Site Reliability Engineer

Varnish Software
Irvine, CA


At Varnish Software, we empower the world’s largest content providers to deliver lightning-fast web and streaming experiences, ensuring resilience and scalability for massive audiences. Our open-source roots combined with enterprise-level robustness help us lead the way in custom CDN creation, web acceleration, and media streaming performance.

Why Join Us?

Become part of a global team that shapes the future of content delivery with cutting-edge technology. At Varnish Software, you'll:


  • Master Varnish Technology: Gain expertise in Varnish Cache and VCL.

  • Drive Operations Excellence: Manage daily operations such as monitoring, patching, bug fixes, and ticket resolution, while driving improvements and automations.

  • Innovate Solutions: Collaborate on tailored customer projects, enhance monitoring and operational tools, and contribute to the continuous improvement of our managed services, ensuring they remain robust, efficient, and aligned with customer needs.

  • Be a Key Contributor: Support Private CDN partners and Managed Service customers with onboarding, VCL configuration, and proactive maintenance. Participate in a paid 24x7 on-call rotation to ensure seamless operations and customer success.

  • Shape the Customer Experience: Serve as a pre-sales technical consultant when needed, showcasing our solutions' capabilities.

  • Take part in a support rotation for existing customers: At Varnish Software, we embrace a collaborative approach through an 8x5 support rotation, delivering exceptional customer support while providing you with hands-on opportunities to broaden your expertise and tackle diverse technical challenges.

What You Bring


  • 3-5 years of DevOps experience, within a Git structured team environment.

  • Strong Linux expertise (Debian and/or Red Hat based distributions).

  • Proficiency with tools like Docker, Kubernetes, and configuration management (e.g., Ansible and Terraform).

  • Solid understanding of web performance, scalability, TCP/IP, and DNS.

  • Experience with scripting, in languages such as Bash, Python, and Golang is a plus.

  • Familiarity with modern DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and cloud providers (AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud).


Bonus Skills


  • Experience with Varnish Cache and its configuration language.

  • Knowledge of CDN operations and web security tools (e.g., WAF).

  • Comfort with technical presentations and customer-facing engagements.

  • Strong understanding of networking concepts, with a focus on ISP operations, routing, peering, and traffic optimization.

  • Experience working with large-scale network architectures and troubleshooting performance issues in high-traffic environments.

What We Offer


  • A collaborative, innovative, and diverse culture emphasizing empowerment and transparency.

  • Opportunities to work with top global brands and influence product development.

  • Flexible hybrid work options and international career growth prospects.

  • Competitive compensation, full benefits, and generous vacation allowances.

Be Part of an EPIC Team

At Varnish Software, our values—Empowerment, Performance, Innovation, and Collaboration—drive everything we do. Join us to redefine web and streaming performance while working alongside some of the brightest minds in the industry. Varnish Software is an equal-opportunity employer, committed to diversity and inclusion.

Posted 2025-11-28

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