Site Reliability Engineer

Illumination Systems Arizona

Site Reliability Engineer optimizing and automating MinIO's cloud-native storage platform for performance and scalability. Collaborate with customers and engineers on a world-class software delivery team.

Posted 7/2/2026full-timeRemote • 🇰🇷 South KoreaMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudDistributed SystemsGoKubernetesMicroservicesRust

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Enhance, optimize, validate and automate core MinIO software for performance, scalability, and security.
Help building and delivering high-performance distributed storage solutions with a focus on cloud-native architectures.
Validate the MinIO Software according to customer environment and requirements, ensuring no surprises are observed at customer deployments.
Improve existing features, fix critical issues, and contribute to open-source repositories.
Collaborate with other engineers to refine architecture, APIs, and integrations.
Write efficient, well-documented, and maintainable code.
Conduct performance benchmarking and debugging of complex storage environments.
Work closely with customers to address issues, and manage expectations.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
5+ years of professional experience in software engineering.
Desire and ability to directly work with customers to solve their problem with product enhancement and automation.
Experience in DevOps, GitOps, Automation and testing frameworks.
Expertise in distributed systems, networking, or high-performance computing.
Experience with cloud-native technologies (Kubernetes, containers, microservices).
Strong proficiency in Go desired (or deep experience in C/C++/Rust with a willingness to learn Go).
Deep understanding of storage systems, file systems, or databases.
Strong problem-solving skills and experience debugging complex, large-scale applications.
Contributions to open-source projects are a plus.
Ability to work in a fast-moving, collaborative environment with a strong sense of ownership.
Empathy towards the customer and ability to quickly dig in to resolve any customer issue.
Passion for innovation and staying current with technology trends.
Self-motivation and a commitment to continuous learning and adopting new tools and frameworks.
A strong sense of ownership and accountability in delivering high-quality work while directly working with customers.
A collaborative and team-oriented mindset, thriving in environments that value open communication and shared goals.
Attention to detail and fine craftsmanship.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Equal Opportunity Policy (EEO) - We review applications without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, veteran status, genetic information, physical or mental disability, medical condition, marital status, or any other basis prohibited by law.

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Hard Skills & Tools

Software EngineeringPerformance BenchmarkingDebuggingStorage SystemsFile SystemsDatabasesKubernetesContainersMicroservicesTesting Frameworks

Soft Skills

Problem-SolvingEmpathySelf-MotivationAttention to DetailCollaboration

Certifications

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer ScienceMaster’s Degree in Engineering