[Remote] Senior Site Reliability Engineer

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Circle is building the world’s leading all-in-one platform for online communities. They are seeking a Senior Site Reliability Engineer to help scale their platform, ensuring systems remain fast, reliable, and secure as usage increases.ResponsibilitiesAct as a first responder for system incidents and outages, helping Circle stay highly available and performantOwn and evolve our monitoring, alerting, and log management systemsManage and optimize our database infrastructure (including MySQL, Postgres, Clickhouse, and Redis)Maintain and improve our server infrastructure and deployment pipelinesCollaborate closely with engineering teams to build scalable, resilient systemsContribute to internal SRE tooling and automation effortsSkillsStrong alignment with our values (find our values on our career page if you haven't read up on them yet)You are proficient in English (spoken, written, and reading) at a CEFR Level C2 / ILR Level 5Deep expertise with AWS and Kubernetes5+ years of experience in a Site Reliability, DevOps, or Infrastructure Engineering roleProven experience scaling production systems in a high-growth environment (startup or similar)Practical, day-to-day experience using AI tools to improve engineering productivity and outcomes (e.g., copilots, LLM-based debugging, automation, or documentation workflows)You've helped scale an early-stage product to 1M+ monthly active usersExperience managing incident response and production system outagesHands-on experience with database operations and optimizationFamiliarity with observability tooling, monitoring, and logging best practicesBased in North or South America (AMER region) — this is a requirement for timezone alignment with our teamExperience with SOC2 compliance or building secure infrastructureExperience with Clickhouse or similar technologiesBenefitsFully remote: work from anywhere in the world!Paid time away: all employees are given 35 days of PTO annually. We also offer a paid sabbatical after 5 years.Generous U.S. benchmarked compensation and startup equity no matter where you are in the world.*Awesome medical coverage with 100% coverage for you and your family, or medical reimbursement options where applicable!*Parental leave for parents expanding their family, or just starting one.Home office stipend to help you get up and running.Learning & development stipend to help you level up your professional skills.Annual bonus potential for roles that don't already receive variable income or commission.Company retreats: Twice a year, the Circle team gets together for a fully paid company retreat in incredible places around the world! We’ve had past retreats in Colombia, Portugal, and Mexico, with more planned on the horizon.Company OverviewCircle is a community platform that brings together the creators' discussions, memberships, and content. It was founded in 2019, and is headquartered in New York, New York, USA, with a workforce of 51-200 employees. Its website is https://circle.so/.