Site Reliability Engineer

Site Reliability Engineer
Location: Irvine, CA
Salary: $90,000 – $105,000
About the Company
We design, build, and operate the largest fleet of Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellites in the world. Using advanced technology, our constellation collects topographical data about any location on Earth, day or night, through any weather conditions.
Headquartered in Southern California, our customers are society’s heroes – intelligence professionals, warfighters, first responders, and scientific researchers. As a trusted mission partner, the United States and its allies depend on us for critical information when it matters most.
Position Summary
Join our team as a Site Reliability Engineer (SRE). The ideal candidate will have 2+ years of experience and play a pivotal role in optimizing our systems for peak reliability. Working alongside a team of skilled DevOps engineers, you'll find yourself in a collaborative and supportive environment where your ideas are valued, and your contributions make a tangible impact.
Primary Duties & Responsibilities

  • Assist in the design and implementation of strategies to improve the reliability of our systems
  • Work with Datadog, LGTM stack, AWS, and Kubernetes to monitor, analyze, and optimize system reliability
  • Support the development of custom monitoring and alerting solutions to identify and address issues proactively
  • Follow and contribute to SRE best practices to maintain the stability and resilience of our infrastructure
  • Participate in on-call rotations and provide timely responses to incidents

Minimum Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent practical experience
  • 2+ years of experience working with cloud platforms, particularly AWS, and container orchestration tools such as Kubernetes
  • Familiarity with monitoring and observability tools like Datadog, Prometheus, Grafana, Loki, Tempo, Mimir, etc.
  • Basic understanding of networking, distributed systems, and microservices architecture
  • Experience with configuring and maintaining databases and other critical services
  • Basic scripting and automation skills using Python or similar programming languages

Preferred Qualifications

  • Exposure to DevOps methodologies
  • Familiarity with infrastructure as code tools such as Terraform
  • Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and related tools (e.g., GitHub Actions, Jenkins, GitLab CI)
  • Basic understanding of containerization technologies such as Docker
  • Basic understanding of Data Platform Tools such as Fivetran, Databricks, and Holistics
  • Certifications in AWS, Kubernetes, or related technologies are a plus

Pay Range and Compensation Package
The estimated base salary range for this role is $90k – $105k depending on experience.
Other benefits include health coverage, flexible PTO, a friendly work environment, plus extra fun perks!