Senior Staff Site Reliability Engineer - Platform
About The Position
At Quizlet, our mission is to help every learner achieve their outcomes in the most effective and delightful way. Our $1B+ learning platform serves tens of millions of students every month, including two-thirds of U.S. high schoolers and half of U.S. college students, powering over 2 billion learning interactions monthly. We blend cognitive science with machine learning to personalize and enhance the learning experience for students, professionals, and lifelong learners alike. We're energized by the potential to power more learners through multiple approaches and various tools. Let's Build the Future of Learning Join us to design and deliver AI-powered learning tools that scale across the world and unlock human potential. About the Role As a Senior Staff Site Reliability Engineer, you'll define the technical vision and architecture for reliability across Quizlet's platform. You'll lead large-scale initiatives that ensure our systems remain fast, secure, and resilient - powering a platform that supports millions of learners worldwide. You'll partner with leadership to shape the evolution of our infrastructure, mentor senior engineers, and embed reliability into everything we build. This is an onsite position in our San Francisco office, requiring a minimum of three days per week onsite: Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday.
Requirements
- 10+ years of experience in SRE, infrastructure, or systems engineering, including 5+ years in leadership or staff-level roles.
- Deep expertise in Kubernetes (GKE), Istio, Terraform, and CI/CD architectures.
- Proven experience scaling systems and building resilient automation for global platforms.
- Strong programming skills in Go and Python; capable of architecting automation frameworks.
- Advanced understanding of observability stacks (Datadog, Jeli) and distributed system performance.
- Track record of influencing technical direction across multiple teams and domains.
- Passion for reliability, performance, and creating systems that "run themselves."
Responsibilities
- Set the strategic direction for reliability engineering and infrastructure automation across Quizlet.
- Architect self-healing, globally distributed systems that deliver 99.95%+ uptime.
- Drive modernization of the infrastructure stack - advancing container orchestration, observability, and control-plane automation.
- Lead cross-team initiatives to improve scalability, resilience, and security in partnership with product and AI platform teams.
- Define and enforce reliability standards, SLO frameworks, and incident response practices.
- Mentor senior engineers, fostering a culture of ownership and continuous improvement.
Benefits
- Collaborate with your manager and team to create a healthy work-life balance
- 20 vacation days that we expect you to take!
- Competitive health, dental, and vision insurance (100% employee and 75% dependent PPO, Dental, VSP Choice)
- Employer-sponsored 401(k) plan with company match
- Access to LinkedIn Learning and other resources to support professional growth
- Paid Family Leave, FSA, HSA, Commuter benefits, and Wellness benefits
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Industry
Educational Services
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
251-500 employees
