Site Reliability Engineer - US West

MinIO is the industry leader in high-performance object storage, powering production infrastructure for many Fortune 500 companies. As a Site Reliability Engineer, you will enhance and automate the cloud-native storage platform, ensuring high performance and reliability while collaborating with customers and the engineering team.

Responsibilities:

• Enhance, optimize, validate and automate core MinIO software for performance, scalability, and security
• Help building and delivering high-performance distributed storage solutions with a focus on cloud-native architectures
• Validate the MinIO Software according to customer environment and requirements, ensuring no surprises are observed at customer deployments
• Improve existing features, fix critical issues, and contribute to open-source repositories
• Collaborate with other engineers to refine architecture, APIs, and integrations
• Write efficient, well-documented, and maintainable code
• Conduct performance benchmarking and debugging of complex storage environments
• Work closely with customers to address issues, and manage expectations

Requirements:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
• 5+ years of professional experience in software engineering
• Desire and ability to directly work with customers to solve their problem with product enhancement and automation
• Experience in DevOps, GitOps, Automation and testing frameworks
• Expertise in distributed systems, networking, or high-performance computing
• Experience with cloud-native technologies (Kubernetes, containers, microservices)
• Strong proficiency in Go desired (or deep experience in C/C++/Rust with a willingness to learn Go)
• Deep understanding of storage systems, file systems, or databases
• Strong problem-solving skills and experience debugging complex, large-scale applications
• Ability to work in a fast-moving, collaborative environment with a strong sense of ownership
• Empathy towards the customer and ability to quickly dig in to resolve any customer issue
• Passion for innovation and staying current with technology trends
• Self-motivation and a commitment to continuous learning and adopting new tools and frameworks
• A strong sense of ownership and accountability in delivering high-quality work while directly working with customers
• A collaborative and team-oriented mindset, thriving in environments that value open communication and shared goals
• Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams, contributing to a positive and productive work environment
• Attention to detail and fine craftsmanship
• Contributions to open-source projects are a plus