Senior Site Reliability Engineer

About Foundry

At Foundry we are on a mission to orchestrate the world’s compute capacity, rendering it universally accessible and useful. To do so, we are building a new breed of public cloud, backed by an orchestration platform that makes accessing AI compute as easy as turning on the light. We spun out of a PhD lab at Stanford about a year ago, and are backed by Sequoia, Lightspeed, Jeff Dean, Eric Schmidt, and many other incredible angels and advisors. We raised $80M to date, have customers, and revenue. 

Cloud computing is supposed to abstract away the hardware layer but ML infra is more complex than ever. Engineers should spend less time focusing on which chip they should use and more time on solving hard problems. Our orchestration platform makes using compute resources as easy as flipping a light switch. For more information, see below. 

Working at Foundry

We are not looking to change an industry—we are looking to revolutionize it. We don’t just dream big—we have the audacity to dream massively. We are not reaching for the stars to land on the moon—we are reaching for Mars, or even another galaxy. We make the impossible possible.

We focus on energy and clarity. We are team players, daring truth seekers, with no ego. We are growing quickly but maintain a flat structure by having an ownership mentality. We believe in asking the right questions in order to solve hard problems.

Joining Foundry

As a key member of our team, you’ll spearhead the development, deployment, and maintenance of critical new services, ensuring they meet our high standards of stability and reliability.

You’ll apply cutting-edge techniques rooted in broad industry experience to enhance our platform’s performance. Your responsibilities will span both Cloud SRE and on-premise systems administration, with a focus on managing the stability of advanced GPU services and optimizing monitoring, alerting, and incident response frameworks, guided by Service Level Indicators (SLIs) and Objectives (SLOs).

Collaboration is at the heart of this role—you’ll work closely with diverse product teams and technical customers to design scalable solutions. Using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) principles, you’ll implement fault-tolerant design patterns and build automation tools to streamline operations. Participation in an on-call rotation will be essential to maintain service reliability.

If you’re passionate about engineering reliability and thrive in a dynamic environment where innovation and stability go hand in hand, Foundry offers a unique opportunity to drive impactful change and shape the future of our infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Create and deploy solutions to ensure our infrastructure scales effectively to meet rapidly growing demands
• Establish and uphold service level objectives (SLOs) and service level indicators (SLIs) to gauge and uphold system reliability
• Deploy and oversee monitoring systems to detect issues and anomalies proactively in our production environment.
• Develop and sustain automation tools to streamline repetitive tasks and enhance system reliability

Requirements

• Possess a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Demonstrated track record in roles such as reliability engineer, production engineer, infrastructure software engineer, or similar, preferably within a dynamic, rapidly growing organization.
• Proficiency in cloud infrastructure, encompassing scheduling, scaling, cloud storage, networking, and security principles.
• Skilled in programming and scripting languages.
• Experience with containerization technologies and orchestration platforms such as Kubernetes or equivalent.
• Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools like Terraform, OpenTofu, or equivalent solutions.
• Exceptional problem-solving and troubleshooting abilities.
• Strong interpersonal skills with a focus on communication and collaboration.
• Proficiency with observability tools such as DataDog, Prometheus, Grafana, Splunk, ELK stack, or similar technologies.
• Experience optimizing bare metal and GPU performance in Linux environments, including troubleshooting hardware devices.
• Knowledge of security best practices in cloud environments.

Nice to have

Prior experience as a Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) in the AI/ML domain is highly desirable.

Benefits

• Health, dental, and vision coverage for you and your dependents
• 401k Plan with 4% company match
• 21 days of PTO & 14 company holidays; including 2 floating holidays

Salary Range Information 

In consideration of market analysis and various pertinent factors, the remuneration bracket for this role is set between $170,000 and $230,000. Nevertheless, adjustments beyond this range could be warranted for candidates whose qualifications substantially deviate from those delineated in the job description.

In-Office requirement

Offices remain pivotal for fostering collaboration and nurturing Foundry's cultural ethos. For roles like this one at our Palo Alto HQ, employees are required to work from the office three days a week (typically Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday), ensuring a blend of in-person and remote work conducive to our team dynamics and operational needs. Exceptions for full remote work must be formally approved.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Foundry maintains a strict commitment to Equal Opportunity employment practices. All applicants are evaluated without regard to race, color, religion, creed, national origin, age, sex, gender, marital status, sexual orientation and identity, genetic information, veteran status, citizenship, or any other factors prohibited by local, state, or federal law.

We emphasize that candidates need not fulfill every expectation listed to be eligible for this position. Our objective is to cultivate a diverse team encompassing a spectrum of backgrounds, experiences, and skill sets.