Senior Site Reliability Engineer I at Etsy

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Updated 2026-11-05, from our data and official sources.

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About the role

Responsibilities:
- Own and operate high-impact platform systems that power Etsy Search: Kubernetes runtimes, CI/CD pipelines, deployment platforms and model serving.
- Build developer-facing tooling (self-service deploys, observability, release automation) to increase velocity and reduce operational toil.
- Collaborate with ML, platform and product teams to define standards, influence architecture and scale infrastructure reliably.
- Implement automation, monitoring, incident response and capacity planning for distributed, high-availability services.
- Improve developer experience, document runbooks and mentor engineers on platform best practices.

Requirements:
- 5+ years software engineering experience with at least ~2 years in SRE/DevOps or infrastructure in cloud environments.
- Hands-on experience with Kubernetes, Terraform (or IaC), Linux and public cloud (GCP/AWS preferred).
- Strong understanding of distributed systems, CI/CD, containerisation and observability tools (e.g., Grafana, Prometheus).
- Proficiency in at least one programming language (Golang preferred) and experience automating operational workflows.
- Excellent collaboration and communication skills, and experience operating production services at scale.

Responsibilities

Build and operate the foundational platforms powering Etsy's search ecosystem, focusing on reliability, scalability, and developer experience. This includes managing Kubernetes-based environments, CI/CD platforms, and automating toil to improve developer velocity.

Requirements

Requires 5+ years of software engineering experience, with at least 2 years in SRE, DevOps, or infrastructure roles in a cloud environment. Proficiency in Infrastructure as Code tools like Terraform and experience with Linux-based operating systems are essential.

Key skills

• Kubernetes — in 585 other listings on The Stack
• Golang — in 64 other listings on The Stack
• Terraform — in 470 other listings on The Stack
• Chef — not in any other listing on The Stack
• Ansible — in 57 other listings on The Stack
• Linux — in 151 other listings on The Stack
• Google Cloud Platform — in 53 other listings on The Stack
• Amazon Web Services — in 3 other listings on The Stack
• CI/CD
• Distributed Systems
• Infrastructure As Code
• Observability
• Bazel
• Docker
• Grafana
• SRE

On The Stack (as of 2026-11-05)

• Etsy has 6 other listings on The Stack, 5 of them marked as offering visa sponsorship.
• 37 visa-sponsored jobs in Ireland on The Stack, posted in the last 60 days.
• 44 visa-sponsored devops engineer jobs in Europe on The Stack, posted in the last 60 days.

Frequently asked questions about Etsy

Is this Senior Site Reliability Engineer I role still open?

It was posted on 2026-06-25. Listings more than 30 days old may no longer be active, so check Etsy's site before applying.

Does Etsy offer visa sponsorship?

This listing is marked as offering visa sponsorship. Eligibility rules are set by the employer, so check the details on Etsy's site.

Where is this role located?

The listing gives the location as Ireland. It is marked on-site.

What skills does this role ask for?

The listing names: Kubernetes, Golang, Terraform, Chef, Ansible, Linux, Google Cloud Platform, Amazon Web Services, CI/CD, Distributed Systems, Infrastructure As Code, Observability, Bazel, Docker, Grafana, SRE.