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Site Reliability Engineer, Developer Experience

Selby JenningsAustin, TX🇺🇸United StatesPosted Sep 27, 2026

Why This Role Stands Out

Elevate developer productivity and own critical tooling as a remote Site Reliability Engineer, driving significant impact within a respected asset management firm. You'll thrive in this role if you have a passion for automation, platform engineering, and creating seamless developer workflows, with a hybrid work arrangement offering excellent flexibility. This is a fantastic opportunity to grow your skills and contribute to the success of engineering teams across the organization.

Quick Overview

Seniority
Mid Senior
Employment type
Full Time
Work mode
Remote
Location
Austin, TX, United States
Posted
1 week ago
BashPowerShellPython

Job Description

Senior Site Reliability Engineer - Developer Productivity & Tooling

Location: Austin, TX Area (Remote-First)

Requirement: Candidates must be within commuting distance of Austin.

About the Role

A leading asset management firm is seeking a Senior Site Reliability Engineer to own and improve the developer tooling ecosystem that supports engineering teams across the organization. This role combines operational ownership with hands-on platform engineering, focused on improving reliability, automation, and developer productivity.

Responsibilities

  • Own the reliability, performance, and support of developer tooling and engineering workflows.
  • Act as an escalation point for tooling and productivity-related issues.
  • Monitor platform health, troubleshoot issues, and drive long-term improvements.
  • Build automation and self-service solutions that reduce operational overhead.
  • Standardize developer environments, toolchains, and onboarding experiences.
  • Partner with engineering and security teams to enhance tooling, governance, and platform stability.
  • Maintain documentation, runbooks, and incident response processes.
  • Contribute to developer experience initiatives and platform roadmap planning.

Requirements

  • 5+ years of experience in SRE, DevOps, Platform Engineering, or Developer Productivity.
  • Strong knowledge of Python tooling, package management, and development workflows.
  • Experience supporting enterprise software development toolchains.
  • Proficiency with scripting and automation (Python, PowerShell, Bash, etc.).
  • Strong troubleshooting, incident management, and operational excellence mindset.
  • Experience driving improvements through automation and process optimization.
  • Excellent communication and collaboration skills

Preferred Experience

  • Internal developer platforms or self-service engineering tools.
  • SDLC platforms, CI/CD pipelines, and developer productivity initiatives.
  • IDE and developer environment management at scale.
  • Containerized development or build environments.
  • Experience within financial services or other highly regulated environments.

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