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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$108K - $130K *

Unlock the potential of our cloud infrastructure as a Site Reliability Engineer. Drive automation, enhance performance, and ensure security in a dynamic healthcare IT environment, empowering developer...

2 weeks ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Healthcare

$124K - $165K *

Advance the reliability and scalability of production services by applying software and systems engineering practices. Collaborate across teams to enhance operational health and drive continuous impro...

1 week ago

  •   8 - 10 years exp.  •   Finance & Insurance

$149K - $198K *

Transform the reliability of production services by leveraging software and systems engineering practices. Collaborate across teams to enhance operational health, scalability, and performance througho...

1 week ago

  •   8 - 10 years exp.  •   Finance & Insurance

$84K - $138K *

Unlock potential by leading cloud infrastructure and system reliability for high-scale, programmatic platforms. Collaborate with teams to enhance observability and automate incident resolution, ensuri...

2 weeks ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Hospitality & Recreation

$160K - $205K *

Join a team that's dedicated to ensuring the reliability of critical backend systems. You'll define metrics, enhance monitoring, and lead incident responses in a hands-on role that supports live opera...

1 week ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Manufacturing & Automotive

$92K - $138K *

Unlock potential by ensuring the reliability and performance of large-scale systems. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design, troubleshoot, and optimize infrastructure solutions while automa...

2 weeks ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Hospitality & Recreation

$84K - $138K *

Drive the reliability and performance of large-scale systems, ensuring optimal availability and efficiency. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design, troubleshoot, and automate solutions whil...

2 weeks ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Hospitality & Recreation

$92K - $138K *

Join a team that's driving cloud infrastructure and system reliability for large-scale applications. You'll design, build, and maintain high-performance systems while ensuring observability and automa...

2 weeks ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Hospitality & Recreation

$92K - $138K *

Help us enhance system reliability and cloud infrastructure for a leading advertising technology platform. Join a dynamic team focused on high scalability and performance, driving innovation in a fast...

2 weeks ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Hospitality & Recreation

$92K - $138K *

Unlock your potential as a Site Reliability Engineer, ensuring platform performance and reliability. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design, troubleshoot, and optimize large-scale systems w...

1 week ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Hospitality & Recreation

$120K - $140K *

Champion operational excellence by leading reliability initiatives across applications, data pipelines, and services. Drive systemic improvements, enhance monitoring, and ensure seamless transitions f...

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3 weeks ago

  •   8 - 10 years exp.  •   Finance & Insurance

$87K - $123K *

Drive the reliability and performance of a cutting-edge research platform. Collaborate with teams to enhance operational tooling, automate processes, and ensure system dependability as user needs evol...

3 days ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Education, Government & Non-Profit

$115K - $130K *

Join a team that's redefining edge security and performance! As a Site Reliability Engineer, you'll architect and automate Akamai services, enhancing reliability and operational efficiency for high-vo...

1 week ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Finance & Insurance

$241K - $456K *

Optimize and ensure the stability of large-scale AI training and inference systems. Drive performance improvements, manage resource scheduling, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to enhance c...

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  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Information Technology

$254K - $480K *

Lead the stability and optimization of large-scale AI training and inference systems. Drive performance enhancements, resource scheduling, and network architecture to ensure reliable delivery of compu...

5 days ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Information Technology

$86K - $127K *

Empower your career by designing and operating resilient, scalable systems. Collaborate with engineering teams to enhance reliability, automate operations, and ensure high availability across cloud an...

3 weeks ago

  •   8 - 10 years exp.  •   Information Technology

$110K - $130K *

Take ownership of our cloud platform's reliability by applying software engineering principles. Collaborate with teams to enhance system performance, automate operations, and ensure high availability...

2 weeks ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Information Technology

$136K - $194K *

Empower progress by designing, automating, and maintaining secure cloud infrastructure. Drive reliability and efficiency across Microsoft Azure and GCP environments while enhancing collaboration and i...

Reposted 3 weeks ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Information Technology

$136K - $194K *

Join a team that designs and maintains secure cloud infrastructure, emphasizes automation and reliability, and transforms scalable solutions in Azure and GCP environments while adhering to federal com...

Reposted 3 weeks ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Information Technology

$145K - $175K *

Elevate reliability practices across engineering by architecting SLO frameworks, driving progressive delivery, and ensuring production readiness. Collaborate with teams to transform complex needs into...

1 week ago

  •   8 - 10 years exp.  •   Finance & Insurance

$150K - $180K *

Lead the charge in scaling reliability practices across product engineering, architecting SLO frameworks and promoting progressive delivery to ensure safe, high-velocity deployments while transforming...

1 week ago

  •   8 - 10 years exp.  •   Finance & Insurance

$113K - $140K *

Champion the reliability and performance of critical systems, driving architecture evolution and incident response. Collaborate with a skilled team across AWS and Azure, ensuring security and scalabil...

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3 days ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Education, Government & Non-Profit

$110K - $130K *

Drive reliability and operational excellence for our Enterprise Data & Analytics platform, enhancing performance, automation, and incident response while collaborating with cross-functional teams to e...

3 weeks ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Manufacturing & Automotive

$110K - $130K *

Advance your career as a Site Reliability Engineer, driving operational excellence for data and analytics platforms. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to enhance reliability, performance, and au...

3 weeks ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Manufacturing & Automotive

$110K - $130K *

Champion reliability and operational excellence for data analytics platforms, driving automation, incident response, and performance tuning. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to enhance service...

3 weeks ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Manufacturing & Automotive

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.