Site Reliability Engineer, Cloud Infrastructure

Site Reliability Engineer, Cloud Infrastructure About Quizlet At Quizlet, our mission is to help every learner achieve their outcomes in the most effective and delightful way. Our $1B+ learning platform serves tens of millions of students every month, including two-thirds of U.S. high schoolers and half of U.S. college students, powering over 2 billion learning interactions monthly. About The Role We are looking for a Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) to join our infrastructure team and help build reliable, scalable, and efficient systems. As an SRE, you'll blend software engineering expertise with systems knowledge to improve uptime, enhance performance, and reduce operational toil. This is an onsite position in our San Francisco office. Employees are required to be in the office a minimum of three days per week (Monday, Wednesday, Thursday). In This Role, You Will Monitor and maintain the reliability and uptime of our systems and services through effective alerting, incident response, and resilient design patterns. Write automation scripts and tools for deployments, infrastructure management, and operational tasks to reduce manual effort (toil). Contribute to observability improvements (metrics, logging, tracing) to enhance visibility into systems and applications. Work with product and engineering teams to ensure systems are designed with scalability and resilience in mind. Participate in post‑incident reviews and implement action items to prevent recurrence. Support and optimize infrastructure (e.g., Kubernetes, cloud platforms like GCP/AWS). Learn and apply SRE best practices, including SLOs, SLIs, and error budgets. What You Bring To The Table 2+ years of professional experience in SRE, DevOps, Platform Engineering, or related infrastructure roles. Previous internship or professional experience writing code in a software development role (backend, full‑stack, or similar). Solid programming skills in languages such as Python, Go, PHP. Familiarity with CI/CD systems and infrastructure‑as‑code tools (e.g., Terraform, GitHub Actions). Understanding of Linux systems, networking fundamentals, and cloud‑native concepts. Exposure to Kubernetes, container orchestration, or service mesh technologies is a plus. Experience with monitoring and alerting tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog) is helpful. A growth mindset with interest in continuous improvement, root cause analysis, and reducing operational burden. Good communication and collaboration skills; comfortable working across teams. Compensation, Benefits & Perks Quizlet is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. Salary transparency helps to mitigate unfair hiring practices when it comes to discrimination and pay gaps. Total compensation for this role is market competitive, including a starting base salary of $120,000 - $168,488, depending on location and experience, as well as company stock options. Collaborate with your manager and team to create a healthy work‑life balance. 20 vacation days that we expect you to take. Competitive health, dental, and vision insurance (100% employee and 75% dependent PPO, Dental, VSP Choice). Employer‑sponsored 401k plan with company match. Access to LinkedIn Learning and other resources to support professional growth. Paid Family Leave, FSA, HSA, commuter benefits, and wellness benefits. 40 hours of annual paid time off to participate in volunteer programs of choice. Why Join Quizlet? Massive reach: 60M+ users, 1B+ interactions per week. Cutting‑edge tech: Generative AI, adaptive learning, cognitive science. Strong momentum: Top‑tier investors, sustainable business, real traction. Mission‑first: Work that makes a difference in people’s lives. Inclusive culture: Committed to equity, diversity, and belonging. We strive to make everyone feel comfortable and welcome! We work to create a holistic interview process, where both Quizlet and candidates have an opportunity to view what it would be like to work together, in exploring a mutually beneficial partnership. We provide a transparent setting that gives a comprehensive view of who we are! In Closing At Quizlet, we’re excited about passionate people joining our team—even if you don’t check every box on the requirements list. We value unique perspectives and believe everyone has something meaningful to contribute. Our culture is all about taking initiative, learning through challenges, and striving for high‑quality work while staying curious and open to new ideas. We believe in honest, respectful communication, thoughtful collaboration, and creating a supportive space where everyone can grow and succeed together. Quizlet’s success as an online learning community depends on a strong commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion. As an equal opportunity employer and a tech company committed to societal change, we welcome applicants from all backgrounds. Women, people of color, members of the LGBTQ+ community, individuals with disabilities, and veterans are strongly encouraged to apply. Come join us! To All Recruiters And Placement Agencies At this time, Quizlet does not accept unsolicited agency resumes and/or profiles. Please do not forward unsolicited agency resumes to our website or to any Quizlet employee. Quizlet will not pay fees to any third‑party agency or firm nor will it be responsible for any agency fees associated with unsolicited resumes. All unsolicited resumes received will be considered the property of Quizlet. 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