Senior Site Reliability Engineer
Core
Proactively and reactively improve the reliability of Block's platform and critical infrastructure using AI-driven tooling and automation.
Role type
Senior Site Reliability Engineer (Platform Infrastructure)
Builds
Distributed platforms enabling safe, scalable product development and Tier 0 services
Domain
Fintech / Cloud Infrastructure / AI-driven Observability
Deliverable
production ML models | infrastructure
Required skills
Incident command and mitigation, AI-driven observability tooling, CI/CD pipeline management, progressive delivery strategies, root cause analysis, vendor dependency management, structured escalation paths, evidence-based maturity assessments
Preferred skills
Experience with backend/platform focus projects, autonomy in high-availability systems
Technologies
Kotlin, Modern Java (11+), MySQL, Vitess, DynamoDB, DataDog, LaunchDarkly, Terraform, Kubernetes, Istio, Envoy, Amazon Web Services
Responsibilities
Lead incident command for high-severity events, standardize reliability tools across platforms, design safe deployment patterns, tune alerts for uptime and latency, maintain validated escalation contacts
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC