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Staff Software Engineer – AI SRE

Harness
Location
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Posted
1 month ago
Department
Software Development
What they actually want (must-haves)
  • 7 to 10 years of professional software development experience building scalable, distributed applications or platforms
  • Strong experience with Java
  • Proven experience leading the architecture and delivery of complex, production-critical systems without relying on direct authority
  • Deep understanding of distributed systems, concurrency, resiliency, failure handling, data structures, and algorithms
  • Experience designing REST, gRPC, GraphQL, and asynchronous service integrations
  • Hands-on experience with Kubernetes, containers, and cloud-native architectures
Nice to have
  • Experience with AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform
  • Experience in incident management, on-call orchestration, SLO/SLI frameworks, incident management practices and AI-assisted root cause analysis
  • Experience building internal developer platforms or reliability tooling
  • Customer-facing experience representing technical products to enterprise stakeholders
  • Strong architectural judgment balancing near-term delivery with long-term scalability, extensibility, and enterprise security
What the job really is

The Staff Software Engineer – AI SRE role at Harness involves designing and building scalable platforms that enhance service reliability and incident response. You will lead technical efforts, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and develop AI-assisted capabilities for incident detection and automation. This position requires a deep understanding of distributed systems and a focus on improving operational efficiency through innovative engineering solutions.

Things to weigh
  • No salary listed
  • Role involves high-pressure incident management responsibilities
  • Focus on AI and automation may require continuous learning and adaptation to new technologies
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