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Site Reliability Engineer I

PagerDuty
Location
Atlanta; Toronto
Posted
19 days ago
Department
Software Engineers
Salary
$98,000 to $148,500
What they actually want (must-haves)
  • 0 to 1+ years of experience in Site Reliability Engineering, DevOps, or Platform Engineering roles
  • Hands-on experience operating Linux-based systems in production environments
  • Working knowledge of networking fundamentals, such as load balancing, DNS, TLS, and ingress traffic flow
  • Experience with container orchestration (e.g., EKS, Kubernetes)
  • Experience working on cloud-native infrastructure (e.g., AWS, GCP, Azure), including networking and compute concepts
  • Proficiency in at least one programming language (e.g., Python, Ruby, Go, etc.)
Nice to have
  • Experience with AWS cloud networking concepts such as VPCs, subnets, routing, security groups, and load balancers
  • Experience operating or contributing to production Kubernetes platforms (e.g., EKS), including cluster upgrades, networking, or ingress configuration
  • Experience with monitoring, observability, and logging platforms (e.g., DataDog, New Relic, SumoLogic, Splunk, Prometheus, Grafana)
  • Familiarity with service meshes, ingress controllers, or API gateways (e.g., Envoy, Istio, NGINX)
What the job really is

As a Site Reliability Engineer I at PagerDuty, you will be responsible for supporting and improving the foundational infrastructure that powers the company's digital operations platform. Your daily tasks will include working on networking, compute platforms, and Kubernetes clusters, as well as monitoring system health and participating in on-call rotations. You will also contribute to the scalability and reliability of the core platform while staying current on technical trends to suggest innovative solutions.

Benefits
  • Competitive salary
  • Comprehensive benefits package
  • Flexible work arrangements
  • Company equity
  • ESPP (Employee Stock Purchase Program)
  • Retirement or pension plan
Things to weigh
  • No specific mention of remote work flexibility outside of established locations
  • Salary range provided, but may vary based on experience and location
  • On-call rotation required, which may impact work-life balance
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