Senior Site Reliability Engineer, SRE

PrizePicks

Senior SRE ensuring reliable, scalable infrastructure for PrizePicks’ daily fantasy sports platform. Leading incident response, observability, Kubernetes operations, and reliability improvements.

Posted 8/4/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $120,000 - $175,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in designing and maintaining reliable production systems, with a strong focus on cloud computing, infrastructure as code, and application deployment. Proven ability to lead incident response, mentor engineers, and foster a culture of reliability and security.

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Cloud Computing (AWS, Azure, GCP)Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Crossplane)Application Development (Python, Ruby, Go)Kubernetes DeploymentMonitoring Implementation (Grafana, New Relic, Datadog)

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Hard Skills

Production System DesignIncident ResponsePerformance MonitoringSystem Failure AnalysisApplication SecuritySLO GovernanceDebugging Production IssuesBottleneck IdentificationVendor Integration SupportResilient Systems

Soft Skills

MentoringCross-Functional Collaboration

Industry Keywords

Reliability EngineeringScalabilityResilienceSecurityFast-Paced Environment

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSAzureCloudGoGoogle Cloud PlatformGrafanaKubernetesPythonRubyTerraform

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Design, implement, maintain, and monitor reliable production systems at scale
Lead incident response, mitigate production issues, and conduct post mortem analysis
Proactively monitor performance, analyze system failures, identify bottlenecks, and propose solutions
Create and support observability/monitoring tools and vendor integrations
Drive a reliability culture focused on system reliability, scalability, resilience, and security
Train and mentor other engineers

Requirements

What you’ll need

5+ years of experience as a reliability-focused engineer in a fast-paced, rapidly growing enterprise environment
Deep understanding of cloud computing such as AWS, Azure, and/or GCP
Experience with infrastructure as code tools such as Terraform or Crossplane
Experience developing applications in Python, Ruby, or Go
Experience deploying and supporting applications in Kubernetes at scale
Experience implementing monitoring with Grafana, New Relic, or Datadog
Experience debugging live, critical production issues
Familiarity with resilient systems, application and supply chain security, and SLO governance
Ability to work cross-functionally with diverse engineering teams
Must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S.; employment visa sponsorship is unavailable

Benefits

Comp & perks

Company-subsidized medical, dental, & vision plans
401(k) plan with company match
Annual bonus
Flexible PTO to encourage a healthy work/life balance (2 weeks STRONGLY encouraged!)
Generous paid leave programs, including 16-week paid parental leave and disability benefits
Workplace flexibility and modern work schedules focused on getting the job done, not hours clocked
Company-wide in-person events and team outings
Lifestyle enhancement program
Company equipment provided (Windows & Mac options)
Annual performance reviews with opportunities for growth and career development