Senior Site Reliability Engineer

As a Senior Site Reliability Engineer at Dune, you will play a crucial role in ensuring the reliability and scalability of our infrastructure. You'll collaborate closely with product teams to develop and maintain robust systems, analyze performance bottlenecks, and propose solutions to enhance infrastructure efficiency. Your work will help empower product teams and ensure the seamless operation of our analytics platform.

Dune is looking for candidates with a minimum of 5 years of experience in systems or infrastructure engineering. You should have a strong understanding of managing both bare-metal infrastructure and containerized environments, expertise in infrastructure-as-code, and proven experience with orchestration tools like Kubernetes. Strong analytical skills and the ability to work collaboratively in a remote setting are also essential.

At Dune, our Senior Site Reliability Engineers frequently use tools like Nomad or Kubernetes for workload orchestration, as well as infrastructure-as-code tools such as Ansible and Terraform. Familiarity with monitoring and observability tools to enhance infrastructure performance is also vital in this role, allowing you to maintain high system reliability and scalability.

Dune prioritizes a positive and inclusive team culture, especially for remote workers. We embrace a remote-first approach that includes flexible working hours, fewer meetings, and a strong focus on async work, allowing you to structure your day as you see fit. We also encourage team connection through quarterly offsite events in exciting locations, fostering team bonding and collaboration.

As a Senior Site Reliability Engineer at Dune, you’ll benefit from a culture that encourages professional growth. You’ll work alongside top industry talents and have opportunities to tackle complex challenges that will sharpen your skills. With Dune's inclusive environment, you'll also find support in pursuing further education and career advancements consistent with your personal goals.

When answering this question, highlight specific experiences that showcase your expertise in managing bare-metal infrastructure. Discuss the tools and technologies you have used, any challenges you faced, and how you overcame them. Be specific about the impact your work had on the overall system performance.

In your response, describe your systematic approach to analyzing system performance. Mention the tools you typically use, such as performance monitoring or observability tools, and discuss how you identify bottlenecks. Providing examples of past experiences where your analysis led to actionable improvements can strengthen your answer.

Share concrete examples of strategies you’ve implemented to maintain high availability in production environments. Discuss your experience with redundancy, load balancing, and disaster recovery plans. The goal is to illustrate your strategic thinking and prior successes in ensuring system uptime.

Select a specific instance where you encountered a scalability challenge. Describe the context, the scope of the problem, the steps you took to analyze it, and the solution you implemented. Emphasizing your problem-solving skills and ability to work under pressure will make your answer stand out.

Detail your hands-on experience with Kubernetes or similar orchestration tools, outlining projects or environments where you utilized them. Discuss your understanding of deploying, scaling, and managing containerized applications, as well as best practices you've followed in utilizing these tools effectively.

Discuss your experience with infrastructure-as-code tools, like Terraform or Ansible. Share specific projects where you've implemented these practices, the benefits you observed, and any challenges you faced. Highlighting how you automated and managed complex systems effectively will show your technical competencies.

When answering, share a specific example where your actions directly led to performance improvements. Explain the metrics you monitored, the adjustments you made, and the resulting enhancements. This provides concrete evidence of your analytical and troubleshooting abilities.

Outline strategies you find useful for maintaining effective communication in remote teams, like scheduled updates, utilizing asynchronous tools, or regular check-ins. If applicable, share a personal example from your past experiences that highlights your communication style and adaptability.

In your response, emphasize your adaptability and collaborative spirit. Discuss a specific project that required you to work with diverse teams, your role in that collaboration, and how you bridged potential communication or technical gaps.

Reflect on what specifically draws you to Dune, such as their mission to democratize crypto data, their remote working culture, or opportunities for impact. Sharing personal connections to their values will resonate and demonstrate your genuine interest in contributing to their success.