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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Site Reliability Engineer - **Company:** Authzed Inc. - **Location:** United States (Remote available) - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $150,000.0 - $195,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Cloud Computing, Configuration Management, Continuous Integration, Relational Databases, Document Management Systems, Distributed Systems, Github, Python (Programming Language), Node.Js, Performance Tuning, Reliability Engineering, Prometheus, Ruby, Software Engineering, Data Logging, Pulumi, Google Cloud, Grafana, Reliability of Systems, Containerization, Infrastructure Automation Frameworks, Performance Monitor, Terraform, Docker, Elk Stack, Golang, Programming Languages - **Published:** July 23, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.builtincolorado.com/auth/login?destination=/job/sr-site-reliability-engineer/9604984 ## About the Role * Proven experience as a Site Reliability Engineer or in a similar role. * Strong understanding of networking, operating systems, and cloud infrastructure. * Experience with Site Reliability Engineering, System Design, and Distributed Computing. * Experience in various programming languages - we currently have SDKs for NodeJS, Java, Python, Ruby, and Go. * Experience with containerization technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes. * Knowledge of infrastructure-as-code tools like Terraform and Pulumi. * Familiarity with monitoring and logging tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, ELK stack). * Experience with lower-level implementation details of relational databases (bonus if you have have experience with distributed SQL databased like Google Cloud Spanner or CockroachDB). * Experience working with Git and GitHub. * Experience with continuous integration and deployment systems. * Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting skills. * Excellent communication and collaboration abilities. Extra shine: * Experience with Authorization systems. ## Description * Agency: Everyone should have the capability, freedom, and confidence to bring about changes to our business and product. Organizational processes exist to clearly define our goals, but not restrict how progress is made. * Collaboration: Success is defined in various dimensions and no single person can be an expert in all of them. Without valuing the opinions of others, finding compromises, and sharing mutual trust and respect, you cannot arrive at the best possible solution. * Open-mindedness: Without asking questions, testing assumptions, and questioning our pre-existing biases we risk operating within an echo-chamber. We celebrate the representation of diverse perspectives and backgrounds as a catalyst for creating an inclusive work environment that everyone can appreciate. About the Role: As a Site Reliability Engineer, you will play a critical role in ensuring the reliability, availability, and performance of our systems. You will be responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining scalable infrastructure solutions to support our growing customer base. This is an exciting opportunity to work in a fast-paced environment and contribute to the success of a company bringing a Google-inspired authorization system to companies around the globe. 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