[Remote] Senior Site Reliability Engineer at Branch

United States

Branch Logo
$150,000 – $220,000Compensation
Senior (5 to 8 years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
UnknownVisa
Fintech, Financial TechnologyIndustries

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in an appropriate engineering discipline or equivalent experience
  • 3+ years experience in site reliability engineering
  • Experience with Terraform, Go, Java, Gradle, Docker, OpenTelemetry and Kubernetes

Responsibilities

  • Partner with Developers to produce high-performing and robust services through rigorous testing and release procedures
  • Design infrastructure, monitoring, processes, and standards for systems and applications
  • Support services through design, development, load testing, and launch phases
  • Develop, measure, and monitor key performance and service level indicators including availability, latency, and overall system health
  • Improve system performance, resilience, scalability, and efficiency through automation
  • Participate in incident response and root cause analysis
  • Remediate tasks and develop preventative and automated measures to meet SLAs/SLOs/SLIs
  • Manage monitoring services utilized by applications

Skills

Site Reliability Engineering
Automation
Infrastructure as Code
Monitoring
Load Testing
Incident Response
Root Cause Analysis
Scalability
Resilience
Performance Tuning

Branch

Provides flexible, instant payment solutions

About Branch

Branch offers flexible and instant payment solutions for businesses and their workers, allowing immediate access to earnings instead of traditional fixed payroll schedules. Its platform provides various payout options, including instant, daily, or on-demand payments, which are particularly beneficial for independent contractors. Additionally, Branch includes services like cashless tips payouts and a paycard alternative, making it easier for employees to access their pay. The company aims to empower workers with financial control while helping businesses attract and retain talent.

Minneapolis, MinnesotaHeadquarters
2015Year Founded
$148.5MTotal Funding
SERIES_CCompany Stage
Fintech, Financial ServicesIndustries
201-500Employees

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Remote Work Options
Company Equity
401(k) Retirement Plan
Unlimited Paid Time Off
Paid Holidays
Paid Parental Leave

Risks

CFPB lawsuit could damage Branch's reputation and lead to financial penalties.
Failure to deliver 'instant access' to pay could undermine customer trust.
Reliance on partnerships like symplr and Fountain poses risks if partners face difficulties.

Differentiation

Branch offers instant, flexible payment solutions unlike traditional fixed-schedule payroll systems.
Branch provides cashless tips payouts, beneficial for the hospitality industry.
Branch's paycard alternative allows employees access to pay without a traditional bank account.

Upsides

Integration with symplr taps into the healthcare staffing market with same-day payments.
Partnership with Fountain streamlines payment onboarding, enhancing operational efficiency for businesses.
Branch Direct enhances cash flow and talent retention with direct payments to existing bank accounts.

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