Staff Site Reliability Engineer

Want to help everyday Americans invest and build wealth? Financial inequality is increasing, and too many people are getting left behind. At Stash, we are passionate about democratizing wealth creation through education, advice, and products that help customers achieve greater financial freedom.

Join our Infrastructure team as a Staff Site Reliability Engineer to help maintain the stability and operational excellence of Stash's platforms. In this role, you will lead critical initiatives to enhance system reliability, automate processes, and implement scalable infrastructure solutions in a dynamic and fast-paced environment.

What you'll do: 

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable and resilient cloud infrastructure using AWS.
• Implement and oversee monitoring systems to ensure optimal performance and rapid response to issues.
• Automate deployment pipelines and manage CI/CD processes using tools like GitHub Actions.
• Make high-impact architectural decisions to improve system efficiency and reduce downtime.
• Collaborate with engineering teams to innovate and enhance deployment and operational capabilities.
• Develop and manage microservices architectures using Docker and containerization technologies.

What we're looking for: 

• 8+ years of experience in site reliability engineering or a similar role.
• Strong expertise in Kubernetes (K8s) and Amazon EKS.
• Advanced skills in AWS, including setup, management, and optimization.
• Proficiency in infrastructure as code, particularly Terraform and Terraform Cloud.
• Solid programming skills in Python and/or Go.
• Experience with system monitoring tools like Datadog and familiarity with logging and archiving practices.
• Extensive experience with GitHub Actions for CI/CD pipelines.
• Proven track record in designing and managing microservice architectures using Docker and containers.
• Practical experience with Kafka.
• Deep understanding of SLOs, SLIs, and SLAs, and their application in maintaining system reliability.
• Experience working in PCI and other regulated environments.

Gold Stars: 

• Experience with FireHydrant.
• Previous role(s) in a fast-paced startup environment.
• Knowledge in managing and maintaining SLOs, SLIs, and SLAs beyond foundational levels.

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Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

We proudly celebrate the unique qualities that make you you, 365 days a year, and not just because it’s the right thing to do or good for business. We embed the principles and practices of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) into all that we do to prioritize people, a Stash core value, and to ensure Stashers of all backgrounds and experiences can be their authentic selves. 

We are also proud to be the first and only venture-backed fintech to join the CEO Action for Diversity & Inclusion™, and as an Equal Opportunity Employer, Stash is committed to building an inclusive environment for people of all backgrounds.

If you require any reasonable accommodations to make your application process more accessible, please reach out to recruiting@Stash.com.

Helping You Invest in Yourself 

• Comprehensive total rewards package, comprising compensation (salary and equity) and health care benefits 
• Complimentary subscription to Stash+ account 
• Remote-first work policy – Live and work where you feel the most productive, whether that is in your home, in an office.                   
• Flexible PTO 
• Annual learning and development reimbursement benefit 
• Work-from-home equipment stipends; home internet subsidy
• Paid Parental Leave (offerings for birth giving and non-birth giving parents) Primary & Secondary
• Enhanced health and wellness benefits through One Medical, Gympass, and Maven Health

External Recognition for Stash

• Benzinga’s 2023 Best Brokerage for Beginners and Best Robo-Advisor Awards
• Qorus-Accenture’s 2023 Banking Innovation Awards
• USA Today and Statista’s 2023 Top 500 Best Financial Advisory Firms
• Comparably's Best Company Awards: Best Places to Work, Best Company Outlook, and Best Engineering Team for Diversity, Women, Culture, and more! (2023)
• Fintech Breakthrough Award: Best Personal Finance App (2023)
• BuiltIn’s Best Places to Work (2022, 2021, 2020, 2019)
• Forbes Fintech 50 (2021, 2020, 2019)
• Best Digital Bank, Finovate Awards (2020)
• Tearsheet Challenge Awards, Best Banking Card Product - Stock-Back® Card, 2020
• LendIt Fintech Innovator of the Year (2020, 2019)

Salary Range: $159,408 - $236,160

The base salary range represents the reasonably anticipated low and high end of the salary range for this position. Actual salaries will vary and will be based on various factors, such as the candidate’s qualifications, skills, experience and competencies, as well as internal equity and alignment with market data for companies of our size and industry.

**No recruiters, please**