Posted May 19, 2026
Babylist is remote-first with team members across the U.S. and Canada who move fast, think smart, and use AI as part of how they work every day — not as an experiment, as an expectation. We come together twice a year to build the relationships behind the work, and we hire people who are genuinely excited about what's possible and prove it through how they show up. ## How We Build
Babylist is in the middle of a fundamental shift in how software gets made, and we are not tiptoeing into it. We are rebuilding our engineering culture around a simple belief: AI changes everything. How teams are structured, how decisions get made, how fast ideas become working software. Our engineers own problems end to end, working directly with product, design, and business partners with short feedback loops and real stakeholder access. We ship, learn, and iterate fast. When something is not working, we throw it out and start over — project failure and personal failure are not the same thing here. AI tools are as natural to our workflow as an IDE or version control. We are not exploring this, we are living it. Our engineers use AI to explore tradeoffs, pressure-test designs, and move from problem to solution in hours instead of days. They generate code with AI so they can stay focused on the decisions that actually require human judgment — not the routine ones. More velocity means more time for craft: better test coverage, stronger architecture, and deeper customer understanding. We hold ourselves to a higher quality bar because of AI, not in spite of it. We are building this playbook in real time, and we are looking for people who want to build it with us. If you have already changed how you work because of AI — or you are ready to — and you care more about shipping something great than following a prescribed process, we should talk. ## Our Tech Stack
Babylist is looking for a Senior Software Engineer, Site Reliability to join our Platform team. In this position, you will play a vital role in ensuring our systems and services' stability, scalability, and reliability. You will work closely with all Babylist Engineering teams to support infrastructure and developer tools. Your expertise in site reliability engineering, AWS cloud infrastructure, and modern DevOps practices will be instrumental in optimizing our systems and driving continuous improvement. ## Who You Are
8+ years of experience as a Site Reliability Engineer or similar role, demonstrating a strong background in maintaining highly available and scalable systems
Experience supporting high-traffic consumer-facing websites, understanding the unique challenges and considerations in maintaining such systems
Proficiency with Terraform is a must, as you will be a member of the team responsible for managing and building our AWS infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) practices
You possess strong experience working with AWS cloud-based infrastructure and services, ensuring their reliability, performance, and security
Proficiency with Docker and Kubernetes is essential, as you will contribute to the design, deployment, and management of containerized applications in our environment
You have a solid understanding of cloud-native systems design, including CDNs, load balancers, cloud networking, DNS, caching, and distributed systems
Troubleshooting and debugging are second nature to you, allowing you to quickly identify and resolve issues across various environments
Experience designing and supporting CI systems such as CircleCI, Jenkins, or GitHub Actions
You are familiar with monitoring and alerting best practices, utilizing tools like Datadog, Cronitor, Sentry, and PagerDuty to ensure proactive identification and resolution of issues
Proven experience in on-call management best practices, including effective incident response, escalation procedures, and post-incident reviews to drive continuous improvement and ensure system reliability
You have excellent verbal and written communication skills, and the ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams
You're genuinely excited about what AI can do — not just as a concept, but as something you want to get your hands on. At Babylist, every team uses AI daily, and we're looking for people who lean in. ## How You Will Make An Impact
Manage and build our AWS infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools like Terraform. You will ensure that our EKS clusters and databases are running up-to-date versions, optimizing performance and reliability
Improve the speed and reliability of our Continuous Integration (CI) systems to support the entire Engineering Team, enabling faster and more efficient development and deployment processes
Provide support to developers in troubleshooting issues across local development, staging, and production environments
Establish, communicate, and support best practices for monitoring and alerting. This will involve setting up effective monitoring systems and defining actionable alerts for proactive incident management
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