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Senior Site Reliability Engineer

Here at Scout Motors, we're carrying forward the heritage of one of the most iconic American vehicles in history. A vehicle dating back to 1960. One that forged the path for future generations of rugged SUVs and will do so once again.

But Scout is more than just a brand, it’s a legacy steeped in a culture of exploration, caretaking, and hard work.

The Scout brand is all about respect. Respect for the environment by developing electric vehicles with the capability to get you to any location. Respect for the past and the future by taking an iconic American brand that hasn’t been around for a while, electrifying it, digitizing it, and loading it with American innovation. Respect for communities by creating a company that stands for its people and its customers. And respect for both work and play, with vehicles that are equally at home at a camp site, a job site, or on a Tuesday commute.

At Scout Motors, we empower our talented, inclusive, and entrepreneurial teams to innovate. What makes a Scout employee? Someone who is a visionary and a leader, who seeks new paths and shares lessons learned. A knowledgeable doer who collaborates across the company to build better. A go-getter with unrivaled passion.

Join us at Scout Motors and be part of shaping the future of transportation. If you're ready to drive change and make history, apply now!

What you’ll do

Become part of an iconic brand that is set to revolutionize the electric pick-up truck & rugged SUV marketplace by achieving the following:

  • Contribute to the design, implementation, and maintenance of the overall cloud infrastructure platform using modern IaC (Infrastructure as Code) practices.
  • Work closely with software development and systems integration teams to build end-to-end solutions.
  • Design and build infrastructure utilizing container orchestration such as EKS/K8S
  • Provide and participate in an Incident Response process for establishing disaster recovery practices.
  • Ensure high uptime of critical systems.
  • Design and implement an availability reporting framework working with engineering teams to develop SLO and SLI measurements and targets
  • Participate in scaling and performance testing of critical components and services
  • Design and implement cloud infrastructure components, ensuring high availability, reliability, scalability, and performance.
  • Implement monitoring solutions to proactively identify and address potential issues.
  • Implement logging solutions to facilitate efficient troubleshooting and analysis.
  • Collaborate with security teams to ensure the platform meets industry standards and compliance requirements.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including product managers, developers, and QA engineers to ensure robust and reliable systems.

Location & Travel Expectations:  This role is remote, although there is a preference for candidates local or able to regularly travel to Fremont, CA. Applicants should expect that the role may require the ability to convene with Scout colleagues in person and be able to travel to other locations and participate in events on behalf of the company from time to time. 

What you’ll bring 

We expect all Scout employees to have integrity, curiosity, resourcefulness, and strive to exhibit a positive attitude, as well as a growth mindset. You’ll be comfortable with change and flexible in a fast-paced, high-growth environment. You’ll take a collaborative approach to achieve ambitious goals. Here's what else you'll bring: 

 

  • Bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology, or related field or equivalent work experience.
  • 8+ years of hands-on experience as a Site Reliability, DevOps, or Cloud engineer.
  • Proficient in building automation using languages such as Python, Shell, Ruby, and others.
  • Strong experience with containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes).
  • Expertise in configuration management tools (e.g., Ansible, Chef, Puppet).
  • Solid understanding of CI/CD concepts and tools (GitHub Actions, GitLab Pipelines, Harness.io, ArgoCD).
  • Multiple years of experience working with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud.
  • Experience with monitoring and alerting tools such as Datadog, New Relic, SignalFX, Prometheus, AWS CloudWatch etc.
  • Experience with logging solutions AWS CloudWatch, ELK, Splunk or equivalent
  • Experience with infrastructure as code (Terraform, Pulumi, or CDK).
  • Excellent problem-solving and troubleshooting skills. When a problem occurs, you run towards it not away.
  • Effective communication and collaboration skills. You treat colleagues with respect. You have a desire for clean implementations but are also humble in discussing alternative solutions and options.
  • A teaching and coaching approach to guiding engineers and teams in approaches.

What you'll gain

The benefits of joining Scout include the chance to build products and a company from the ground upThis is a chance to create something new and lasting – with an iconic brand at its foundationIn addition, Scout provides competitive compensation and benefits to support your physical, mental, and financial wellbeing. Program specifics are detailed in company policies and employee benefit guides, select highlights:

  • Competitive insurance including:
    • Medical, dental, vision and income protection plans
  • 401(k) program with:
    • An employer match and immediate vesting
  • Generous Paid Time Off including:
    • 20 days planned PTO, as accrued
    • 40 hours of unplanned PTO and 14 company or floating holidays, annually
    • Up to 16 weeks of paid parental leave for biological and adoptive parents of all genders
    • Paid leave for circumstances related to bereavement, jury duty, voting time, or military leave

Pay Transparency

This is a full-time, exempt position eligible to receive a base salary and to participate in an annual performance bonus program. Final salary offered will be determined based on factors including but not limited to the candidate's skills and experience. The annual performance bonus program is preset and not candidate dependent.

Initial base salary range = $150,000-$180,000

Internal leveling code: IC8

Notice to applicants:

  • Residing in San Francisco: Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, Scout Motors will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records. 
  • Residing in Los Angeles: Scout Motors will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance. 
  • Residing in New York City: This role is not eligible for remote work in New York City.

 

Equal Opportunity

Scout is committed to employing a diverse workforce and is proud to be an Equal Opportunity EmployerQualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, disability, pregnancy, or any other characteristics protected by law. Scout is committed to compliance with all applicable fair employment practice laws. If you require reasonable accommodation to complete a job application, pre-employment testing, or a job interview or to otherwise participate in the hiring process, please contact ScoutAccommodations@scoutmotors.com.

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