Senior Site Reliability Engineer

IXL Learning, developer of personalized learning products used by millions of people globally, is seeking a Senior Site Reliability Engineer to join our team, and help maintain the reliability and optimal performance of our products. We are seeking engineers with a passion for problem solving and optimization. We find it immensely satisfying to develop products that impact the lives of millions, and we are eager to have you join our team. This position requires you to be in our Raleigh, NC, area office. WHAT YOU'LL BE DOINGWork with your team to master a variety of production technology stacksTake responsibility for site performance, uptime and scalability Develop and maintain accurate monitoring dashboards, alerting and runbook documentation suited to each productIdentify technical problems and develop solutionsPartner with application engineering teams to understand product needs, and help deliver scalable solutions for our customersBuild and propose architecture changes that will make our products more scalable and reliableDevelop tooling for deployment and release processesWHAT WE'RE LOOKING FORBachelor's or advanced degree in computer science or a related discipline6+ years of professional hands-on software engineering or site reliability experienceExperience with at least one object oriented programming language like Java, C++, CExperience with at least one scripting language like Python, Bash, PerlPublic cloud provider experience (AWS or GCP is a plus)Experience with containerized cloud solutions utilizing Docker and KubernetesExperience with common service technologies like web servers, message queues, load balancers, and databasesFluency in observability tools and methodologiesFlexibility to work with a variety of technologies and legacy systems, balanced against a passion to streamline and modernizeSkill at troubleshooting problems across the stack, providing both immediate fixes as well as long term solutionsFlexibility about work hours and being on callStrong communication and time management skillsABOUT IXL LEARNINGIXL Learning is the country's largest EdTech company.

We reach millions of learners through our diverse range of products. For example:1 in 4 students in the United States uses IXL.comRosetta Stone provides an immersive learning experience for 25 languagesWyzant is the nation's largest community of tutors, covering 300+ subjectsTeachers Pay Teachers (TPT) is a comprehensive marketplace for millions of educator-created resourcesOur mission is to create innovative products that will make a real, positive difference for learners and educators and we're looking for passionate, mission-minded people to join us in achieving this goal. We have a unique culture at IXL that fosters collaboration and the open exchange of ideas.

We value our team and treat one another with kindness and respect. We approach our work with passion, tenacity, and authenticity. We find it immensely satisfying to develop products that impact the lives of millions and we are eager to have you join our team.At IXL, we value diversity in age, race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, physical and mental ability, political and religious beliefs, and life experience, and we are proud to promote a work environment where everyone, from any background, can do their best work.

IXL Learning is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against applicants and employees based on any legally protected category.