Site Reliability Engineer

Staff Site Reliability Engineer

Hybrid work location:
Portland, Oregon or Denver, Colorado.

Job Final date to receive applications:
August 31, 2026.

• Collaborate with platform architects and management to ensure reliability targets are met.
• Advise engineering teams on best practices for measuring reliability and uptime.
• Assist and respond to critical engineering incidents.
• Lead and mentor SRE engineers to improve their engineering skills.
• Provide technical guidance and best practices for the use of cloud infrastructure and tooling; drive Infrastructure-as-Code within the platform.
• Spearhead major reliability-focused initiatives and projects.
• Help optimize work to be customer-focused and continually seek customer feedback.
• Migrate legacy systems to modern, scalable cloud environments.
• Help develop and drive a culture of continuous improvement with the Platform Engineering and Software Engineering groups.
• Participate in an on‑call rotation and occasionally act as Incident Commander.

• Strong leadership and mentoring abilities, especially with SRE or Platform Engineering/Infrastructure teams.
• 10+ years of industry experience.
• 3+ years of software engineering experience (JavaScript, Python, Go, Java/Kotlin, C++, etc.).
• Extensive experience with modern observability tools (Datadog preferred).
• Extensive experience with cloud platforms (preferably AWS).
• Demonstrated success in leading large technical initiatives, including design, project management, and gaining executive buy‑in.
• Proven experience modernizing legacy code and infrastructure.
• Ability to work closely with peer teams, platform/software architects, and management to drive key reliability improvements.
• Deep understanding of cloud infrastructure, automation, and best practices for reliability.
• Experience with our tools (Kubernetes, ArgoCD, Terraform, Git Hub Actions) is a plus.

• Medical, dental, vision, life, and AD&D insurance
• Parental leave
• Up to 20 days of paid time off starting in year one
• An additional 10 holidays of paid time off per calendar year
• 401k matching (immediately vested)
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Short‑ and long‑term disability sick leave
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Health Savings Accounts
• Tuition Reimbursement Program
• Employee Assistance Program
• Employee Referral, internal recognition, and wellness programs
• Free Tri Met transit pass (Beaverton Office)
• Competitive salary and benefits package
• Work on impactful projects in a cutting‑edge environment
• Collaborative and supportive team culture
• Opportunity to make a real difference in the trucking industry
• Employee Resource Groups

Salary for Colorado‑based candidates: $148,000 – $193,000 + target bonus. Compensation is determined based on scope, responsibilities, experience, education, and other market factors.

DAT embraces the value of a diverse workforce and believes it is a core strength of our company that we encourage these values in every employee, at every level of our organization, regardless of tenure or rank. We provide equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws.

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information (41 CFR 60‑1.35 (c)).