Staff Site Reliability Engineer, Stash
$159.4-236.2k
+ Equity
Banking and investment app
Job no longer available
Banking and investment app
201-500 employees
Job no longer available
$159.4-236.2k
+ Equity
201-500 employees
Company mission
Stash's mission is to empower everyday Americans to build wealth by making investing simple and affordable.
Role
Who you are
- 8+ years of experience in site reliability engineering or a similar role
- Strong expertise in Kubernetes (K8s) and Amazon EKS
- Advanced skills in AWS, including setup, management, and optimization
- Proficiency in infrastructure as code, particularly Terraform and Terraform Cloud
- Solid programming skills in Python and/or Go
- Experience with system monitoring tools like Datadog and familiarity with logging and archiving practices
- Extensive experience with GitHub Actions for CI/CD pipelines
- Proven track record in designing and managing microservice architectures using Docker and containers
- Practical experience with Kafka
- Deep understanding of SLOs, SLIs, and SLAs, and their application in maintaining system reliability
- Experience working in PCI and other regulated environments
Desirable
- Experience with FireHydrant
- Previous role(s) in a fast-paced startup environment
- Knowledge in managing and maintaining SLOs, SLIs, and SLAs beyond foundational levels
What the job involves
- Join our Infrastructure team as a Staff Site Reliability Engineer to help maintain the stability and operational excellence of Stash's platforms. In this role, you will lead critical initiatives to enhance system reliability, automate processes, and implement scalable infrastructure solutions in a dynamic and fast-paced environment
- Design, develop, and maintain scalable and resilient cloud infrastructure using AWS
- Implement and oversee monitoring systems to ensure optimal performance and rapid response to issues
- Automate deployment pipelines and manage CI/CD processes using tools like GitHub Actions
- Make high-impact architectural decisions to improve system efficiency and reduce downtime
- Collaborate with engineering teams to innovate and enhance deployment and operational capabilities
- Develop and manage microservices architectures using Docker and containerization technologies
Our take
Founded in 2015, Stash was created in response to studies showing that 44% of Americans don’t invest in stocks, 70% of households don’t have a long-term financial plan, and 68% are afraid to retire. Stash offers beginner retail investors the tools to invest small amounts in stocks and exchange-traded funds. Its aim is to help new investors learn the ropes, offering preference-tailored guidance and digestible investment summaries.
Its service, although pricier than competitors like Wealthfront and Acorns, remains competitive through its highly educational and beginner-friendly focus. This is a lucrative feature for Stash, given the recent surge in first-time and amateur retail investors. The company has more than 6 million customers, and its assets under management total about $3 billion.
Its focus on long-term profit over day trading is refreshing in the retail investment app market. It could prove especially attractive to its younger customer base (average age 29), who are on the whole trending away from traditional legacy banking and looking towards new, innovative financial platforms.
Stash was not immune to the market turmoil of 2022 which particularly impacted the fintech sector, and was forced to restructure. Having streamlined the business, it received major funding and a leadership change in 2023. Stash is now setting its sights on an acquisition or public offering in the near future.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
-13% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 12 rounds)
May 2025
$146m
SERIES H
Oct 2023
$40m
CONVERTIBLE
Total funding: $656.9m
Company benefits
- Work remotely from anywhere in the U.S. or U.K
- Learning & Development stipend
- Excellent medical, dental & vision insurance
- Unlimited time off
- Paid parental leave
Company HQ
Garment District, New York, NY
Leadership
Brandon Krieg
(Co-Founder)Brandon started his career as a Partner at EdgeTrade, where he spent 9 years, before working as MD of Knight Capital Group for half a decade. He left his role as Head of Global Electronic Execution at Macquarie Securities Group to co-found Stash in June 2015.
Ed Robinson
(CEO & Co-Founder)They joined Macquarie Group in 2005, where they worked for 10 years. Initially starting in private banking, they progressed from Asian Sales Trader to European Sales Trader and then ultimately Head of Sales, Electronic Execution. They left this role in 2015 to co-found Stash.
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