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# Site Reliability Engineer

- **Company:** ESAI SOFTWARE INCORPORATED
- **Location:** Boston, MA, United States
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Ubuntu (Operating System), Configuration Management, Continuous Delivery, Continuous Integration, Linux, Distributed Systems, Python (Programming Language), Reliability Engineering, Ruby, Shell Script, Software Construction, Load Balancing, Backend, AngularJS, Free and Open-Source Software, Software Coding, Programming Languages
- **Published:** August 9, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.wayup.com/i-j-startus-651609440145700/

## About the Role

+ You have deep knowledge of Linux (we use Ubuntu) and all layers of the networking stack. You should be confident discussing in detail what's going on under the hood.
 + You are comfortable with large scale production systems and technologies, for example load balancing, monitoring, distributed systems, and configuration management
 + You have a track record of designing and executing small to medium scale systems automation projects with strong autonomy
 + You have strong coding skills in at least one programming language, and a desire to pick up more. We work primarily in Python, Java, with smatterings of shell script, Ruby, and Angular.
 + You are familiar with and enthusiastic for software engineering best practices such as testing, continuous integration and continuous delivery
 + You have a passion for solving problems using open source software
 + You thrive in a rapidly evolving, globally distributed environment
We are proud to foster a workplace free from discrimination. We strongly believe that diversity of experience, perspectives, and background will lead to a better environment for our employees and a better product for our users and our creators. This is something we value deeply and we encourage everyone to come be a part of changing the way the world listens to music.

## Description

WHAT YOU'LL DO

 + As a member of a small cross functional squad, you'll own a particular infrastructure challenge at Spotify
 + Design and document systems, including writing and reviewing code, to automate away problems within your squad's domain
 + Undertake measured, methodical, troubleshooting of complicated systems under pressure
 + Partake in an on-call rotation alongside the engineers who build our production backend


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