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Earnest
Actively Hiring
Our mission is to make higher education accessible and affordable for everyone
  • Top 10% of responders
    Earnest is in the top 10% of companies in terms of response time to applications
  • Responds within two weeks
    Based on past data, Earnest usually responds to incoming applications within two weeks
  • B2C
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Site Reliability Engineer II

Posted: 2 weeks ago• Recruiter recently active
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About the job

The Site Reliability Engineer II position will report to the Lead Cloud Engineer.

As an SRE II Engineer, you will:

  • Set up and maintain comprehensive monitoring, create and refine playbooks, build dashboards, and adopt industry-standard practices to enhance the reliability and resilience of our site and systems.
  • Develop and manage IaC to ensure reliable, scalable, and high-performance systems, reducing configuration drift and enabling rapid recovery.
  • Implement and maintain both in-house and SaaS-based tools to measure SLOs, SLAs, and SLIs, ensuring we meet our reliability targets and provide transparency into system health.
  • Identify opportunities for automation across the infrastructure to minimize manual interventions, streamline operations, and improve response times.
  • Participate in on-call rotations, respond to incidents, conduct root cause analyses, and contribute to post-incident reviews to drive improvements.
  • Work closely with cross-functional teams to enhance system design, support code deployments, and optimize system performance.

About You:

  • 3+ years of professional experience in Site Reliability Engineering or a similar role, with a focus on infrastructure, automation, and system reliability.
  • Hands-on experience with cloud providers (AWS), containerization (Kubernetes, Docker), CI/CD pipelines, and observability tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana or New Relic/Splunk).
  • Willing to travel to the Oakland office monthly to engage with team members and strengthen collaboration.
  • You enjoy learning new technologies, stay adaptable in a dynamic environment, and thrive in a team-oriented setting where shared goals are prioritized.

Even Better:

  • Passionate about seeking opportunities to innovate and implement changes that enhance system reliability and client satisfaction.
  • Champions self-service infrastructure solutions to empower development teams and accelerate deployment cycles.
  • Embodies continuous improvement and is committed to driving projects beyond "good enough" toward operational excellence.
  • Proactively identifies potential issues and implements preventive measures to ensure consistent system uptime.
  • Able to clearly document processes and communicate with technical and non-technical stakeholders to ensure alignment.

Where:

  • This role will be based in the San Francisco Bay Area.
  • While you’ll enjoy the flexibility of remote work, we also love to see our Earnies face-to-face! We ask you to join us at our Oakland office for 3 consecutive days a month for team collaboration and some fun. It's a chance to connect, share ideas, and maybe even grab some coffee together!

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About the company

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Earnest

Actively Hiring
Our mission is to make higher education accessible and affordable for everyone201-500 Employees
  • Top 10% of responders
    Earnest is in the top 10% of companies in terms of response time to applications
  • Responds within two weeks
    Based on past data, Earnest usually responds to incoming applications within two weeks
  • B2C
  • Scale Stage
    Rapidly increasing operations
  • Top Investors
    This company has received a significant amount of investment from top investors
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Funding

AMOUNT RAISED
$127M
FUNDED OVER
5 rounds
Rounds
ACQ
$155,000,000
Acquired - Oct 2017+4

Perks

Healthcare benefits
Earnest offers competitive health plans for you and your family, mental health resources, and fun activities and programs to keep you feeling like your best self daily.
Retirement benefits
We offer a Fidelity 401(k) and Roth plan with a 5% employer match.
Parental leave
Earnest recognizes the importance of work-life balance and offers a generous paid leave policy of 12 weeks for expecting fathers and mothers
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
We offer Earnies the ability to purchase stock at a 15% discount and join in on our company's success!
Generous vacation
Team members are encouraged to take the time they need to recharge and have fun. Earnest offers 20-25 days of PTO to start.
Commuter benefits
We offer all team members a pre-taxed benefit and company provided amount for commuter expenses that allows for some serious saving!
Tuition Reimbursement
We offer tuition reimbursement to support you with your personal and professional development, as well as provide the opportunity to advance your career.
Remote Work
We allow our Earnie's to work anywhere in the U.S. and provide everything needed to be successful in a home environment, including a MacBook Pro and an annual stipend to purchase office supplies and equipment.
Airfare on your anniversary
For each anniversary with Earnest, we fund a flight of up to $1,000 – anywhere in the world!

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