Site Reliability Engineer, Flock Safety

• A minimum of 2 years of experience in an engineering or Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) role, demonstrating a solid understanding of system design, deployment, and maintenance
• Proven experience in utilizing Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools and practices, configuration management systems, or other automation frameworks to streamline the provisioning and management of infrastructure resources
• Hands-on experience working with at least one major cloud provider platform (Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Microsoft Azure, etc.), showcasing proficiency in cloud-based service models, architectures, and deployment strategies
• Experience with Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) pipelines and tools (Jenkins, ArgoCD, Github Actions, etc.) to automate and manage the software development and deployment lifecycle

Desirable

• Our SRE organization is responsible for designing and building systems, tooling, and processes to provide an extensible, scalable, and observable platform
• They strive to empower our development teams to own and manage their full application stack, thus minimizing bottlenecks and optimizing development velocity without compromising on reliability
• The First 30 Days
• Understand our current cloud build and deployment process(overall SDLC)
• Deep dive into the architecture of the Flock system to understand how each component is interconnected
• Overview of Terraform/IAC
• Overview of ML workflows
• Overview of SRE team charter/purpose
• Active participation in a full sprint cycle with all ceremonies the SRE team utilizes to plan work
• The First 60 Days
• Ability to perform the role with decreased need for guidance
• Ability to complete medium-sized tasks with little support
• Regularly assisting in the resolution of help-desk requests
• Regularly participates in the peer review process and meaningful technical discussions
• In-depth/complex understanding of various infrastructure/tooling components
• 90 Days & Beyond
• Ability to perform the role with little guidance with transparency
• Comfortable picking up engineering tasks of larger size and more ambiguity
• Complete an Initial review and career planning deep dive session with your manager
• Proficiency with Infrastructure manipulation via tooling, IAC, pipelines/workflows, and manual operations along with understanding potential side effects/impact those changes have at scale/under load

• Our First Chat: During this first conversation, you’ll meet with a recruiter to chat through your background, what you could bring to Flock, what you are looking for in your next role, and who we are
• The Hiring Manager Interview: You will meet with your potential future boss to really dive into the role, the team, expectations, and what success means at Flock
• This is your chance to really nerd out with someone in your field
• The Technical Assessment: Our technical assessments seek to test the hard skills required to do the job
• Engineers may find themselves in coding interviews or architecture discussions, sales roles may present mock discovery calls, and leadership roles may craft 90 day plans
• Your recruiter will inform you of which assessment you will be assigned and ensure you are fully prepared for your big day
• The Panel: Learn more about the team, responsibilities, and workflows
• You should be prepared to speak about past projects, how you collaborate and communicate with others, and how you live our values
• Depending on the team and role you are interviewing for, you may meet with several teammates as well as cross-functional partners
• The Executive Review: A chance to meet an executive in your function and view Flock from a different lens
• Be prepared to ask well-thought-out questions about the company, culture, and more