Director of Site Reliability Engineering at Stellar Development Foundation

San Francisco, California, United States

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Not SpecifiedCompensation
Expert & Leadership (9+ years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
UnknownVisa
Blockchain, FintechIndustries

Requirements

  • 3+ years of experience working as a Site Reliability Engineer
  • 3+ years of experience managing an SRE team
  • Site Reliability Engineering experience:
  • Strong track record of collaborating with dev teams at all stages of product development (design, development/CI, beta testing, production)
  • Strong track record collaborating on defining, measuring and driving improvements in KPIs
  • Strong track record assisting teams during Root Cause Analysis and post mortems
  • Infrastructure and Operations experience:
  • Designing and building out the infrastructure for large distributed systems
  • Maintaining highly-available infrastructure
  • Troubleshooting and understanding complex technical problems
  • Using configuration Management or IaC tooling such as Terraform, Ansible, Puppet
  • Building and maintaining infrastructure using Kubernetes
  • Highly autonomous; able to find clarity in ambiguous circumstances
  • Excellent communicator; comfortable working with remote team members

Responsibilities

  • Establish a clear vision and mandate for the Site Reliability Engineering team
  • Define the SRE team's quarterly OKRs to best align with the company's goals
  • Define processes of collaboration between SREs and development teams throughout the software development lifecycle
  • Define a career growth path for the SRE team, as well as coach and mentor individual contributors on the team
  • Define and track metrics across engineering and help hold engineering teams accountable for their KPIs
  • Coordinate priorities with other teams and areas of the organization
  • Participate in sprint planning and execution, track progress and oversee day-to-day tactical decisions
  • Design and build reliable systems, and infrastructure that is easy to use by software engineers
  • Monitor and troubleshoot systems in production
  • Define and participate in 24/7 on-call rotations alongside the team
  • Mediate technical discussions and review PRs
  • Jump in as needed with code fixes, troubleshooting and hands-on contributions
  • Collaborate across the Stellar ecosystem, engaging with key partners and advising on their integration to set them up for success

Skills

SRE
Infrastructure
Monitoring
Troubleshooting
On-Call Rotations
Agile
Sprint Planning
OKRs
KPIs
Code Review
PR Review
Mentoring
Team Leadership
Software Development Lifecycle

Stellar Development Foundation

Nonprofit providing open-source financial access

About Stellar Development Foundation

Stellar Development Foundation focuses on creating an open financial platform that allows users to send, save, and receive money with low fees. The platform uses blockchain technology to ensure that transactions are secure and transparent. Unlike many traditional financial services, Stellar aims to make financial access available to everyone, including individuals and businesses, regardless of their location. The foundation generates revenue through transaction fees and partnerships with financial institutions, which helps support its mission of promoting financial inclusion and reducing barriers to accessing financial services.

San Francisco, CaliforniaHeadquarters
2014Year Founded
$2.9MTotal Funding
SEEDCompany Stage
Fintech, Social Impact, Crypto & Web3Industries
201-500Employees

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Life Insurance
Disability Insurance
Health Savings Account/Flexible Spending Account
Unlimited Paid Time Off
Flexible Work Hours
Paid Vacation
Paid Sick Leave
Paid Holidays
Parental Leave
401(k) Company Match
401(k) Retirement Plan
Gym Membership
Family Planning Benefits
Fertility Treatment Support
Wellness Program
Professional Development Budget
Conference Attendance Budget
Commuter Benefits
Phone/Internet Stipend
Home Office Stipend

Risks

Competition from new platforms like Lens by Avara could divert resources from Stellar.
Huma Finance's protocol on Solana threatens Stellar's on-chain payment solutions market share.
Emerging crypto projects like FXGuys may dilute Stellar's market and growth potential.

Differentiation

Stellar offers a decentralized, fast, and scalable network for financial services.
The Foundation supports equitable access to the global financial system via blockchain.
Stellar's open-source platform allows minimal fees and secure transactions globally.

Upsides

Stellar's partnership with Félix and Bitso enhances cross-border remittances for Latino immigrants.
Akuna Wallet in Ghana showcases Stellar's commitment to financial inclusion in Africa.
Stellar's membership in Linux Foundation Decentralized Trust strengthens its decentralized tech position.

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