Director of Site Reliability Engineering

What is the day in the life of a Director of Site Reliability Engineering

• Design and implement robust, scalable, and high-availability systems that meet business and technical requirements.
• Collaborate with software engineering teams to integrate reliability into the software development lifecycle, ensuring that applications are built with operational excellence in mind.
• Develop and maintain service level objectives (SLOs), service level agreements (SLAs), and service level indicators (SLIs) to measure system performance and reliability.
• Lead incident response efforts, including post-mortem analysis and root cause investigations, to improve system reliability and prevent future incidents.
• Automate operational processes to improve efficiency and reduce manual intervention, leveraging tools and technologies such as Infrastructure as Code (IaC).
• Monitor system performance and reliability using appropriate metrics and monitoring tools, proactively identifying and addressing potential issues.
• Advocate for and implement best practices in site reliability engineering, including capacity planning, disaster recovery, and incident management.
• Train and mentor engineering and operations teams on SRE principles and practices, fostering a culture of continuous improvement.

What will I need to thrive in this role?

• Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• 8+ years of experience in software engineering, systems engineering, or site reliability engineering.
• Strong understanding of cloud computing platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, Google Cloud) and container orchestration technologies (e.g., Kubernetes, Docker).
• Experience with configuration management and automation tools (e.g., Terraform, Ansible, Puppet).
• Proficient in programming and scripting languages (e.g., Python, Go, Bash) for automation and tool development.
• Extensive knowledge of monitoring and logging tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack) and practices.
• Solid understanding of networking concepts, distributed systems, and microservices architecture.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to work effectively under pressure.

What does high performance look like?

• You are seen and trusted as a technical expert at Pattern, driving new solutions and efficiencies through innovative software development.
• Your work doesn't stop at code delivery; you consider the entire product lifecycle and collaborate across functions to ensure maximum value.
• You care about code quality and collaborate with other stakeholders to ensure our solutions resonate with business needs.
• All solutions have been tested and proven for impact and cost optimization.
• You are effective at delegating and monitoring repeatable and task-focused work with junior engineers, optimizing your time and energy across both strategy and execution.

What is my potential for career growth?

• As the Director of Site Reliability Engineering, you will have opportunities for career advancement within Pattern. Additionally, you will have access to networking opportunities and continuous learning initiatives to support your professional growth.

What is the team like?

• You will work with members of the software engineering team locally and overseas, and be supervised by Pattern’s Senior Director of Engineering. You will also collaborate frequently with the Chief Technology Officer. This team is data driven and results oriented. You will collaborate regularly with members of your team to implement actionable solutions. Ideas and input are encouraged from all members.

Sounds great! What’s the company culture? We are looking for individuals who are:

• Game Changers- A game changer is someone who looks at problems with an open mind and shares new ideas with team members, regularly reassesses existing plans and attaches a realistic timeline to goals, makes profitable, productive, and innovative contributions, and actively pursues improvements to Pattern’s processes and outcomes.
• Data Fanatics- A data fanatic is someone who recognizes problems and seeks to understand them through data, draws unbiased conclusions based on data that lead to actionable solutions, and continues to track the effects of the solutions using data.
• Partner Obsessed- An individual who is partner obsessed clearly explains the status of projects to partners and relies on constructive feedback, actively listens to partner’s expectations and delivers results that exceed them, prioritizes the needs of your partners, and takes the time to create a personable experience for those interacting with Pattern.
• Team of Doers- Someone who is a part of a team of doers uplifts team members and recognizes their specific contributions, takes initiative to help in any circumstance, actively contributes to supporting improvements, and holds themselves accountable to the team as well as to partners.

What is the hiring process?

• Initial phone interview with Pattern’s talent acquisition team
• Video interview with Pattern’s Principal Site Reliability Engineer
• Interview with Pattern’s VP of Information Security 
• Interview with Pattern’s Senior Director of Engineering
• Final interview with Pattern’s CTO
• Professional reference checks
• Executive review
• Offer

How can I stand out as an applicant?

• Discuss professional accomplishments with specific data to quantify examples
• Provide insights on how you can add value and be the best addition to the team
• Focus on mentioning how you would be partner obsessed at Pattern
• Share experience on any side projects related to data and analytics