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Senior Site Reliability Engineer

AustinHybridFull-time

AI Summary

Senior SRE responsible for Linux-based infrastructure, incident response, and long-term reliability improvements across large-scale environments (5,000+ hosts). Manages Kubernetes, Kafka, Redis operations and on-call rotations in a hybrid Austin, TX setting.

About this role

We are looking for an experienced engineer with strong Linux and system-level expertise who can operate autonomously in complex production environments. You must be able to independently troubleshoot incidents, lead and support post-incident service recovery, and drive improvements to overall system stability, performance, and observability. We are looking for a hands-on Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) with a strong background in Linux infrastructure and third-party system operations.
This role focuses on managing and optimizing large-scale environments (5,000+ hosts) running technologies like Kafka, Redis, and Kubernetes.
The position does not involve application development but requires deep operational expertise and solid troubleshooting skills.

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of experience in Linux system administration or SRE roles
  • Proven experience managing large-scale infrastructure environments
  • Experience with cloud infrastructure (Google Cloud)
  • Strong troubleshooting and performance tuning skills at the infrastructure level
  • Basic scripting/automation experience (Bash, Python)
  • Familiarity with IaC tools (e.g., Ansible, Puppet)
  • Knowledge of distributed systems and container orchestration (Kafka, Kubernetes, etc.)
  • Excellent communication and problem-solving skills

    • Location

  • This role is based in Austin, and we ask that you’re within a commutable distance to this office, so that you’re able to come onsite regularly to collaborate across engineering teams.
  • We have a hybrid environment that requires you to be in the office 3x/week
  • On-call rotation: one week every 4–5 weeks (24x7 coverage).
  • Regular maintenance outside of business hours is generally not expected.
  • Please note: We are unable to offer Visa sponsorship at this time

    • Why join us?

  • Own meaningful projects that directly impact millions of Bumble users.
  • Learn and grow in a high-performing engineering team committed to mentorship and learning.
  • Be part of a culture that values respect, excellence, curiosity, courage and joy.
  • Enjoy competitive compensation, equity, and world-class benefits.

    • Skills

    AnsibleBashCloud (Google Cloud)Distributed SystemsHybrid Work EnvironmentIaCIncident ManagementKafkaKubernetesLinuxObservabilityOn-callPerformance TuningPost-Incident ReviewPuppetPythonRedisSRETroubleshooting

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