Site Reliability Engineer (SRE)

What is This Job All About?

You're the hero who keeps digital services running smoothly 24/7! As a Site Reliability Engineer, you bridge the gap between software development and IT operations, focusing on creating ultra-reliable, scalable systems. When millions of people depend on websites and apps for everything from banking to shopping to healthcare, your job is to ensure these services never go down. Using automation, monitoring, and engineering skills, you build systems that heal themselves and prevent outages before they happen. You're essentially the architect of digital resilience in our connected world!

Hardness Level:
Learning Period:
2-3 years
Salary Level:
$90K–$150K

Required Skills:

Hard Skills:
Programming (Python, Go)
Linux/Unix systems administration
Cloud platforms and infrastructure
Monitoring and observability tools
Automation and configuration management
Soft Skills:
Problem-solving under pressure
Systems thinking
Strong communication
Incident management
Continuous improvement mindset

How to Start:

Learn Linux fundamentals and system administration

Develop programming and scripting skills

Study cloud platforms and infrastructure as code

Learn about monitoring, logging, and alert systems

Practice by running and automating your own services


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