Job Description & How to Apply Below
Base pay range
CA$/yr - CA$/yr
Senior Site Reliability Engineer (Founding Role)
Location:
Canada
About the Role
This team is building a brand-new fintech platform from the ground up and is looking for an experienced Senior Site Reliability Engineer to join as one of the founding members of the team. This is a high-impact, staff-level position where you’ll shape the early architecture, define reliability practices, and directly influence how the platform scales.
If you love solving hard problems, building things that last, and having your fingerprints all over a greenfield project, this one’s for you.
What You’ll Do
Build and own the SRE program from scratch, including processes, tools, and best practices
Lead incident response, on-call, alerting, escalation, and post-incident reviews
Partner closely with engineering and infrastructure to design reliable, scalable systems
Define and meet uptime SLAs using metrics, tracing, and observability tools
Develop automation to improve deployment speed, reliability, and performance
Strengthen CI/CD pipelines (Git Hub Actions, ArgoCD, or similar)
Contribute to architectural decisions that shape the product’s long-term success
What You Bring
10+ years of overall technical experience, including 5–8+ years in SRE, Dev Ops, or Systems Engineering roles in high-volume, 24×7 production environments
Proficiency with AWS and Linux systems
Deep experience with containerization (Docker, Kubernetes, EKS)
Strong understanding of observability (logs, traces, metrics)
Programming/scripting in Python or Bash for automation
CI/CD experience (Git Hub Actions, ArgoCD, or similar)
Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail
Clear communication skills and a collaborative mindset
Nice to Have
Fintech or startup experience
Familiarity with Type Script/Node.js
Experience with Kafka, Redis, and RDS
The Challenge
This is a “build it from the ground up” role. You’ll initially take full ownership of reliability and on-call, which means a heavier on-call load early on until the team grows. Once additional hires are made, this will transition into a more balanced rotation. You’ll be instrumental in designing the playbooks, tools, and culture for reliability excellence.
Compensation
Unlimited vacation
Comprehensive health and dental benefits
Seniority Level
Director
Employment Type
Full-time
Job Function
Information Technology
Industries
Technology, Information and Media
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Position Requirements
10+ Years
work experience
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