SRE Tech Lead Manager, Product - USDS

ResponsibilitiesProvide technical leadership and mentorship to a team of Site Reliability Engineers focused on building observable, fault‑tolerant systemsDrive architectural decisions for large‑scale, globally distributed service mesh architecturesEstablish and maintain production ownership models, incident response protocols, and service level objectivesDevelop strategic roadmaps for observability and automation initiatives that enhance system reliabilityBalance technical contributions with people‑management responsibilities, including career development, performance evaluations, and team growthFoster a culture of reliability, continuous improvement, and knowledge sharing within your team and across the organizationLead security initiatives to safeguard critical assets, partnering with security and compliance teams to implement robust protocols that ensure data protection and regulatory compliance across all servicesQualificationsMinimum Qualifications5+ years of experience and expertise in designing, analyzing, and troubleshooting large‑scale distributed systems, relational databases, caching solutions and web service frameworksPrevious experience leading a small to mid‑size team while maintaining significant "hands‑on" technical contributionsStrong understanding of Unix/Linux operating systems internals and networking fundamentalsProficiency in writing production‑grade code in Go, Python, Java or similar languagesProven track record of establishing and implementing SRE best practices across engineering organizationsExperience developing and maintaining service level objectives (SLOs) and error budgetsPreferred QualificationsDeep expertise in algorithms, data structures, and systems design with proven ability to architect complex technical solutionsTrack record of developing sophisticated automation tools and developer‑friendly APIs that streamline operations and eliminate toilExtensive experience running high‑availability web services at massive scale, with comprehensive knowledge of cloud‑native architectures and advanced networking conceptsJob InformationThe base salary range for this position in the selected city is $208,800 – $438,000 annually.Compensation may vary outside of this range depending on a number of factors, including a candidate's qualifications, skills, competencies and experience, and location. Base pay is one part of the Total Package that is provided to compensate and recognize employees for their work, and this role may be eligible for additional discretionary bonuses/incentives, and restricted stock units.Benefits may vary depending on the nature of employment and the country work location. Employees have day one access to medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401(k) savings plan with company match, paid parental leave, short‑term and long‑term disability coverage, life insurance, wellbeing benefits, among others. Employees also receive 10 paid holidays per year, 10 paid sick days per year and 17 days of Paid Personal Time (prorated upon hire with increasing accruals by tenure).The Company reserves the right to modify or change these benefits programs at any time, with or without notice.For Los Angeles County (unincorporated) Candidates: Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state, and local laws including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. Our company believes that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship on the following job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of the conditional offer of employment:Interacting and occasionally having unsupervised contact with internal/external clients and/or colleagues;Appropriately handling and managing confidential information including proprietary and trade secret information and access to information technology systems;Exercising sound judgment.USDS Reasonable Accommodation USDS is committed to providing reasonable accommodations in our recruitment processes for candidates with disabilities, pregnancy, sincerely held religious beliefs or other reasons protected by applicable laws. If you need assistance or a reasonable accommodation, please reach out to us at