness to work 9am-6pm ET U.S. hours is required.

Company

hirify.global is a high-scale data platform processing billions of events daily using Kafka, Hadoop, and Ceph.

What you will do

• Manage Kafka architecture, including topic design, partition strategy, throughput, and latency optimization.
• Oversee Ceph operations, pool design, placement optimization, and capacity planning.
• Develop operational automation to reduce manual work and accelerate incident response.
• Maintain SQL Server backup and recovery pipelines and provide basic cluster support.
• Build self-service tooling and observability frameworks for the data team.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience operating large-scale distributed systems in production.
• Deep expertise in Kafka, Ceph, or similar distributed infrastructure.
• Proven ability to design for scale and reliability at petabyte scale.
• Experience mentoring engineers and making critical technical decisions.
• Must be willing to work 9am-6pm ET U.S. hours.

Nice to have

• Experience with multi-region replication and disaster recovery.
• Cost optimization expertise at infrastructure scale.
• Experience with hybrid on-prem/cloud operations.

Culture & Benefits

• Fully remote work arrangement.
• Opportunity to define platform architecture and influence engineering standards.
• High-impact role as a key technical contributor shaping the future of the platform.
• Exposure to large-scale distributed systems challenges.

Hiring process

• Introductory conversation to discuss background and the role.
• Technical discussion focused on systems engineering and Kubernetes.
• Architecture discussion exploring platform design and technical decision-making.
• Leadership conversation regarding team strategy and long-term direction.