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Site reliability engineer: a person in this job keeps a large service up and fast, and fixes it when it breaks, day or night. SpaceX, Okta, MongoDB, Backblaze and GitLab have the most open roles with “Site reliability engineer” or a close variant in the title right now.

243 open roles · 20 posted in the last 7 days · 21% remote · 108 companies hiring · $208K median advertised salary · checked Nov 14 against employer career pages

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Skills asked for in site reliability engineer roles

Kubernetes195 · 80%Python163 · 67%Terraform149 · 61%AWS136 · 56%Linux115 · 47%GCP97 · 40%Go96 · 40%

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What site reliability engineer roles pay, by level

Level in the titleMedian advertised salaryRoles counted
No level in the title$164K40
Senior$209K47
Lead$224K23

Medians of the midpoints of advertised yearly US-dollar ranges; a level needs at least 15 such roles. Advertised, not verified pay.

Questions about site reliability engineer jobs

What is a site reliability engineer job?
In a site reliability engineer job, a person keeps a large service up and fast, and fixes it when it breaks, day or night. 243 such roles are open on Hiring Right Now as of Nov 14, 2026.
How many site reliability engineer jobs are open right now?
There are 243 open site reliability engineer jobs at 108 companies on Hiring Right Now as of Nov 14, 2026. 20 of them were posted in the last seven days. The list is rebuilt every hour from the employers' own careers pages.
Which companies have the most site reliability engineer jobs?
Right now the most openings are at SpaceX (39), Okta (20), MongoDB (15), Backblaze (5) and Reddit (5). The ranking changes as companies open and close roles.
Are there remote site reliability engineer jobs?
51 of the 243 open site reliability engineer jobs (21%) are listed as remote. Remote roles are often limited to certain countries or time zones, so check the location line of each job.
What do site reliability engineer jobs pay?
The median advertised salary is $208K, based on 110 open roles that publish a yearly US-dollar range. The middle half of those roles advertise between $170K and $224K. These are advertised ranges, not verified pay.
How do I apply for site reliability engineer jobs?
Open a job and press “Apply on company site”. You go straight to the employer's own careers page and apply there. Hiring Right Now needs no account and charges nothing for applying.

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