# Senior Site Reliability Engineer I at Etsy

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- **Company:** Etsy (https://jobs.trythestack.co/companies/etsy)
- **Location:** Ireland
- **Work arrangement:** On-site
- **Employment type:** Full-time
- **Experience level:** 5–10 years
- **Visa sponsorship:** Offered, according to the listing
- **Key skills:** Kubernetes, Golang, Terraform, Chef, Ansible, Linux, Google Cloud Platform, Amazon Web Services, CI/CD, Distributed Systems, Infrastructure As Code, Observability, Bazel, Docker, Grafana, SRE
- **Posted by employer:** 2026-06-25
- **Added to The Stack:** 2026-06-26
- **Status:** May no longer be active (posted more than 60 days ago)
- **Apply:** https://etsy.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/Etsy_Careers/job/Dublin-Ireland/Senior-Site-Reliability-Engineer-I_JR5691 (the employer's own application page)
- **Human page:** https://jobs.trythestack.co/jobs/senior-site-reliability-engineer-i-etsy

## 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.

## FAQ

- **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.

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