Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) Jobs

Explore Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) jobs on Ladders, where professionals can find vetted opportunities paying $100,000 or more. SREs combine software engineering and systems expertise to keep digital services reliable, scalable, and efficient. Browse openings across technology companies and other organizations that depend on high-performing infrastructure.

What Site Reliability Engineers Do

SREs build and maintain the systems behind dependable online services. Their work may include improving observability, automating operational tasks, managing cloud infrastructure, responding to incidents, and reducing recurring sources of downtime. They often partner with software development, security, and operations teams to balance service reliability with the pace of product delivery.

Common SRE Responsibilities and Skills

Responsibilities vary by employer and seniority, but many SRE roles involve setting service-level objectives, analyzing system performance, and designing resilient architectures. Employers may seek experience with Linux, networking, scripting or programming, infrastructure as code, containers, cloud platforms, monitoring tools, and incident management. Clear communication and a thoughtful approach to troubleshooting are also valuable.

Explore SRE Career Opportunities

Site Reliability Engineer titles can cover a range of specialties, from platform engineering and production operations to cloud reliability and observability. Compare role requirements, technologies, team responsibilities, and compensation details to identify opportunities aligned with your experience. Ladders focuses on vetted professional jobs with salaries of $100,000 or more.

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$82K - $135K *

Join us to enhance system reliability and scalability through innovative SRE practices. Collaborate with engineering teams to automate operations and ensure high-availability services, driving operati...

3 days ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Information Technology

$82K - $135K *

Transform system reliability by designing and operating scalable services. Collaborate with engineering teams to enhance automation, observability, and operational excellence, ensuring high availabili...

3 days ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Information Technology

$82K - $135K *

Elevate system reliability as a Site Reliability Engineer, enhancing scalable services through DevOps and SRE practices. Collaborate with teams to automate operations, improve performance, and ensure...

3 days ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Information Technology

$82K - $135K *

Unlock your potential as you design and operate resilient systems, enhancing reliability and automation across our platform. Collaborate with engineering teams to drive operational excellence and supp...

3 days ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Information Technology

$82K - $135K *

Transform system reliability by designing and operating scalable services, leveraging DevOps and SRE principles to enhance automation, observability, and operational excellence across platforms...

3 days ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Information Technology

$82K - $135K *

Unlock your potential as you design and operate resilient systems, enhancing reliability and scalability. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to automate operations and drive excellence in high-av...

3 days ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Information Technology

$82K - $135K *

Join a dynamic team to design and operate resilient, scalable systems, enhancing reliability and automation across platforms. Collaborate with engineering teams to ensure high availability and perform...

3 days ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Information Technology

$118K *

Join us to enhance the reliability of our cardiovascular data platform. You'll ensure data integrity, manage incident responses, and automate processes, driving continuous improvements in operational...

3 weeks ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Healthcare

$90K - $110K *

Join a dynamic team as you enhance the reliability and performance of production environments. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to automate operations, diagnose complex incidents, and drive con...

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1 week ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Transportation

$80K - $125K *

Optimize system reliability by monitoring critical applications, troubleshooting incidents, and collaborating with technical teams to ensure seamless operations. Join a mission-driven team dedicated t...

1 week ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Information Technology

$130K - $150K *

Join a high-impact federal modernization initiative as you enhance the reliability and performance of a Kubernetes platform, collaborating with DevSecOps teams to ensure operational excellence and app...

1 week ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Aerospace & Defense

$135K - $160K *

Elevate reliability and performance at scale by designing and maintaining tooling for production systems. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to enhance observability and operational efficiency in...

6 days ago

  •   8 - 10 years exp.  •   Finance & Insurance

$135K - $160K *

Join a dynamic team to enhance our clinical AI platform by managing mission-critical infrastructure, ensuring high performance and reliability while supporting swift product development in a collabora...

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  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Healthcare

$130K - $155K *

Optimize platform reliability and performance as you tackle complex SRE challenges. Drive best practices in observability and deployment while ensuring uptime and operational excellence across our API...

3 weeks ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Finance & Insurance

$110K - $130K *

Drive reliability and performance as you enhance our platform's uptime, observability, and operational standards. Collaborate with engineering teams to tackle complex challenges in data processing and...

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3 weeks ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Finance & Insurance

$90K - $110K *

Join a team that's shaping the future of cloud reliability by automating infrastructure, enhancing system operability, and driving operational efficiency in a dynamic environment with advanced technol...

Reposted 1 week ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Enterprise Technology

$230K - $310K *

Transform our backend platform by enhancing operational reliability and system design. Drive automation, lead incident responses, and shape engineering partnerships to optimize performance for million...

Reposted 3 weeks ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Enterprise Technology

$69K - $148K *

Transform cloud operations by solving complex infrastructure challenges and automating solutions. Collaborate globally to enhance service quality and efficiency while mentoring junior engineers in a d...

2 days ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Enterprise Technology

$69K - $148K *

Transform your career by solving complex cloud infrastructure challenges. Collaborate globally to enhance Oracle's services, ensuring high availability and efficiency while driving automation and ment...

2 days ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Enterprise Technology

$69K - $148K *

Help us solve complex cloud infrastructure challenges while enhancing automation and system efficiency. Collaborate globally to ensure high-quality service and operational readiness in a dynamic, 24/7...

2 days ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Enterprise Technology

$130K - $160K *

Empower reliability through proactive problem-solving and system-building across our complex sensor platform, ensuring operational excellence in both cloud and edge environments through robust strateg...

Reposted 3 weeks ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Energy & Utilities

$110K - $130K *

Engineer strategic solutions for Digital Plant initiatives, driving the migration of legacy systems into a unified Operational Technology environment while ensuring compliance and security standards a...

1 week ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Staffing

$92K - $110K *

Empower the future of industrial systems by leading the migration of legacy networks into a unified Operational Technology environment, ensuring secure access and compliance while collaborating with c...

1 week ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Staffing

$95K - $134K *

Innovate in site reliability engineering to enhance our platform's stability, performance, and scalability. Collaborate with cross-functional teams and drive key technical initiatives to achieve excep...

Reposted 3 weeks ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Transportation

$95K - $134K *

Develop and drive key reliability initiatives as a Site Reliability Engineer, collaborating with development teams to enhance system performance, automate tasks, and ensure system stability while adap...

Reposted 3 weeks ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Transportation

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

  • What does a Site Reliability Engineer do?question toggle

    A Site Reliability Engineer applies software engineering and systems practices to improve the availability, performance, and scalability of services. Common work includes automation, observability, infrastructure management, and incident response.

  • What skills are commonly required for SRE jobs?question toggle

    Requirements vary, but employers commonly look for systems and networking knowledge, programming or scripting ability, experience with cloud platforms and automation, monitoring expertise, and familiarity with incident management.

  • Are Site Reliability Engineer jobs available on Ladders?question toggle

    Ladders features vetted professional job opportunities paying $100,000 or more, including roles for experienced technology professionals. Browse current listings to review available SRE positions and their requirements.

  • How is SRE different from DevOps?question toggle

    SRE and DevOps both encourage collaboration between development and operations. SRE commonly emphasizes measurable reliability goals, production engineering, and automation, while DevOps is a broader set of practices and cultural principles. Responsibilities differ by organization.

  • What experience can help me qualify for an SRE role?question toggle

    Experience operating production systems, automating infrastructure, improving service reliability, and resolving incidents can be useful. Demonstrating practical skills with relevant programming languages, cloud services, monitoring systems, and infrastructure tools may also strengthen an application.