Senior Staff Site Reliability Engineer, HiveWatch
$183-235k
+ Equity Incentive Plan
Office located in El Segundo, CA
Physical security system platform
Open for applications
Physical security system platform
21-100 employees
Open for applications
$183-235k
+ Equity Incentive Plan
Office located in El Segundo, CA
21-100 employees
Company mission
To facilitate better communication and operations by empowering the modern security team with data-forward insights and solutions.
Role
Who you are
- 7+ years of software engineering experience with strong coding skills in production environments
- 5+ years of SRE, DevOps, or production operations experience
- Expertise with cloud platforms (AWS preferred) and containerized applications (Docker, Kubernetes)
- Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation, or similar)
- Proficiency in at least one object oriented programming language in our tech stack (Java, Kotlin, Python)
- Hands-on experience with relational databases and SQL performance optimization
- Experience with monitoring and observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, DataDog, or equivalent)
- Strong debugging skills across distributed systems and microservices architectures
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience
Desirable
- Experience with our tech stack: Kotlin, Rust, TypeScript, Python
- Expertise in AWS architecture and services
- Experience in physical security, IoT, or edge computing environments
- Expertise with advanced AWS services (Kinesis, Lambda, EKS, RDS)
- Experience with Terraform and Terragrunt specifically
- Background in high-availability, multi-tenant SaaS environments
- Experience establishing SRE practices and culture from the ground up
- Track record of leading incident response and post-mortem processes
- Experience mentoring and developing junior engineers
- Knowledge of security best practices and compliance requirements
- Experience with edge computing and distributed system architectures
- Previous experience in a startup or high-growth environment (50-200 employees)
What the job involves
- HiveWatch is seeking a Senior Staff Site Reliability Engineer to join our Platform Team, where you'll architect and maintain mission-critical edge infrastructure that connects our SaaS platform to customer systems.
- You'll ensure exceptional performance, reliability, and observability across our distributed environment while providing technical leadership to our growing engineering team
- This role reports directly to our VP of Engineering
- Own the reliability of mission-critical systems including production monitoring, alerting, and capacity planning
- Debug and resolve complex production issues across the full stack, from infrastructure to application code
- Participate in a regular on-call rotation to provide 24/7 coverage for critical systems
- Perform root cause analysis requiring deep code-level investigation and implement preventive measures
- Build automation and tooling to reduce operational toil and improve system reliability
- Maintain CI/CD pipelines, observability infrastructure, and database performance optimization
- Increase the resiliency, scalability, and maintainability of production environments
- Establish on-call procedures and disaster recovery processes
- Provide technical leadership and mentorship to foster engineering excellence and reliability culture
Our take
HiveWatch is modernizing the security industry by bridging the gap between security-driven and tech-driven physical security systems. The data collected from its sensors and operational programs is used to improve existing installed security systems, helping businesses and organizations transition from reactive-only responses to programs that identify threats before they happen.
HiveWatch has differentiated itself from existing physical security information management (PSIM) companies by being “cloud native” from the moment of inception. This means it is able to avoid issues traditional PSIM systems face when protecting employees and business operations across a largely distributed workforce.
The company has already attracted significant attention in the security industry and has raised impressive funding with leading investors including former Twitter CEO & COO Dick Costolo, Adam Bain of 01A, and Stephen Curry’s venture firm Penny Jar Capital. The new funding will enable the company to build a better customer experience and expand its engineering team.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Company
Funding (2 rounds)
Sep 2025
$33m
SERIES B
Oct 2021
$20m
SERIES A
Total funding: $53m
Company benefits
- Work-Life Balance: Work from home 2 days a week, unlimited PTO for salaried employees (and yes, we actually encourage you to use it!), and paid company holidays
- Family Friendly: Flexible scheduling for family commitments – from recitals to doctor appointments, and optional pet insurance for your furry family members
- Health Benefits: Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage for you and your dependents, along with mental health support and resources, optional HSA or FSA plans, and life and disability insurance
- Perks & More: 401(k), regular team events and celebrations, learning and development opportunities, and an employee referral program.
Company HQ
El Segundo, CA
Leadership
Ryan Schonfeld
(Co-Founder & CEO)Founder & current CEO of RAS Consulting & Investigations. They have also been a consultant for the U.S. Department of State for 10+ years, having worked on Diplomatic Security's counter-terrorism initiative, the Anti-terrorism Assistance Program.
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