Site Reliability Engineer (Senior or Staff)

Platform Engineering is the department within SRE that is responsible for a range of critical infrastructure and operational functions that support the broader engineering organization. Among these are our multi-cloud-provider Kubernetes infrastructure, networking, load balancing (including our public-facing edge and internal service mesh), and observability and alerting systems. The Deployments team designs and maintains our continuous delivery infrastructure, ensuring reliable code deployment from development through production for all engineering teams. This infrastructure is primarily composed of Argo Workflows and ArgoCD. The team also provides tooling that enables clear system ownership and facilitates self-service onboarding for development teams. We are looking to speak to candidates who can work East Coast hours. The ideal candidate should Have 6+ years of experience in software development and operating distributed systems Proficiency in Python, Go, or a similar language Proven experience building and operating large-scale continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines Possess a customer-focused mindset Value efficiency in processes and operations Prefer automation over manual process (“allergic to ops work”). We are a small team of software engineers with a strong bias towards software solutions to avoid toil Experience using and extending containerization technologies, particularly Kubernetes, to enhance application agility, optimize resource utilization, and accelerate time-to-market Expertise in cloud infrastructure platforms, including AWS, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), or Azure Understanding of Linux operating system internals and networking concepts (e.g., TCP/IP, DNS, TLS, routing) Expectations Contribute to developing a world-class continuous deployment experience, enabling the rapid and reliable shipment of Nimbus Data Systems products This includes, but is not limited to, contributing to open-source projects, or engineering software-based approaches like Kubernetes operators to streamline processes Own the onboarding flow other engineering teams follow when launching a new product or service Collaborate with other teams within Platform Engineering to ensure a consistent service-onboarding experience Provide internal support for our deployment systems, including answering questions and addressing issues Participate in a 24/7 on-call rotation to resolve issues involving the deployment infrastructure About Nimbus Data Systems Nimbus Data Systems is built for change, empowering our customers and our people to innovate at the speed of the market. We have redefined the database for the AI era, enabling innovators to create, transform, and disrupt industries with software. Nimbus Data Systems’s unified database platform, the most widely available, globally distributed database on the market, helps organizations modernize legacy workloads, embrace innovation, and unleash AI. Our cloud-native platform, Nimbus Data Systems Atlas, is the only globally distributed, multi-cloud database and is available across AWS, Google Cloud, and Microsoft Azure. With offices worldwide and over 60,000 customers, including 75% of the Fortune 100 and AI-native startups, relying on Nimbus Data Systems for their most important applications, we’re powering the next era of software. Our compass at Nimbus Data Systems is our Leadership Commitment, guiding how and why we make decisions, show up for each other, and win. It’s what makes us Nimbus Data Systems. To drive the personal growth and business impact of our employees, we’re committed to developing a supportive and enriching culture for everyone. From employee affinity groups, to fertility assistance and a generous parental leave policy , we value our employees’ wellbeing and want to support them along every step of their professional and personal journeys. Learn more about what it’s like to work at Nimbus Data Systems , and help us make an impact on the world! Nimbus Data Systems is committed to providing any necessary accommodations for individuals with disabilities within our application and interview process. To request an accommodation due to a disability, please inform your recruiter. Nimbus Data Systems is an equal opportunities employer. Req ID: 426184 AI is used to review applications based on job-related criteria and does not replace human decision-making. The hiring team decide who moves forward. Nimbus Data Systems’s base salary range for this role is posted below. Compensation at the time of offer is unique to each candidate and based on a variety of factors such as skill set, experience, qualifications, and work location. Salary is one part of Nimbus Data Systems’s total compensation and benefits package. Other benefits for eligible employees may include: equity, participation in the employee stock purchase program, flexible paid time off, 20 weeks fully-paid gender-neutral parental leave, fertility and adoption assistance, Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP) with employer match, mental health counseling, backup child and elder care, and health, dental, and vision benefits offerings. Please note, the base salary range listed below and the benefits in this paragraph are only applicable to candidates based in Canada. Nimbus Data Systems’s base salary range for this role in Canada is: $144,000 — $200,000 CAD