Senior Lead Site Reliability Engineer
Company: Zoom
Location: San Jose
Posted on: April 4, 2026
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Job Description:
Immigration sponsorship is not available for this position What
you can expect As a Senior Lead Site Reliability Engineer, you can
anticipate opportunities to work on our hybrid systems across the
globe. You will be responsible for installing, configuring, and
monitoring new systems within a network of global data centers.
Additionally, you will patch and maintain thousands of physical and
cloud systems worldwide. To streamline operations, you will develop
automation to reduce repetitive tasks and analyze and address
performance bottlenecks. Furthermore, you will update and
troubleshoot user access permissions, resolve network connectivity
issues, and maintain system firewalls. About the Team Zoom's SRE
team is committed to delivering customer happiness, improving
business efficiency, and promoting agility through innovation,
data-driven insights, and automation. Our impact is reflected in
smooth user experiences, optimized processes, and support for
Zoom's expansion in the realm of communication and collaboration.
Responsibilities Providing technical direction for cross-team
initiatives and major incidents. Mentor SRE's and developers;
define best practices and design patterns. Partner with Security,
Networking, and Platform teams on architecture roadmaps.Influence
vendor and hardware strategy for on-prem and cloud workloads.
Design self-healing platforms using automation, chaos engineering,
and fault-tolerant patterns. Optimize Linux systems at scale:
performance tuning, kernel parameters, networking, storage, and
security hardening. Define best practices and advocate for them
across the company. Excellent communication skills and experience
driving cross team projects as a technical lead. Able to
participate in on-call shifts and incident management and work
after hours/weekends for application releases/deployments. What
we’re looking for 10 years in SRE, production engineering, or
large-scale systems administration Have experience of Linux system
administration (systemd, cgroups, networking, filesystems,
performance analysis) Demonstrate coding ability with at least one
programming language e.g. Python Have experience with configuration
management (Ansible), IaC (Terraform, Packer), CI/CD pipelines
(Jenkins, GitLab), container orchestration (k8s, Docker) and
observability platforms. Have experience with incident response for
mission-critical environments. Possess a security -first mindset
(TPM, secure boot, identity, secrets management). Demonstrate
networking expertise: BGP, load balancing, DNS, TLS, traffic
engineering. Have experience with chaos engineering and resilience
testing. ? Have experience with distributed storage systems such as
Ceph Salary Range or On Target Earnings: Minimum: $146 700,00
Maximum: $339 300,00 In addition to the base salary and/or OTE
listed Zoom has a Total Direct Compensation philosophy that takes
into consideration; base salary, bonus and equity value. Note:
Starting pay will be based on a number of factors and commensurate
with qualifications & experience. We also have a location based
compensation structure; there may be a different range for
candidates in this and other locations At Zoom, we offer a window
of at least 5 days for you to apply because we believe in giving
you every opportunity. Below is the potential closing date, just in
case you want to mark it on your calendar. We look forward to
receiving your application! Anticipated Position Close Date:
04/30/26 Ways of Working Our structured hybrid approach is centered
around our offices and remote work environments. The work style of
each role, Hybrid, Remote, or In-Person is indicated in the job
description/posting. Benefits As part of our award-winning
workplace culture and commitment to delivering happiness, our
benefits program offers a variety of perks, benefits, and options
to help employees maintain their physical, mental, emotional, and
financial health; support work-life balance; and contribute to
their community in meaningful ways. Click Learn for more
information. About Us Zoomies help people stay connected so they
can get more done together. We set out to build the best
collaboration platform for the enterprise, and today help people
communicate better with products like Zoom Contact Center, Zoom
Phone, Zoom Events, Zoom Apps, Zoom Rooms, and Zoom Webinars. We’re
problem-solvers, working at a fast pace to design solutions with
our customers and users in mind. Find room to grow with
opportunities to stretch your skills and advance your career in a
collaborative, growth-focused environment. Our Commitment? At Zoom,
we believe great work happens when people feel supported and
empowered. We’re committed to fair hiring practices that ensure
every candidate is evaluated based on skills, experience, and
potential. If you require an accommodation during the hiring
process, let us know—we’re here to support you at every step. If
you need assistance navigating the interview process due to a
medical disability, please submit an Accommodations Request Form
and someone from our team will reach out soon. This form is solely
for applicants who require an accommodation due to a qualifying
medical disability. Non-accommodation-related requests, such as
application follow-ups or technical issues, will not be
addressed.
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