HiveWatch · 1 month ago
Senior Staff Site Reliability Engineer
El Segundo, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$183K/yr - $235K/yr
7+ years expHiveWatch is a tech-forward organization focused on modernizing the physical security industry. The Senior Staff Site Reliability Engineer will architect and maintain critical edge infrastructure, ensuring performance and reliability while providing technical leadership to the engineering team.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)Enterprise SoftwareInformation TechnologyPhysical SecuritySecurity
Responsibilities
Own the reliability of mission-critical systems including production monitoring, alerting, and capacity planning
Debug and resolve complex production issues across the full stack, from infrastructure to application code
Participate in a regular on-call rotation to provide 24/7 coverage for critical systems
Perform root cause analysis requiring deep code-level investigation and implement preventive measures
Build automation and tooling to reduce operational toil and improve system reliability
Maintain CI/CD pipelines, observability infrastructure, and database performance optimization
Increase the resiliency, scalability, and maintainability of production environments
Establish on-call procedures and disaster recovery processes
Provide technical leadership and mentorship to foster engineering excellence and reliability culture
Qualification
Required
7+ years of software engineering experience with strong coding skills in production environments
5+ years of SRE, DevOps, or production operations experience
Expertise with cloud platforms (AWS preferred) and containerized applications (Docker, Kubernetes)
Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation, or similar)
Proficiency in at least one object oriented programming language in our tech stack (Java, Kotlin, Python)
Hands-on experience with relational databases and SQL performance optimization
Experience with monitoring and observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, DataDog, or equivalent)
Strong debugging skills across distributed systems and microservices architectures
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience
Preferred
Experience with our tech stack: Kotlin, Rust, TypeScript, Python
Expertise in AWS architecture and services
Experience in physical security, IoT, or edge computing environments
Expertise with advanced AWS services (Kinesis, Lambda, EKS, RDS)
Experience with Terraform and Terragrunt specifically
Background in high-availability, multi-tenant SaaS environments
Experience establishing SRE practices and culture from the ground up
Track record of leading incident response and post-mortem processes
Experience mentoring and developing junior engineers
Knowledge of security best practices and compliance requirements
Experience with edge computing and distributed system architectures
Previous experience in a startup or high-growth environment (50-200 employees)
Benefits
Comprehensive health coverage: medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
Competitive compensation packages designed to reward top talent
401(k) with a 4% company match to help you invest in your future (match launches in 2026)
Flexible paid time off so you can recharge when you need it
Additional benefits include ClassPass credits and a discount on pet insurance
A family-friendly, compassionate culture that values balance and belonging
Company
HiveWatch
HiveWatch offers an AI-powered platform for managing physical security operations across enterprise environments.
51-200 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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2022 (2)
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$58.16MKey Investors
Crosscut Ventures
2025-09-12Undisclosed· $25M
2023-10-02Series Unknown· $8M
2021-10-26Series A· $20.16M
Leadership Team
Ryan Schonfeld
Co-Founder & CEO
Recent News
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