Senior Site Reliability Engineer (SRE & Platform Reliability)
Software Development
Excel
WFA Digital Insight
As demand for reliable digital infrastructure surges, experts in site reliability engineering are in high demand. With a 25% growth in remote SRE roles in 2025, candidates with strong technical skills and experience in operating applications are well-positioned for success. Affirm's commitment to innovation and customer experience makes this role an attractive opportunity for those looking to make a meaningful impact in the industry.
Job Description
About the Role
Affirm is seeking a Senior Site Reliability Engineer to join their team. The successful candidate will help engineering partners operate applications with excellence, protecting customers' experience.Responsibilities
- Provide data and visibility to teams and leadership on application performance
- Guide the development of SLOs
- Drive the Incident Management and Analysis process
- Steer the implementation of Change Management and Deployment practices
- Engage in service and architectural conversations
- Recommend observability and alerting configurations
Requirements
- Experience in infrastructure, platform, and distributed systems
- Capacity management, load and chaos testing
- Automation, observability, and configuration management
- Development and product experience
How to Stand Out
- Familiarize yourself with Excel for data analysis and visualization, as it's a key skill for this role.
- Showcase your experience with incident lifecycle, reliability, and resilience practices in your portfolio or resume.
- Prepare to discuss your approach to technical problem-solving and collaboration with cross-functional teams.
- Highlight your understanding of SRE principles and how you've applied them in previous roles.
- Be ready to provide examples of how you've implemented change management and deployment practices.
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