Reliability Engineer Jobs in San Francisco, CA
Reliability Engineer jobs in San Francisco are concentrated in SoMa, Mission Bay, and the Financial District, driven by high demand across cloud infrastructure, enterprise software, and biotech. Employers actively hiring include Braze, C-Serv, and Google. Scan the live roles below and apply to whichever ones fit.
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There's nothing more exciting than being at the center of a rapidly growing field in technology and applying your skillsets to drive innovation and modernize the world's most complex and mission-critical systems.
As a Site Reliability Engineer III at JPMorgan Chase within the Enterprise Technology, Infrastructure Platforms team, you will solve complex and broad business problems with simple and straightforward solutions. Through code and cloud infrastructure, you will configure, maintain, monitor, and optimize applications and their associated infrastructure to independently decompose and iteratively improve on existing solutions. You are a significant contributor to your team by sharing your knowledge of end-to-end operations, availability, reliability, and scalability of your application or platform.
Job responsibilities
- Owns end-to-end reliability for the ServiceNow platform, including incident response, SLO/observability, automation, and platform performance engineering
- Troubleshoots incidents/problems; leads blameless post‑mortems and drives non‑recurrence actions
- Defines/defends SLIs/SLOs and error budgets; improves telemetry, monitoring, alerting, and performance testing review
- Monitors platform and product performance metrics; partners with engineering on remediation
- Identifies and delivers stability/resiliency/performance improvements; supports platform/vendor upgrades
- Automates repetitive operational work to reduce toil
- Performs design reviews for platform/tenant implementations; partners with architecture on platform standards
- Holistically analyzes ServiceNow instances to identify/remediate resource contention across all layers of the stack; explores platform Java and JavaScript to understand ServiceNow application behavior
- Improves throughput via JVM memory allocation and garbage collection tuning; optimizes relational database performance via query refactoring and/or database tuning
- Uses enterprise-authorized AI capabilities within the work environment to accelerate incident triage, troubleshooting, and post-incident analysis, validating outputs and handling operational data according to sensitivity and security requirements.
- Applies enterprise-authorized AI capabilities within the work environment to identify patterns in operational signals that indicate reliability risk or recurring toil, prioritizing reuse-first improvements tied to SLO outcomes.
Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills
- Formal training or certification on site reliability engineering concepts and 3+ years applied experience
- Proficient in site reliability culture and principles and familiarity with how to implement site reliability within an application or platform
- Proficient in at least one programming language such as Python, Java/Spring Boot, and .Net
- Strong enterprise platform support experience and practical SRE/observability fundamentals relevant to ServiceNow
- 10+ years in technical support, software development, performance load testing, or professional services
- Expert-level understanding of web application stack components
- Scripting: one or more of JavaScript, Python, Perl, Unix shell, Windows PowerShell
- Experience working with/debugging object-oriented code like Java
- Strong RDBMS experience (Oracle/MySQL/SQL Server/PostgreSQL) and performance tuning; JVM performance tuning (memory/GC) and troubleshooting in complex systems
- Working knowledge of using enterprise-authorized AI capabilities within the work environment to support SRE workflows with strong validation habits and awareness of data sensitivity
- Ability to validate AI-assisted operational recommendations before applying changes, escalating when uncertain and following data sensitivity requirements
Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills
- ServiceNow CSA (or higher)
- Prior ServiceNow architecture exposure (training can be provided)
- Cloud/SaaS experience
- Memory management and dump analysis (Java heap dump analysis preferred)
- ITSM/ITIL/CMDB fundamentals
- Linux/Unix or Windows Server administration
- Browser/network troubleshooting tools (e.g., Firebug, Chrome DevTools, Fiddler)
We offer a competitive total rewards package including base salary determined based on the role, experience, skill set and location. Those in eligible roles may receive commission-based pay and/or discretionary incentive compensation, paid in the form of cash and/or forfeitable equity, awarded in recognition of individual achievements and contributions. We also offer a range of benefits and programs to meet employee needs, based on eligibility. These benefits include comprehensive health care coverage, on-site health and wellness centers, a retirement savings plan, backup childcare, tuition reimbursement, mental health support, financial coaching and more. Additional details about total compensation and benefits will be provided during the hiring process.
We recognize that our people are our strength and the diverse talents they bring to our global workforce are directly linked to our success. We are an equal opportunity employer and place a high value on diversity and inclusion at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute, including race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital or veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. We also make reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as mental health or physical disability needs. Visit our FAQs for more information about requesting an accommodation.
JPMorgan Chase & Co. is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including Disability/Veterans
ABOUT THE TEAM
Our professionals in our Corporate Functions cover a diverse range of areas from finance and risk to human resources and marketing. Our corporate teams are an essential part of our company, ensuring that we're setting our businesses, clients, customers and employees up for success.
There's nothing more exciting than being at the center of a rapidly growing field in technology and applying your skillsets to drive innovation and modernize the world's most complex and mission-critical systems.
As a Site Reliability Engineer III at JPMorgan Chase within the Enterprise Technology, Infrastructure Platforms team, you will solve complex and broad business problems with simple and straightforward solutions. Through code and cloud infrastructure, you will configure, maintain, monitor, and optimize applications and their associated infrastructure to independently decompose and iteratively improve on existing solutions. You are a significant contributor to your team by sharing your knowledge of end-to-end operations, availability, reliability, and scalability of your application or platform.
Job responsibilities
- Owns end-to-end reliability for the ServiceNow platform, including incident response, SLO/observability, automation, and platform performance engineering
- Troubleshoots incidents/problems; leads blameless post‑mortems and drives non‑recurrence actions
- Defines/defends SLIs/SLOs and error budgets; improves telemetry, monitoring, alerting, and performance testing review
- Monitors platform and product performance metrics; partners with engineering on remediation
- Identifies and delivers stability/resiliency/performance improvements; supports platform/vendor upgrades
- Automates repetitive operational work to reduce toil
- Performs design reviews for platform/tenant implementations; partners with architecture on platform standards
- Holistically analyzes ServiceNow instances to identify/remediate resource contention across all layers of the stack; explores platform Java and JavaScript to understand ServiceNow application behavior
- Improves throughput via JVM memory allocation and garbage collection tuning; optimizes relational database performance via query refactoring and/or database tuning
- Uses enterprise-authorized AI capabilities within the work environment to accelerate incident triage, troubleshooting, and post-incident analysis, validating outputs and handling operational data according to sensitivity and security requirements.
- Applies enterprise-authorized AI capabilities within the work environment to identify patterns in operational signals that indicate reliability risk or recurring toil, prioritizing reuse-first improvements tied to SLO outcomes.
Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills
- Formal training or certification on site reliability engineering concepts and 3+ years applied experience
- Proficient in site reliability culture and principles and familiarity with how to implement site reliability within an application or platform
- Proficient in at least one programming language such as Python, Java/Spring Boot, and .Net
- Strong enterprise platform support experience and practical SRE/observability fundamentals relevant to ServiceNow
- 10+ years in technical support, software development, performance load testing, or professional services
- Expert-level understanding of web application stack components
- Scripting: one or more of JavaScript, Python, Perl, Unix shell, Windows PowerShell
- Experience working with/debugging object-oriented code like Java
- Strong RDBMS experience (Oracle/MySQL/SQL Server/PostgreSQL) and performance tuning; JVM performance tuning (memory/GC) and troubleshooting in complex systems
- Working knowledge of using enterprise-authorized AI capabilities within the work environment to support SRE workflows with strong validation habits and awareness of data sensitivity
- Ability to validate AI-assisted operational recommendations before applying changes, escalating when uncertain and following data sensitivity requirements
Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills
- ServiceNow CSA (or higher)
- Prior ServiceNow architecture exposure (training can be provided)
- Cloud/SaaS experience
- Memory management and dump analysis (Java heap dump analysis preferred)
- ITSM/ITIL/CMDB fundamentals
- Linux/Unix or Windows Server administration
- Browser/network troubleshooting tools (e.g., Firebug, Chrome DevTools, Fiddler)
We offer a competitive total rewards package including base salary determined based on the role, experience, skill set and location. Those in eligible roles may receive commission-based pay and/or discretionary incentive compensation, paid in the form of cash and/or forfeitable equity, awarded in recognition of individual achievements and contributions. We also offer a range of benefits and programs to meet employee needs, based on eligibility. These benefits include comprehensive health care coverage, on-site health and wellness centers, a retirement savings plan, backup childcare, tuition reimbursement, mental health support, financial coaching and more. Additional details about total compensation and benefits will be provided during the hiring process.
We recognize that our people are our strength and the diverse talents they bring to our global workforce are directly linked to our success. We are an equal opportunity employer and place a high value on diversity and inclusion at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute, including race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital or veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. We also make reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as mental health or physical disability needs. Visit our FAQs for more information about requesting an accommodation.
JPMorgan Chase & Co. is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including Disability/Veterans
ABOUT THE TEAM
Our professionals in our Corporate Functions cover a diverse range of areas from finance and risk to human resources and marketing. Our corporate teams are an essential part of our company, ensuring that we're setting our businesses, clients, customers and employees up for success.
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Who's Hiring
- Braze13
- C-Serv13
- Google13
- Harvey13
- OpenAI13
Top Industries Hiring
- Technology & Software84
- Social Media6
- Manufacturing6
- Electronics & Hardware6
- Marketing & Advertising6
Reliability Engineer Jobs in San Francisco: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a reliability engineer job in San Francisco?
Target San Francisco's dense cluster of cloud platform companies, SaaS vendors, and biotech firms in SoMa and Mission Bay, where site reliability and production engineering roles concentrate. Candidates with hands-on Kubernetes, Terraform, or observability tooling experience stand out in this market. Networking through local infrastructure and DevOps meetups in the city also gives applicants a real edge over remote applicants.
Which companies hire reliability engineers in San Francisco?
San Francisco reliability engineer roles are posted by Braze, C-Serv, and Google and others right now, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of September 2026. The local market is anchored by large cloud and fintech platforms headquartered in the city, alongside a strong mid-size SaaS and biotech employer base in Mission Bay and SoMa.
Are there remote reliability engineer jobs in San Francisco?
Yes, though it varies by specialization. Reliability engineering work that is heavily on-call, infrastructure-adjacent, or involves physical data center operations tends to require on-site presence, while platform engineering and observability-focused roles are more remote-compatible. About 63% of reliability engineer openings tied to San Francisco are remote or hybrid as of September 2026, with hybrid schedules most common among San Francisco-headquartered cloud and SaaS employers.
How can I get a reliability engineer job in San Francisco with little or no experience?
The most realistic entry path in San Francisco is through a junior site reliability or production engineering role at a mid-size SaaS company, where teams are small enough to mentor early-career engineers. Roles titled associate production engineer, systems engineer, or infrastructure engineer at San Francisco-based cloud startups regularly hire candidates transitioning from software engineering or IT operations. Building proficiency in Linux, Python scripting, and at least one monitoring platform before applying strengthens your application considerably.
Which industries hire the most reliability engineers in San Francisco?
Most reliability engineer openings in San Francisco sit in Technology & Software, Social Media, and Manufacturing, per current listings on Migrate Mate as of September 2026. San Francisco's role as a global headquarters hub for cloud infrastructure and enterprise software companies drives outsized local demand relative to other U.S. cities, with biotech and fintech adding a second tier of consistent hiring.
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