# Site Reliability Engineer II

**Company:** [Instacart](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/instacart)
**Location:** Remote
**Role:** DevOps / SRE
**Salary:** $133k – $169k/yr
**Experience:** 2+ years
**Skills:** Ruby, Go, AWS, GCP, microsoft azure, Scripting, system administration, Incident Management, Monitoring, Automation, Distributed Systems
**Posted:** 2026-08-14

> Supports the reliability and performance of large-scale systems through monitoring, incident response, automation, troubleshooting, and dependable deployments. The role requires 2–4 years of software engineering experience and familiarity with scripting, system administration, and cloud platforms is preferred.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Monitor systems and respond to alerts, escalating issues as needed.
- Assist in incident management, following established protocols and documenting steps.
- Maintain and improve process and procedure documentation.
- Develop and maintain automation scripts and tools.
- Apply site reliability engineering best practices.
- Support application and service deployments, ensuring smooth and reliable releases.
- Collaborate with senior engineers to troubleshoot and resolve technical issues.

## Requirements
- 2–4 years of software engineering experience.
- Understanding of programming concepts and scripting languages.
- Strong interest in system administration and troubleshooting.
- Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.
- Strong ownership of incident handling.
- Ability to work effectively in a team and communicate clearly.
- Eagerness to learn and grow in site reliability engineering.

## Nice to Have
- Experience with Ruby or Go.
- Familiarity with cloud platforms such as AWS, Google Cloud, or Azure.
- Previous site reliability engineering experience.

## Compensation and Benefits
- Market-competitive compensation and benefits based on work location.
- Eligible for a new-hire equity grant and annual refresh grants.
- Remote work policy and benefits offerings are available to employees.
- ATS-listed base salary: $133,000–$169,000 USD.

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