Site Reliability Engineer
Global • Engineering
The Role
At Directus, we’re passionate about building software that solves problems. We count on our site reliability engineers (SREs) to empower users with a rich feature set, high availability, and stellar performance level to pursue their missions. As we expand customer deployments, we’re seeking an experienced SRE to deliver insights from massive-scale data in real time. Specifically, we’re searching for someone who has fresh ideas and a unique viewpoint, and who enjoys collaborating with a cross-functional team to develop real-world solutions and positive user experiences for every interaction.
Objectives
- Run the production environment by monitoring availability and taking a holistic view of system health
- Build software and systems to manage platform infrastructure and applications
- Improve reliability, quality, and time-to-market of our suite of software solutions
- Measure and optimize system performance, with an eye toward pushing our capabilities forward, getting ahead of customer needs, and innovating for continual improvement
- Provide primary operational support and engineering for multiple large-scale distributed software applications
Responsibilities
- Gather and analyze metrics from operating systems as well as applications to assist in performance tuning and fault finding
- Partner with development teams to improve services through rigorous testing and release procedures
- Participate in system design consulting, platform management, and capacity planning
- Create sustainable systems and services through automation and uplifts
- Balance feature development speed and reliability with well-defined service-level objectives
Who You Are
- Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in computer science or related discipline
- Ability to program (structured and OOP) using one or more high-level languages, such as Python, Rust, and JavaScript
- Experience with distributed storage technologies such as Amazon S3, as well as dynamic resource management frameworks such as Kubernetes.
- Proactive approach to identifying problems, performance bottlenecks, and areas for improvement
Preferred Skills
- Previous success in technical engineering
- Coding experience beyond simple scripts
Location
While officially headquartered in NYC, all our staff is decentralized by design. Our global team has been efficiently working remotely for over a decade, coming together each day via Discord and Slack. As long as you have a webcam and a fast/reliable internet connection, you're all set!
About Directus
Directus is a venture-backed Data Platform with a passionate community and millions of users worldwide. Modern and completely modular, our core product is comprised of a connection toolkit for developers, and an intuitive no-code App for non-technical users. With the ability to be installed next to any new or existing SQL database, Directus instantly provides end-to-end data democratization.
Directus provides the data foundation for internal data tools and omnichannel digital experiences at some of the world's most forward-looking companies, including AT&T, Bose, HTC, Prada, TripAdvisor, and the United States Navy.
We're obsessed with meticulously honing the perfect data platform. Our product-led growth strategy keeps us focused on creating a premium offering, prioritizing innovative solutions over feature bloat, and code quality over technical debt.
Our team and ecosystem are growing at a rapid pace, but we still enjoy the benefits of being a smaller, more "tactical" team. Our organization is filled with ‘do-ers’ where most wear a few hats, and working with relative autonomy.
Applying
Directus is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We're committed to building a diverse team of talented individuals who bring different perspectives to the company, and who feel a sense of inclusion and belonging when they join our team.
If you're unsure about some of the details above, feel free to reach out with questions. We would love to hear from you!