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Senior Site Reliability Engineer - Linux Systems & Application Observability

Tastytrade
Location
Chicago, Illinois
Posted
12 days ago
Department
tt - Infrastructure
Salary
$180,000-$200,000
What they actually want (must-haves)
  • Hands-on experience designing fault-tolerant, self-healing distributed systems
  • Deep understanding of distributed systems, Linux systems, cloud-native architectures, containerization
  • Experience running gap analyses on observability/telemetry systems
  • Track record scaling systems under real production load
  • Hands-on experience with OpenTelemetry, Prometheus, and Grafana
  • Strong Linux internals and networking fundamentals
Nice to have
  • Experience with HashiCorp Nomad, Consul, or Vault
What the job really is

As a Senior Site Reliability Engineer at tastytrade, you will focus on building and maintaining reliable systems for order execution and market data delivery. Your responsibilities include designing fault-tolerant infrastructure, conducting gap analyses on observability systems, and mentoring engineers to foster a culture of site reliability. You will work closely with infrastructure and application teams, contributing to services built in Ruby, Java, and Elixir.

Benefits
  • Performance Bonuses
  • Stock Purchase Options
  • Medical/Vision/Dental Benefits
  • 401k Plan
  • 20 Paid Vacation Days
  • 10 Paid Sick Days
Things to weigh
  • Hybrid work model with 3 days in office
  • Base salary range is $180,000-$200,000, which may vary based on experience
  • Discretionary performance bonus of 15-20% based on individual and company performance
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