Head of Site Reliability Engineering

Who you are

• Proven experience building, leading, and scaling global SRE, Production Engineering, or Infrastructure teams responsible for highly available, business-critical production systems
• A track record of driving technical and organizational change
• Strong understanding of Linux, networking, automation, observability, and production operations
• Experience with performance-sensitive or highly available systems; trading or exchange experience is a plus
• An intellectually curious mindset and willingness to challenge how things are done

What the job involves

• IEX is looking for a Head of SRE, Cross-Asset to lead our SRE organization as we scale our Equities business and launch Options
• We’re looking for a deeply technical, intellectually curious leader and change agent who can challenge the status quo, develop strong teams and technical leaders, and evolve how we approach reliability across our trading platforms
• This person will be responsible for the reliability and operational excellence of our production environments while helping define a scalable SRE model across asset classes. Direct exchange experience is a plus, but we are open to leaders who have owned sophisticated large-scale, complex, production engineering environments
• Our environment includes Linux, Java, C++, Python, Rust, Bash, Ansible, Prometheus, VictoriaMetrics, Grafana, and Azure, with predominantly on-prem production
• Lead and develop the SRE organization across Equities and Options
• Define and drive our strategy for reliability, observability, automation, incident management, capacity, and performance
• Partner with Core Development, Network Engineering, Market Operations, and Platform Engineering, as well as business and regulatory stakeholders to operate highly reliable, performance-sensitive trading systems
• Develop tooling, including CLI tools used to support our production systems
• Develop engineers and technical leads while creating common standards and best practices across teams
• Remain technically engaged and help teams troubleshoot complex issues across applications, infrastructure, hardware, and networks

Benefits

• 100% Employer-Paid Benefit Premiums: Medical, dental and vision benefits premiums covered 100% for employees, spouses, and dependents
• One MEdical Membership: 100% company-paid annual membership to One Medical primary care services
• Matched 401(k), Equity & Bonus Offerings: Competitive compensation packages including equity and bonus opportunities and 401(k) with annual company match
• Learning Stipend and Non-Profit Donation Match: $5000 annual learning stipend and $1000 annual match for donations to 5013(c) organizations of your choice
• In-Office Gym: Fully equipped with weights, treadmills, a Peloton bike, and locker rooms with showers
• Lunch and Learns: Have lunch on IEX and listen to co-workers present on their areas of expertise
• Hybrid Working Environments: Teams determine how and where they work – home, on the road, or in office
• Flexible Vacation Policy: With unlimited PTO, recharge your batteries and come to work ready to innovate
• 16 Weeks Paid Parental Leave: Offered for primary and secondary caregivers at the birth, adoption, or placement of a child