Kindred is hiring a Senior / Staff Site Reliability Engineer

Kindred is looking for a Senior / Staff Site Reliability Engineer to join our team. We need a thought partner who is motivated to build robust, scalable infrastructure that will power an iconic consumer product shaping the future of travel.

What You'll Do

• Serve as infrastructure lead and own key decisions including cloud architecture, platform strategy, deployment pipelines, and infrastructure-as-code implementation.
• Design, build, and maintain scalable AWS infrastructure that supports our growing platform and enables rapid product development.
• Develop internal tools, automation, and backend services that improve developer productivity and operational efficiency.
• Work directly with engineering and data teams to ensure infrastructure supports current needs while scaling for future growth.
• Help establish infrastructure best practices and mentor engineers across the organization on cloud architecture, observability, and operational excellence.

What We're Looking For

• 5+ years of technical experience in platform engineering, infrastructure, DevOps, or SRE roles.
• Deep hands-on experience with AWS services (EC2, ECS/EKS, RDS, Lambda, S3, CloudFront, VPC, IAM, etc.).
• Strong coding skills (Python, Javascript/Typescript, or similar) and experience building internal tools, automation scripts, and infrastructure services.
• Experience implementing and managing CI/CD pipelines, containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), and infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, CloudFormation, or similar).
• Experience with observability tools, monitoring, logging, and incident response practices.
• Demonstrated success leading infrastructure initiatives and making critical architectural decisions.
• You treat engineering as the client and see infrastructure as an enabler of innovation and rapid iteration.
• You are motivated by building platforms that empower teams and enable exceptional consumer experiences.
• You have the ability to exercise strong judgment and make difficult tradeoff decisions balancing cost, performance, security, and velocity.
• You are an excellent listener and strong communicator, working well cross-functionally in a fast-paced environment.
• You are comfortable with uncertainty and ambiguity.
• You enjoy the process of building foundational systems that will support the company's growth for years to come.
• You have a pragmatic approach to engineering — you're not dogmatic and know how to choose the best tool or process for the job.
• You come to work with energy, humility, and positivity.

Nice to Have

• Prior experience at a high-growth stage company.

Technical Stack

• AWS: EC2, ECS/EKS, RDS, Lambda, S3, CloudFront, VPC, IAM
• Languages: Python, Javascript, Typescript
• Tools: Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, CloudFormation

Benefits & Compensation

• A vibrant, inclusive, and highly skilled team that ferociously protects team chemistry.
• A culture of championship (vs. just mentorship), feedback, and continual development.
• Competitive cash compensation and equity.
• Comprehensive health benefits.
• Flexible vacation policy.
• Unlimited credits to stay at Kindred homes during your time as an employee.
• $4,000 annual travel stipend to use toward travel costs to stay at a Kindred home.
• Remote-flexible work environment. We encourage team members to travel and adventure, including working from Kindred HQ in San Francisco!
• Regular offsites to co-locate with the team.

The base salary offered depends on many factors, such as work experience, transferable skills, business needs and impact, and market demands.

Work Mode

This is a hybrid role based in San Francisco.

We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all applicants and employees. Kindred does not discriminate on the basis of any protected characteristic, including race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, creed, age, disability, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, medical condition, genetic information, family care or medical leave status, marital status, domestic partner status, military and veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by US federal, state or local laws, or the laws of the country or jurisdiction where you work.