[Remote] Site Reliability Engineer, Core Streaming (Remote - United States)
Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Yelp is an innovative company focused on building and operating scalable, resilient systems. They are seeking a Site Reliability Engineer specializing in Kafka to manage their real-time data streaming infrastructure and support event-driven applications at scale.
Responsibilities
- Design, deploy, and maintain large-scale Kafka event streaming infrastructure across hybrid and multi-cloud environments
- Collaborate with engineers to enable new features, ensure data pipeline reliability, and advise on best practices for real-time data processing
- Execute and automate Kafka cluster upgrades, migrations, and major version rollouts with minimal impact to critical services
- Build or enhance self-service capabilities and automation for cluster operations, scaling, and incident recovery
- Troubleshoot complex issues affecting data flow, performance, or stability, and drive root cause analyses
- Participate in on-call rotations. Our geographically distributed SRE teams use a “follow-the-sun” model, so no one needs to be on-call 24 hours a day!
Skills
- Strong hands-on experience designing and implementing large-scale Kafka event streaming capabilities in production, across hybrid or multi-cloud and Linux environments, including upgrades and migrations between platforms or versions
- In-depth knowledge of event streaming/data-in-motion design principles, architecture, and operational nuances
- Programming proficiency in Java, Python, or similar modern languages for tooling, integration, and automation
- Familiarity with Kafka Client APIs (Producer, Consumer, Streams), as well as sizing and capacity planning for high-throughput clusters
- Experience designing and optimizing real-time data streaming solutions with technologies like Apache Flink
- Knowledge of automating infrastructure and operational tasks (configuration management, IaC, scripting, or related)
- Problem-solving mindset with an eagerness to learn, take initiative, and advocate for infrastructure best practices in a fast-paced environment
- A Bachelor's Degree or an equivalent work experience is required
Benefits
- This opportunity has the option to be fully remote in all locations across the US.
- You can find more information about Yelp's five star benefits here!
Company Overview
- Yelp is an online platform that connects people with great local businesses through user-generated reviews and recommendations. It was founded in 2004, and is headquartered in San Francisco, California, USA, with a workforce of 1001-5000 employees. Its website is https://www.yelp.com.
Company H1B Sponsorship
- Yelp has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 6 in 2026, 47 in 2025, 42 in 2024, 61 in 2023, 84 in 2022, 61 in 2021, 72 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.
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