Senior Site Reliability Engineer (SRE), Backend & Performance

Woodlawn, MD, US • Posted 2 days ago • Updated 2 days ago
Contract W2
Contract Independent
No Travel Required
On-site
Depends on Experience
Fitment

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Skills

  • Python
  • AWS
  • PostgreSQL
  • DevOps
  • SRE
  • Automation

Summary

 Senior Site Reliability Engineer (SRE), Backend & Performance 

REMOTE

We are looking for an engineer to improve the reliability, performance, and scalability of our systems. This role combines DevOps, backend performance tuning, and Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), with a strong focus on Python applications, AWS infrastructure, and PostgreSQL databases.

 Requirements

  1. Python performance optimization
  2. AWS services
  3. PostgreSQL and database tuning
  4. Familiarity with observability and monitoring tools
  5. DevOps and SRE best practices
  6. Experience with automated testing and code review

Key Responsibilities

Build and maintain cloud infrastructure on AWS

Set up and manage CI/CD pipelines for automated deployments

Monitor application performance using tools like OpenTelemetry

Analyze and optimize Python application performance

Diagnose and tune PostgreSQL database queries and configurations

Define and enforce performance and reliability metrics (SLOs)

Act as a gatekeeper for deployments—block releases if metrics are not met

Investigate production issues and implement long-term fixes

Review and test code using tools like Claude and other methods

 Experience with containerization (Docker, Kubernetes)

Knowledge of infrastructure as code (Terraform, CloudFormation)

Experience with load testing and performance benchmarking

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  • Dice Id: 10522380
  • Position Id: 8949398
  • Posted 2 days ago
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