Senior Site Reliability Engineer (REMOTE)

Department: EngineeringLocation: REMOTE USCompensation: $140,000 / yearDescriptionWho We’re Looking ForThe Discogs Platform team is focused on several objectives: building and supporting performant, cost-effective, reliable cloud infrastructure; data administration of complex CDC workflows; and developer experience tooling and mentorship, including our agentic AI discipline. As a Platform member, the Senior Site Reliability Engineer will contribute to the Platform team’s centralized infrastructure, including maintenance, monitoring, and automation of services ranging from databases to Kubernetes; lead incident response and postmortem efforts; and work closely with other engineering teams to understand their needs and drive improvements to both our technologies and processes.LocationWhile we are a remote company we are only hiring for the following locations: OR, WA, CA, CO, TX, ILCompensationFixed Position Rate: $140,000This role carries a single, non-negotiable Fixed Position Rate to ensure absolute equity and eliminate negotiation bias.Key ResponsibilitiesWhat You’ll AccomplishReasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.Owning tasks and larger projects from planning to production rolloutLearning new technologies and building expertise with the goal of teaching and mentoring others; mentoring with the goal of force-multiplying through docs and toolsMaintaining organization cloud presence in AWSAutomating and deploying infrastructure configurations using Infrastructure as Code (IAC)Mentoring engineering squads on Platform best practices for Kubernetes, MySQL, Kafka, and other software development lifecycle areasAssisting engineering squads with capacity planning, on-call preparation, and production readinessWriting documentation and runbooks that contribute to the engineering organization’s knowledge baseImplementing monitoring and alerting systems with Discogs observability toolsWorking in a containerized, orchestrated environmentParticipating in on-call rotation, responding to incidents, and troubleshooting data and other operations issuesContributing to the reliability and design patterns of our Kafka CDC and event workflowsContributing to agentic AI best practices and tooling, including skills, agents, and safetySkills, Knowledge and ExpertiseWhat You’ll ContributeRequired (or equivalent tools; listed is our current stack):Infrastructure-as-code (Terraform)CI/CD (GitHub Actions)Kubernetes (EKS, Kustomize, Karpenter, administration, application manifests)AWS and cloud development (VPC, EKS, RDS, S3)FinOps and cloud cost optimizationObservability (Datadog, Sentry)Agentic AI (Claude Code)Scripting (Shell, Python)Track record of collaboration and mentorshipExcellent written communication and documentation skillsContinuous learningOwnership and proactive approach to solving large problemsPreferred:Kafka: Cluster administration (Strimzi), Kafka Connect (Debezium, JDBC)FlinkRelational database administration and performance (MySQL, Percona Server, AWS RDS)Elasticsearch (ECK administration, scaling, performance)Python (SQLAlchemy, FastAPI)GraphQL (schema design, Apollo federation)REST APIGitOps (ArgoCD)Hashicorp VaultRedisMemcachedEducation & Experience:A Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or similar area of focus, or equivalent relevant work experience.5+ years experience in Ops, DevOps, Site Reliability, Platform or other systems roles.BenefitsWhat We ProvideCompetitive compensation: salary, plus performance-related bonus program401(k) with employer match100% company-paid medical and dental insurance benefits for you and your dependents4 weeks paid vacation, increasing based on tenure18 weeks paid leave for birth moms8 weeks paid parental leave, including for adoptionMonthly wellness allowanceAnnual professional and personal development allowanceWork from home office set-up and expense allowancesFlexible work location opportunitiesEmployer matching toward charitable contributionsDiscogs’ mission is to serve the music fan in everyone. We represent a diverse and inclusive community, and we are committed to serving our community with innovative and creative solutions. We know that innovation happens best when varying perspectives are embraced and integrated. Our global team reflects our global community.Discogs is an Equal Opportunity Employer.Applicants needing accommodation to apply should contact us at 503-597-6340Discogs does not promote job openings through text messaging. If you receive a text message claiming to offer a position at our company, please disregard it as fraudulent. For a list of our actively open positions and to apply, please visit the official Careers page on our website: https://www.discogs.com/about/careersIf you apply for this role, you will be required to upload a resume, cover letter, and fill out a few questions regarding your application. Once submitted, our hiring team will review your application and contact you if you are selected for an interview. Whether you are successful or not, we will store your application and data in our system for a maximum period of one year from the application date in case another role becomes available that you are suitable for. If you have any questions or concerns about us storing this data and/or the period of time, please contact us at legal@discogsinc.com and we will respond to you within 30 days.