Job Description

WHO WE ARE

TWITTER SRE SCALES TWITTER TO SERVE THE PUBLIC CONVERSATION AROUND THE GLOBE. WE INSPIRE ENGINEERING CONFIDENCE BY SYSTEMATICALLY MAKING SERVICES RELIABLE AND EFFICIENT, AND ENSURING CHANGES ARE SAFE AND FAST.

CORE INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES SRE SCALES AND OPERATES A PORTFOLIO OF SYSTEMS THAT PROVIDE SECURE ACCESS TO, AND FUNDAMENTAL UNDERPINNINGS OF, TWITTER’S INFRASTRUCTURE. IN THIS ROLE, YOU WILL SERVE TWITTER BY ENSURING THE RELIABILITY OF THESE SYSTEMS AND HELPING ENSURE THAT THEY MEET GROWTH NEEDS IN AN INNOVATIVE HYBRID ON-PREM AND CLOUD ENVIRONMENT.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

TWITTER OFFERS ENGINEERS THE UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY TO PERSONALLY MAKE A NOTICEABLE DIFFERENCE AT A COMPANY THAT MAKES A DIFFERENCE IN THE WORLD. WE BELIEVE PASSION AND PERSONALITY MATTER; AS SUCH, WE SEEK ENGINEERS WHO BRING A BLEND OF INTUITION, TECHNICAL EXPERTISE, AND EMPATHY TO THE ROLE OF SITE RELIABILITY.

AS AN SRE ON THE CORE INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES SRE TEAM YOU WILL JOIN A TEAM OF TALENTED, DIVERSE AND DRIVEN ENGINEERS WHO ARE WORKING TO KEEP TWITTER’S INTERNAL INFRASTRUCTURE RELIABLE AND SCALABLE. 

YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO:

• SERVE AS A STEWARD OF TWITTER’S PRODUCTION ENVIRONMENT THROUGH PROVIDING ON-CALL SUPPORT, INCIDENT RESPONSE, COLLABORATIVE DEBUGGING, AND CONTINUOUS LEARNING VIA BLAMELESS POSTMORTEMS.

• IMPLEMENT SYSTEMIC IMPROVEMENTS TO RELIABILITY, SCALABILITY, AND SECURITY OF CORE INFRASTRUCTURE SYSTEMS.

• COLLABORATE WITH ENGINEERS IN PEER TEAMS TO DEVELOP SOLUTIONS THAT WORK EFFECTIVELY IN TWITTER’S ECOSYSTEM.

• AUTOMATE ROUTINE TASKS AND BUILD FOR SELF-SERVICE.

WHO YOU ARE

YOUR PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS INCLUDE:

• 5+ YEARS OF PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE IN A RELIABILITY ENGINEERING, SOFTWARE ENGINEERING, OR SYSTEMS ENGINEERING; BLEND OF INTERESTS IN BOTH SOFTWARE AND SYSTEMS ENGINEERING.

• DEMONSTRATED WORKING KNOWLEDGE OF CS FUNDAMENTALS INCLUDING OS, NETWORKING, DATA STRUCTURES, ALGORITHMS, CONCURRENCY AND DISTRIBUTED SYSTEMS.

• ABILITY TO WRITE CODE IN AT LEAST ONE LANGUAGE; COMFORTABLE IMPLEMENTING BOTH FUNCTIONALITY AND TESTS, AND REVIEWING OTHERS’ CODE.

• TAKING ENJOYMENT IN ANTICIPATING HOW SYSTEMS FAIL, HOW FAILURE CAN BE DESIGNED FOR AND MONITORED FOR, AND WHAT CONSTITUTES GOOD SLIS.

• BACHELORS DEGREE IN COMPUTER SCIENCE, INFORMATION SYSTEMS, OR A RELATED FIELD; OR EQUIVALENT PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE.

• HAVING A PASSION FOR AUTOMATION!

DESIRED ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

• EXPERIENCE IN FOUNDATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURAL SERVICES, SUCH AS DNS.

• FAMILIARITY WITH SECURITY CONCEPTS SUCH AS PRINCIPLE OF LEAST PRIVILEGE AND EPHEMERAL ACCESS.

• HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE WITH AT LEAST ONE PUBLIC CLOUD COMPUTING SERVICE.

Qualifications null Additional Information

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