Databricks
Data and AI
SiteReliabilityEngineer
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“Site Reliability Engineer at Databricks. Skills: Site Reliability Engineering, Cloud Infrastructure, Automation, Observability, CI/CD. Architect and Automate production-grade infrastructure on cloud platforms (AWS/Azure) using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools like Terraform or Pulumi. Optimize system performance, architecture, and scaling”
Industry & Context.
Identify root causes; Implement permanent preventive engineering solutions
Participate in a shared on-call rotation
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
5+ years of production-level experience, Proficiency in Python (non-negotiable), Expert-level proficiency in Terraform (modules, state management) or Pulumi, Hands-on experience with AWS, Azure, or GCP, Hands-on experience with Kubernetes, Docker, and containerization concepts, Deep understanding of observability pillars (logging, metrics, tracing), Experience with tools such as Datadog, Prometheus, or ELK, Proficiency in running systems using concepts like Kafka or messaging queues, Advanced knowledge of GitHub Actions and GitHub Runners, Ability to take ownership of ambiguous projects, Follow a vision set by tech leads, Execute independently with minimal guidance
Nice to Have
Knowledge of Pulumi, Experience with GCP, Experience with Datadog, Experience with Prometheus, Experience with ELK, Experience with Kafka, Experience with messaging queues, Experience with GitHub Runners
What You'll Do.
Architect and Automate production-grade infrastructure on cloud platforms (AWS/Azure) using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools like Terraform or Pulumi
Optimize system performance
Architect robust deployment pipelines (e.g.
managing both hosted and self-hosted runners
Create underlying infrastructure to ensure new internal applications are secure and have logging
metrics and alerts enabled by default
Build internal AI plugins
and automation scripts
Focus on subsequent data usage
incident management workflows
and creating necessary dashboards
Participate in a shared on-call rotation
Lead rapid incident response and technical troubleshooting for production outages
Facilitate blameless post-mortems
Implement permanent preventive engineering solutions
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Collaborate with Security, Engineering, and Support teams to deliver real business outcomes
Process & Methodology
Ownership of ambiguous projects
Full Job Description
GAQ127R40 Team: IT Infrastructure and Operations About the Role At Databricks Information Technology, we are a product-led organization transforming how we work—from the ease of using our IT services to the applications we develop to scale seamlessly during rapid growth. As a Site Reliability Engineer (SRE), you will bridge the gap between software engineering and systems architecture. You will be a core contributor to the IT Infrastructure team, owning the evolution of core infrastructure and observability platforms. This role requires a strong software engineering mindset and deep technical breadth to deliver high-quality, scalable solutions for "immature" system problems. Your focus will be on building resilient, automated infrastructure that empowers development teams and ensures our cloud environment is cost-optimized, secure, and highly available. The Impact You Will Have Architect and Automate: Design and deploy production-grade infrastructure on cloud platforms (AWS/Azure) using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools like Terraform or Pulumi. Reliability and Performance Engineering:Optimize system performance, architecture, and scaling to ensure maximum uptime and minimal latency for critical IT services. CI/CD Excellence: Architect robust deployment pipelines (e.g., GitHub Actions), managing both hosted and self-hosted runners for specialized build requirements. Observable by Default: Create underlying infrastructure to ensure new internal applications are secure and have logging, metrics and alerts enabled by default. Agentic ToolingI: Build internal AI plugins, and automation scripts to streamline developer workflows and enhance operational efficiency. Incident Response: Focus on subsequent data usage, incident management workflows, and creating necessary dashboards to maintain service health. Participate in a shared on-call rotation, leading rapid incident response and technical troubleshooting for production outages.Facilitate blameless post-mortems to iden
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