Senior Site Reliability Engineer

Loadsmart • Chicago, IL

1d • Remote

About The Position

Loadsmart is a growth-stage technology company valued at over $1 billion (a true Tech Unicorn)!

We are a collection of industry veterans and user-centered engineers using innovative technology to fearlessly reinvent the future of freight by helping shippers, brokers, warehouses and carriers to move more with less.

With headquarters in Chicago and a globally distributed remote team, Loadsmart continues to attract top talent committed to driving meaningful change. We seek professionals who embody our core values: curiosity, clarity, results, commitment, and teamwork.

We are seeking a Senior Site Reliability Engineer to design infrastructure, networking, and software platform architecture while defining platform guidelines and processes using DevOps methodology. You will build and maintain infrastructure automation, CI/CD pipelines, and Kubernetes clusters while troubleshooting complex security and networking issues.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or Information Technology
• 2+ years of experience in the role offered or 2+ years of experience as a Reliability Engineer, Cloud Engineer, Software Engineer, or in a related occupation

Responsibilities

• Design infrastructure, networking, and software platform architecture
• Define platform guidelines, requirements, and processes aligned with DevOps practices
• Build and maintain infrastructure automation using Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
• Ensure auditable delivery of infrastructure definitions and changes
• Automate Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) pipelines
• Drive Developer Experience and productivity initiatives, including service catalogs and service maturity
• Build and maintain the shared application platform used by all engineering teams
• Operate and manage multiple Kubernetes clusters
• Design, develop, and maintain core systems using common programming languages
• Build and maintain internal tooling used across engineering teams
• Troubleshoot infrastructure, internal applications, networking, and security issues
• Build and maintain observability platforms, guidelines, and standards
• Define and manage internal platform SLIs, SLOs, and SLAs
• Manage backup policies and operations
• Maintain database fleets, including upgrades, security patches, performance tuning, and troubleshooting
• Conduct security risk assessments, vulnerability scans, VPN configuration, and security testing
• Utilize tools and technologies including Linux, Python, Go, JavaScript, and shell scripting

Benefits

• Competitive base salaries - we believe in rewarding top talent
• Extremely competitive Equity package - become a shareholder in our company!
• Loadie Time Off - PTO and sick days without a limit
• Comprehensive Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance plans
• 401k Match

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level