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Etsy

Software Engineer II, SRE

Etsy, New York, New York, us, 10261

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Software Engineer II, SRE Company Description Etsy is the global marketplace for unique and creative goods. We build, power, and evolve the tools and technologies that connect millions of entrepreneurs with millions of buyers around the world. As an Etsy Inc. employee, whether a team member of Etsy or Depop, you will tackle unique, meaningful, and large‑scale problems alongside passionate coworkers, all while making a rewarding impact and keeping commerce human.

Salary Range $135,000.00 – $175,000.00

What’s the role? Etsy’s Services Infrastructure group is looking for a Site Reliability Engineer II to help build and support reliable large‑scale Kubernetes infrastructure. The SRE team owns several aspects of business‑critical services including search retrieval and ranking, as well as Machine Learning model infrastructure (Kubernetes hosted on Google Cloud). You will play an instrumental role in shaping how we run our systems in the cloud while being part of a dynamic international team.

Team Overview The team improves the developer experience around build, deploy, release, and observability of services and ML models on Google Kubernetes Engine. They work with 20+ Kubernetes clusters with hundreds of nodes, standardizing cluster and application security, crafting SLIs/SLAs, and building a CI/CD platform used by many engineers.

Responsibilities

Administer GKE clusters and automate operations such as provisioning and service observability.

Support partner teams running workloads on the Kubernetes platform.

Guide and collaborate with multi‑functional engineering teams to streamline and improve the adoption of Kubernetes.

Build learning paths, documentation, automation, and self‑service portals for product engineering teams to develop, deploy, and operate services on GKE.

Participate in an on‑call rotation and seek opportunities for reducing toil and technical debt.

Perform additional tasks as required by the team and company.

Qualifications

Proficient in one programming language such as Go, Python, or PHP.

2+ years of experience in systems/infrastructure engineering, SRE, or DevOps roles, preferably in a cloud environment.

Hands‑on experience with container orchestration (Kubernetes) and related networking, security, and observability components.

Experience with Infrastructure as Code tools like Terraform and configuration management tools such as Ansible or Chef.

Strong software engineering and coding skills, writing high‑performance production‑quality code.

Debugging experience in Linux‑based operating systems.

Knowledge of MLOps is a plus.

Excellent communication skills and ability to work on code written by others.

Benefits and Other Information This is a full‑time role reporting to the Senior Engineering Manager. In addition to base salary, you qualify for an equity package, an annual performance bonus, and competitive benefits that support you and your family as part of Etsy’s total rewards package.

Equal Opportunity Statement At Etsy, we believe a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace furthers relevance, resilience, and longevity. We encourage people from all backgrounds, ages, abilities, and experiences to apply. Etsy is proud to be an equal‑opportunity workplace and is committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of any protected characteristic. Please let recruiters know if you need accommodations due to a disability. Etsy supports visa sponsorship, though opportunities may be limited.

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