Aalyria Careers
Site Reliability Engineer
Remote (United States)
No sponsorshipDetected 26 days ago
PythonJavaGoGitAWSGCPCloud PlatformsKubernetesTerraformCI/CDPrometheusGrafanaSite Reliability EngineeringPlatform EngineeringIncident ResponseCommunication
About the role
- This isn't a "keep the lights on" SRE role.
- This is a greenfield/brownfield opportunity.
- Note: this role includes on-call responsibilities.
Responsibilities
- Help design and build Aalyria's centralized observability platform, integrating and scaling tools for metrics (e.g. Prometheus), logging (e.g. Loki), and distributed tracing (e.g. Tempo/OpenTelemetry).
- Partner with SWEs to implement observability best practices, develop standard templates and documentation, and configure tooling (e.g., OpenTelemetry libraries).
- Partner closely with the core infrastructure team to ensure deep visibility into our Kubernetes clusters and underlying GCP and AWS environments.
- Develop and lead the company's monitoring, alerting, and incident response strategy, driving a culture of proactive reliability and blameless post-mortems.
Requirements
- 4+ years of experience in an SRE or platform engineering role, with a focus on observability for large-scale, distributed compute or network systems.
- Strong production-level experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and Kubernetes.
- Experience using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and GitOps principles (e.g., ArgoCD).
- Proficiency in a systems programming language, with a strong preference for Go and Python for debugging and writing tooling.
- Demonstrable experience defining, implementing, and managing SLOs, SLIs, and error budgets for production services for high availability distributed systems.
Nice to have
- Experience operating a multi-cloud environment, specifically GCP and AWS.
- Hands-on experience with GitLab CI for CI/CD pipelines.
- Working knowledge of service mesh technologies such as Istio or Linkerd.
- Familiarity with instrumenting applications written in Go and C++.
- An active Secret clearance, or higher, is preferred for this position.
- Experience with JVM observability (tuning, monitoring) for Java-based applications.
- Impactful Work: Directly contribute to critical national security programs and initiatives.
- Growth Opportunities: Expand your career with opportunities for professional development and advancement.
Compensation
- Competitive salary, comprehensive benefits (401(k), dental, vision, health, life insurance), paid time off, and equity options.
Benefits
- Compensation and Equity: Competitive salary, comprehensive benefits (401(k), dental, vision, health, life insurance), paid time off, and equity options.
- Flexibility: Flexible working arrangements including hybrid remote/in-office schedules.
Company info
- Aalyria is a leading technology company that supplies laser communications technology and temporospatial software-defined networking platforms to the aerospace industry.
- With technology acquired from Google, Aalyria is at the forefront of innovation in satellite and airborne mesh networks, as well as cislunar and deep-space communications.
- We are revolutionizing the orchestration and management of planetary mesh networks using any radio or optical spectrum, any orbit, and any hardware across land, sea, air, and space.
- Work at a cutting-edge company shaping the future of aerospace communications.
- Be part of a collaborative, supportive, and inclusive workplace where your contributions matter.
- Define, implement, and manage a robust framework of Service Level Objectives (SLOs), Service Level Indicators (SLIs), and error budgets for our core products, ensuring we are launch-ready.
- This is a strategic, high-impact opportunity to build the nervous system for a platform that transforms how networks of satellites, ground stations, and fleets are interconnected and orchestrated.
- Inclusive Culture: Be part of a collaborative, supportive, and inclusive workplace where your contributions matter.
Equal opportunity
- Employer Statement: Aalyria is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
- We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
- We do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, age, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
- Qualified applicants from all backgrounds are encouraged to apply. #LI-Remote
Visa & Work Authorization
- government export regulations, applicants must meet one of the following criteria: (A) Qualify as a U.S. person, which includes: U
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