Archer

Sr Staff Site Reliability Engineer

Archer · San Jose, California, United States

Posted about 3 months ago · $207,400 - $259,200 · Previously reposted

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Is this posting real?

This role has been open
80 days
Archer's roles stay open a median of 80 days
Reposted
Yes
taken down and listed again at least once
Salary listed
Yes
93% of Archer's roles list one
Ghost-job risk at Archer
high
156 stale, 5 reposted of 158 open
Hiring momentum
226 roles opened in the last 90 days
↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
Last confirmed on the employer's board
2026-10-22

Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Archer's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Archer.

About this role

As a Sr. Staff Site Reliability Engineer at Archer, you will be responsible for ensuring the reliability, scalability, performance, and security of core systems and services. Your day-to-day activities will include implementing and maintaining cloud-native infrastructure on Amazon EKS, developing observability strategies, optimizing data pipelines, and driving CI/CD improvements. You will also collaborate with development teams and troubleshoot production issues while participating in on-call rotations.

Our read on this posting3.4out of 5
benefits
1/5
freshness
1/5
career value
5/5
role clarity
5/5
pay transparency
5/5

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What you need

  • 12+ years of experience in Site Reliability Engineering, DevOps, or a similar role
  • Deep expertise in Amazon EKS, including cluster provisioning, management, and troubleshooting
  • Extensive experience with observability tools and practices, including Prometheus, Grafana, ELK stack, or similar
  • Proven track record in designing and implementing robust data pipelines (e.g., Kafka, Airflow, Spark)
  • Strong background in CI/CD methodologies and tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI, ArgoCD)
  • Expert-level knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS preferred), including infrastructure-as-code principles

Nice to have

  • Experience with other Kubernetes distributions or cloud providers
  • Familiarity with compliance frameworks (e.g., SOC 2, HIPAA, GDPR)
  • Certifications in AWS, Kubernetes, or other relevant technologies

What you get

  • Base pay targeting between $207,400 - $259,200
  • Pay-for-performance culture

Worth weighing

  • No specific mention of remote work options
  • On-call rotations may be required
  • Successful candidates must demonstrate U.S. citizenship or equivalent status due to regulatory requirements

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Listed by Archer on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-22. PitchMeAI is not the employer.

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