UpEquity is a new type of mortgage lender that empowers buyers to win in the most competitive markets. We ensure that our buyers are getting the most competitive rates and closing faster than the market average. We work with buyers AND agents and are looking for the best of the best to support these strong relationships. UpEquity is looking for motivated and driven individuals to join our growing, dynamic team!
UpEquity, a YCombinator company, is seeking a Site Reliability Engineer for our AWS environment. This is a green field design opportunity, and the first seat on our SRE team. We are entirely cloud hosted. We're looking for an engineer who can help us remain completely IAC. UpEquity has tripled revenue in the last 6 months, and we expect that growth to continue. This position is not open to permanent remote work and is based in our SoCo Austin headquarters.
In this role you'll be responsible for a variety of tasks including but not limited to:

• Design and monitor the infrastructure required to operate and secure our AWS environments
• Embed on a team that is supporting production applications
• Monitor and report on uptime and on the Accelerate metrics
• You will be on call as a point of escalation from development teams; developers are our first point of contact for production monitoring
• Automate the provisioning of all systems
• Monitor utilization and cost of our infrastructure
• Plan and construct the infrastructure for BCP and HA infrastructure
• You will sleep through the night

We know this role isn't for everybody, so this is what we're looking for:

• 5+ years in engineering
• An understanding of networking and system administration
• Deep experience with the AWS platform and modern devops tooling
• Experience with Kubernetes
• Strong scripting skills, especially with Terraform
• Willingness to tolerate ambiguity, and a drive to deliver value quickly
• An understanding of current infosec concepts and concerns, including threat modelling and detection

Being a competitive startup organization, we care a lot about our employees and want to take care of them the best we can. Not only does your hard work pay off monetarily but we offer great benefits, perks and incentives to make sure your efforts are recognized. We offer:

• Competitive compensation
• Unlimited PTO (yes, unlimited) + 11 holidays to enjoy work/life balance
• Health benefits - Medical, Dental, Vision
• STD & LTD
• Life insurance
• Equity options
• AD&D
• 401K option
• Opportunities for growth and continuous development
• An exciting and positive work environment - we have snacks and drinks for you daily!
• Weekly happy hours and frequent team building activities

Important Details:

• You must reside in Austin or be willing to self-relocate
• You must be willing to work 100% in the office

For information on UpEquity, including more information on employee benefits and our company culture, visit our website at www.upequity.com .
UpEquity is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.