215K–250K USD / year
Principal SRE
DevOpsWorkplace — US
Published on 2026-10-19
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About this role
Lead reliability efforts for Backblaze’s production infrastructure, focusing on the availability, durability, scalability, and stability of critical services. Partner across the organization to improve observability, operations, and service design, using automation and AI to reduce toil and mitigate issues faster.
About the company
Backblaze provides cloud object storage and backup services for individuals and businesses. It serves teams that need affordable, durable storage and simple data protection.
Stack
LinuxPrometheusGrafanaCatchpointELKFireHydrantTerraformAnsible
What you'll do
- Own availability and durability outcomes for critical production services.
- Define and improve SLIs, SLOs, error budgets, monitoring, alerting, and runbooks.
- Participate in leadership on-call rotations, incident response, and post-incident reviews.
- Automate operational tasks and reduce manual toil.
- Collaborate on storage design and performance expectations against product SLAs.
- Lead cross-functional efforts to address observability and operational gaps.
- Work with customers and vendors to prioritize stability and resolve service issues.
- Document systems and promote reliability-focused practices.
What we're looking for
- 10+ years in SRE, systems engineering, or operations; hyperscaler experience preferred.
- Strong Linux administration and troubleshooting skills.
- Experience with production-grade systems, operational procedures, and runbooks.
- Knowledge of storage systems, performance, sharding, and storage algorithms.
- Experience with load balancing, including IPVS.
- Security-minded operations, including patching, hardening, and vulnerability identification.
- Proficiency in Python, Bash, or Go.
- Experience with Kubernetes, Docker, microservices, and Kubernetes/Vitess environments.
Nice to have
- Experience in SaaS, service provider, or distributed systems environments.
- Familiarity with ITIL/OSS practices and SLOs/SLAs.
- Experience with AWS, GCP, or Azure.
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
Benefits
- Healthcare coverage for family, including dental and vision.
- 401(k), RSU grants, and an ESPP.
- Flexible vacation policy.
- Maternity and paternity leave.
- MacBook Pro and workstation stipend.
- Childcare bonus and fertility support.
- Learning and development program.
- Commuter benefits.