We are looking for a Site Reliability Engineer to grow our team in California, US. This team is responsible for managing the availability and reliability of Arkose Labs production systems. 

As an SRE you will be responsible for improving observability, scalability, reliability and latency of Arkose's platform, working closely with Cloud Infrastructure and Application development teams to achieve these goals.

What you will be doing:

• Contributing to the production systems enabling CDN, edge routing, region and geo based routing, load balancers and ingress controllers.
• Working on our OpenTelemetry-based observability stack to include more signals that can be acted upon
• Improving reliability by identifying and addressing gaps in our architecture, services and tooling
• Building tools, automation and circuit breakers that help Arkose to adapt to changing attack patterns

What we want from you:

• 8 years of experience as an SRE or back-end engineer
• Good working knowledge of distributed systems and networking - TCP/IP, TLS and HTTP
• Working knowledge of AWS - Cloudfront, Lambda, ALB, NLB, EKS, Athena, S3
• Working knowledge of CI/CD - Preferably Github workflows and Actions
• Experience with at least one of: Golang, Python
• Experience with Kubernetes and IaC frameworks like Terraform
• Experience with modern SaaS-based software stacks
• Strong distributed design and programming skills
• Team player with a passion to learn, build and productize

Why Arkose Labs?

Join an early stage, fast growing startup with pioneering technology built by passionate and ambitious people. 

Work with some of the biggest names in the market, such as Microsoft, Paypal, EA, Github, Twitch, Roblox, Twilio, and Minecraft! 

We value your unique contributions, perspectives, and experiences. Be part of a diverse and high performing environment that prioritizes collaboration, excellence, and inclusion. We hire the best, focus on their professional development, and offer support for continuing education.

We value:

• People - independent thinkers making data-driven decisions and taking project ownership
• Teamwork - building trust, respect, and integrity to openly communicate and constructively challenge one another
• Customer Focus - customer empathy and problem-solving obsession
• Execution - actions with precision, professionalism, and urgency
• Security -  our lens for implementing processes, procedures, and programs

Benefits:

• Competitive salary Equity
• 401k plan with company match
• Robust benefits package- 90% medical, dental, vision coverage for employees and 75% for dependents
• Flexible PTO
• Life insurance coverage
• Flexible working hours to support personal well-being and mental health
• WorkLifeMatters Employee Assistance Program

Arkose Labs is an Equal Opportunity Employer that makes employment decisions without regard to race, color, religious creed, national origin, ancestry, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, mental or physical disability, medical condition, military or veteran status, citizenship, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. In addition, Arkose Labs will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.

The anticipated salary range for this position is $170,000.00 - 185,000.00. Equity and benefits may be provided as part of the compensation package, depending on the position offered. Not all candidates will be eligible for the upper end of the salary range. The exact salary will ultimately depend on multiple factors, which may include the successful candidate’s skills, experience, and other qualifications as well as the candidate’s location of residence. In addition to base salary, some roles may be eligible for a variable bonus based on a combination of company performance, employee performance, and management discretion.