Own and operate production-grade Kubernetes infrastructure on AWS, build GitOps CI/CD with GitHub Actions and ArgoCD, develop AI agents and internal DevOps tooling, maintain Datadog-based observability, and manage on-call incident response while collaborating with engineering teams to improve reliability and delivery speed.
Job Description
Join us as a Senior SRE where you'll bridge the gap between cutting-edge AI innovation and rock-solid production stability. Working independently from the East Coast, you will collaborate with our global DevOps teams to automate 70% of your workload while owning the reliability of our AWS/Kubernetes environment. This is a role for a production-hardened engineer who wants a strong voice in technology decisions and the opportunity to build the future of AI-driven operations.
This is a fully remote role, however, you must be physically located in EST and be willing and able to work EST hours Monday-Friday and participate in on-call rotations.
Base salary for this role ranges from $170,000 - $212,000 per year.
Job Requirements
Job Responsibilities
Benefits
HiBob is a village filled with amazing people and we're especially proud of that. It's a place where Bobbers can be themselves. We're about fun, dreams, hopes and ambition, just as much as we are about precision, growth, and top performance. Becoming a Bobber means you'll receive competitive compensation, benefits, and pre-IPO equity alongside all of this:
If this sounds like something you've been looking for, we'd love to have you. Come on, join our village!
Location Eligibility: While this is a remote position, HiBob is currently authorized to hire in the following states: CA. CO, CT, DC, FL, GA, IL, IN, KS, MA, MD, MN, NC, NH, NJ, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA.
Join us as a Senior SRE where you'll bridge the gap between cutting-edge AI innovation and rock-solid production stability. Working independently from the East Coast, you will collaborate with our global DevOps teams to automate 70% of your workload while owning the reliability of our AWS/Kubernetes environment. This is a role for a production-hardened engineer who wants a strong voice in technology decisions and the opportunity to build the future of AI-driven operations.
This is a fully remote role, however, you must be physically located in EST and be willing and able to work EST hours Monday-Friday and participate in on-call rotations.
Base salary for this role ranges from $170,000 - $212,000 per year.
Job Requirements
- 5+ years of experience as a SRE or DevOps Engineer (this is a hard requirement).
- Deep Production Expertise: You must have extensive experience managing live, high-traffic SaaS environments; developer-only backgrounds without ops experience will not be a fit.
- Cloud & Orchestration: Proven mastery of Kubernetes and AWS in production settings.
- Coding/Scripting: Advanced proficiency in Python (preferred) or Go for automation; we need more than just Bash skills.
- AI Knowledge: A strong understanding of or direct experience with AI/LLM technologies.
- Observability: Hands-on experience with Datadog for monitoring and incident response.
- Autonomy: Ability to work independently without direct daily oversight, managing production incidents and on-call responsibilities.
- Time Zone: Located in the East Coast time zone to provide coverage overlap with our global teams.
Job Responsibilities
- Design, build, and operate production-grade Kubernetes infrastructure on AWS
- Developing Ai Agents to handle incidents and root cause analisys
- Build and maintain GitOps-based CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions and ArgoCD
- Develop internal DevOps tooling and developer self-service platforms
- Own monitoring, observability, and operational excellence using Datadog
- Collaborate with engineering teams to improve delivery speed and reliability
Benefits
HiBob is a village filled with amazing people and we're especially proud of that. It's a place where Bobbers can be themselves. We're about fun, dreams, hopes and ambition, just as much as we are about precision, growth, and top performance. Becoming a Bobber means you'll receive competitive compensation, benefits, and pre-IPO equity alongside all of this:
- Stock options at a high-growth unicorn startup
- 100% subsidized medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees
- 401(k) with a 3% company match starting from Day 1
- Hybrid working model for bobbers in the NY metro area
- Work from home allowance to get your home office set up!
- Temporary remote work-from-anywhere in the world for up to 2 months after 6 months of employment
- Annual Headspace subscription and wellness benefits
- Two social impact days per year for volunteering
- Bob balance days - 4 additional days within a calendar year - Enjoy a company-wide long weekend at the beginning of each quarter
- Employee referral program - $2,500 bonus for each successful referral with an additional ambassador bonus
- Fun and frequent social events (in-person and virtual)
- We love birthdays - take the day off and receive a special gift
- Dog-friendly office
If this sounds like something you've been looking for, we'd love to have you. Come on, join our village!
Location Eligibility: While this is a remote position, HiBob is currently authorized to hire in the following states: CA. CO, CT, DC, FL, GA, IL, IN, KS, MA, MD, MN, NC, NH, NJ, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA.
Top Skills
Ai/Llm
Argocd
AWS
Ci/Cd
Datadog
Github Actions
Gitops
Go
Kubernetes
Python
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