Job Description
- Position Highlights
As an SRE for Elastic Compute, you will have the opportunity to:
• Drive the core operations of Alibaba Cloud's Elastic Compute product line, ensuring service stability for global users.
• Explore cutting-edge technologies in virtualization, containerization, and cloud-native, and drive technological innovation.
• Grow within an open and innovative team, collaborating with top engineers to solve complex technical challenges.
Elastic Compute Service (ECS) is a core product of Alibaba Cloud. The Elastic Compute team is dedicated to building world-leading cloud computing infrastructure. As a key component of Alibaba Cloud's self-developed Apsara operating system, ECS provides full-stack computing resources covering virtual machine instances, container services , and heterogeneous computing clusters.
Through technological innovation and product optimization, the Alibaba Cloud Elastic Compute team continuously drives advancements in cloud computing technologies, delivering high-quality computing services to users worldwide . Our goal is not only to support enterprises in achieving elastic scalability but also to deeply empower infrastructure innovation in the new era. Our mission is to build an intelligent foundation of "Computing as a Service," enabling developers to focus on their core business and concentrate on innovation breakthroughs, free from the complexity of engineering implementations from chips to clusters.
Position Requirement
Minimum qualification:
• Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• At least 3 years of experience in system operations or SRE, with familiarity in cloud computing services and core products (e.g., ECS, Kubernetes, Heterogeneous Computing).
• Solid understanding of Linux or Windows operating system internals, including kernel subsystems (scheduling, memory management, I/O stack), and proficiency in system-level performance tuning using tools such as perf, eBPF, and ftrace.
• Strong troubleshooting skills at the OS level, with the ability to diagnose and resolve complex issues related to CPU scheduling, memory allocation, disk I/O, and network stack.
• Familiarity with the design and optimization of cloud resource provisioning and delivery systems; experience in supporting international customers is preferred.
• In-depth understanding of the overall architecture and operational mechanisms of the Elastic Compute product line, with the ability to quickly identify and resolve complex issues.
Preferred qualification:
• Cloud-related certifications (e.g., ACP, ACE, or other major cloud vendor certifications).
• Participation in the architectural design or performance optimization projects of large cloud platforms.
• Outstanding contributions in system stability assurance, automation tool development, or cloud-native domains are highly valued.
The pay range for this position at commencement of employment is expected to be between $133,200/year and $219,600/year. However, base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.
If hired, employee will be in an "at-will position" and the Company reserves the right to modify base salary (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation program) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, Company or individual department/team performance, and market factors.
Alibaba U.S. based full time regular employees have access to medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401(k) plan and basic life insurance, and wellbeing benefits like FSA, subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable plans then in effect. U.S. based employees are also eligible to receive up to 12 paid holidays, accrue up to 15 paid vacation days for this position, and receive up to 72 hours paid sick time (front-loaded) per calendar year.
