objective of the role

the staff infrastructure engineer – sre is a senior technical leader responsible for architecting and scaling the reliability, availability, and performance of critical infrastructure platforms. This role combines deep technical expertise, cross-team influence, and a strategic mindset to drive high-impact initiatives across engineering teams, ensuring operational excellence and long-term system resilience.

main responsibilities

• design and evolve complex infrastructure systems to ensure scalability, reliability, and security of platform services.

• define long-term architectural vision and influence infrastructure roadmap across multiple teams and services.

• lead strategic sre initiatives, collaborating with cross-functional teams to improve system resiliency and reduce operational toil.

• identify systemic issues and lead root cause analysis efforts, establishing long-term corrective measures.

• champion best practices in observability, including metrics, logging, and alerting frameworks for production systems.

• design and implement advanced automation solutions to optimize infrastructure performance and operational workflows.

• partner with security and compliance teams to ensure infrastructure meets regulatory and organizational standards.

• mentor senior and mid-level engineers, fostering knowledge sharing and technical growth across the organization.

• serve as a technical advisor to leadership, providing insight on system health, risk, and architectural tradeoffs.

• collaborate with product, engineering, and data teams to support the needs of autonomous squads while maintaining infrastructure cohesion.

• lead capacity planning efforts across critical services to anticipate future growth and ensure infrastructure scalability.





• own and continuously improve disaster recovery strategies and testing plans to maintain business continuity.

• contribute to and enforce standards for infrastructure documentation, design reviews, and change management processes.

• foster a culture of reliability engineering, automation-first mindset, and operational accountability.

• embody and promote spin’s cultural values, acting as a role model of collaboration, innovation, and ownership.

• promote an autonomous work culture by encouraging self-management, accountability, and proactive problem-solving among team members.

• serve as a spin culture ambassador to foster and maintain a positive, inclusive, and dynamic work environment that aligns with the company's values and culture.

required knowledge and experience

• bachelor’s degree in computer science, information systems, or equivalent practical experience.

• 7+ years of experience in infrastructure, site reliability, or platform engineering roles.

• proven experience designing and operating reliable systems at scale, including distributed systems and cloud-native platforms.

• advanced knowledge of infrastructure-as-code tools, container orchestration systems (e.g., kubernetes), and ci/cd practices.

• strong programming and scripting skills (e.g., python, go, bash).

• deep understanding of monitoring, alerting, and incident management practices.

• experience working with cloud platforms (aws, gcp, or azure) and hybrid environments.

• demonstrated ability to drive cross-team collaboration and influence engineering practices across domains.

• strong leadership presence, excellent communication skills, and ability to present complex ideas to technical and non-technical audiences.

• high level of autonomy, initiative, and problem-solving skills in dynamic and fast-paced environments

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