Head of SRE

We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Head of SRE to lead and inspire our SRE team. In this role, you will be a hands-on leader, responsible for defining the SRE strategy, building a world-class team, and driving operational excellence across the organization. You will be both a leader and an individual contributor, playing a key role in designing, building, and maintaining highly reliable and scalable systems.

What You’ll Do

• Lead and inspire: Lead, mentor, and coach a team of Site Reliability Engineers, fostering their professional development and growth.
• Set the vision: Define the SRE strategy and roadmap, aligning with company-wide goals and objectives.
• Champion Best Practices: Establish and champion SRE best practices, processes, and tools across the organization..
• Collaborate with Teams: Work closely with development teams to design and build scalable, resilient systems.
• Monitor Performance: Establish and monitor service level objectives (SLOs) and service level indicators (SLIs) to ensure optimal performance.
• Incident Management: Respond to incidents, conduct thorough post-mortems, and implement preventive measures to avoid future issues.
• Drive Automation: Lead initiatives to automate manual tasks, improving operational efficiency and reducing errors.
• Manage On-Call Rotations: Ensure adequate coverage for incident response through effective on-call rotation management.
• Foster Continuous Learning: Promote a culture of blameless post-mortems and continuous learning within the team.

What We’re Looking For

• 5+ years in software engineering, systems administration, or site reliability engineering.
• 2+ years in a leadership or management role.
• Strong understanding of cloud computing, containerization, and orchestration technologies (e.g., GCP, Kubernetes, ArgoCD, Helm, Terraform).
• Extensive experience in cloud environments, including but not limited to GCP.
• Proficiency in programming and scripting languages (e.g., Python, Go, Bash).
• Experience with monitoring and observability tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, ELK stack).
• Excellent problem-solving abilities and a proactive approach to challenges.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work effectively in a team environment.

Our Values

• Ownership: We take initiative and are passionate about owning our work from start to finish, driving projects forward with a sense of urgency.
• Collaboration: We believe in the power of teamwork and open communication.
• Integrity: We uphold the highest standards of honesty and ethical behavior.
• Innovation: We encourage creative thinking and the pursuit of new ideas.
• Excellence: We strive for excellence in everything we do.
• Continuous Improvement: We are committed to ongoing learning and development

US-Based Positions

• Salary range $120-$202K
• Equity in a high-growth startup
• Health, dental, and vision insurance premium contributions; short long-term disability insurance and basic life insurance
• Cell phone and internet reimbursement
• Flexible PTO, sick leave parental leave
• Access to a company 401k plan
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Non US-Based positions

• No trading fees when you buy and sell bitcoin on Strike
• Other benefits are location dependent

We do not make hiring decisions based on educational history whatsoever. Our Founder is a college dropout. We employ high school dropouts, PHD candidates and everything in-between. We do not hire credentials. We simply hire talented, passionate individuals who are excited to be a part of our team.

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