> Markdown version of [/jobs/ext/2720652-site-reliability-engineer](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/jobs/ext/2720652-site-reliability-engineer). Every page supports `.md` or `Accept: text/markdown`. Links point to the HTML versions so they work for humans too. Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Site Reliability Engineer - **Company:** RONALD LAYER - **Location:** New York, United States - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, Cloud Computing, Databases, Continuous Integration, Python (Programming Language), Performance Tuning, Reliability Engineering, Database Optimization, Database Performance, Backend, Kubernetes, Cloudwatch - **Published:** September 4, 2026 - **Apply:** https://startup.jobs/member-of-technical-staff-site-reliability-runlayer-8352257 ## About the Role * Strong AWS experience, particularly ECS, Aurora, and CloudWatch * GCP experience as we expand cross-cloud * Kubernetes and container orchestration expertise * DBRE experience with database performance tuning * CI/CD pipeline ownership and incident response experience * Background at a B2B SaaS company serving enterprise customers, ideally in infrastructure, * Experience deploying and supporting on-prem or hybrid environments * Python backend familiarity (our platform is Python-based) * Experience at an early-stage or high-growth company ## Description We're a team of 35, mostly engineers, shipping fast. Agent operators on Runlayer grew 5x in four weeks while human operators stayed flat. The shift to agentic work is already showing up in our own usage., As our Site Reliability Engineer, you'll own the reliability, performance, and scalability of Runlayer's infrastructure as we grow to serve enterprise customers across cloud and on-prem environments., * Impact: Build the infrastructure foundation for the enterprise MCP platform, directly enabling AI adoption at scale * Excellence: Work closely with founders and a small, senior engineering team shipping fast in a high-growth environment * Ownership: Own reliability end-to-end, from database performance to incident response to CI/CD pipelines, * Own reliability and performance of our cloud infrastructure across AWS (ECS, Aurora, CloudWatch) and GCP * Manage and optimize Kubernetes clusters and container orchestration * Drive database reliability engineering, including performance tuning and scaling * Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines for rapid, safe deployments * Run incident response and on-call rotations * Partner with product engineers to design scalable, resilient systems ## Related Videos - [Developing the Backend with Stefan Lingler, CTO at Shpock](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100360-developing-the-backend-with-stefan-lingler-cto-at-shpock) - [Kubernetes and Microservices with Multi-Model Databases](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/382-kubernetes-and-microservices-with-multi-model-databases) - [Understanding Kubernetes in a visual way](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100085-understanding-kubernetes-in-a-visual-way) - [Shipping Faster with Less: Render on Cloud Hosting, AI Workloads, and the Future of DevOps](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1894-shipping-faster-with-less-render-on-cloud-hosting-ai-workloads-and-the-future-of-devops) - [Nest.js - TypeScript in the backend can also be clean](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1033-nest-js-typescript-in-the-backend-can-also-be-clean) - [SRE Methods In an Agency Environment](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/348-sre-methods-in-an-agency-environment) ## Related Articles - [Dev Digest 120 - Apple and peers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/455-dev-digest-120-apple-and-peers) - [How We Built a Worry-Free System That Runs for 10+ Years – And What We’d Do Again](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/751-how-we-built-a-worry-free-system-that-runs-for-10-years-and-what-we-d-do-again) - [The Best X (Twitter) Accounts for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/294-the-best-x-twitter-accounts-for-developers) - [Highest Paying Tech Companies for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/220-highest-paying-tech-companies-for-developers) - [Dev Digest 137 - AI'm not sure about this](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/485-dev-digest-137-ai-m-not-sure-about-this) - [Making Data Warehouses Fast: A Developer’s Story](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/107-making-data-warehouses-fast-a-developer-s-story)