Site Reliability Engineer I

Your role in our mission

As a Site Reliability Engineer I at Prosper, you will play a crucial role in enhancing the reliability, scalability, and maintainability of our technology platform. This entry‑level position is designed to bridge the gap between application development and infrastructure, ensuring our systems are robust, observable, and easy to maintain. You will also contribute to optimizing deployment workflows, observability practices, and overall operational readiness.

How you’ll make an impact

Develop and enhance software applications and configuration to better align with operational needs. Collaborate closely with the development team to achieve the company’s overarching goals.

Deploy, maintain, and optimize our comprehensive observability stack, including metrics, logs, and traces. Design and refine alerting strategies to transition from reactive monitoring to proactive.

Manage and provision cloud infrastructure using modern Infrastructure as Code tools.

Leverage innovative GenAI tools to boost SRE efficiency. This involves developing and maintaining systems that utilize AI for in‑depth data analysis, automated incident diagnostics, and improved deployment reliability checks.

Participate in on‑call rotation to ensure production reliability.

Skills that will help you thrive

A Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or 1+ years of experience in a relevant technical operations or platform role.

Possess a solid understanding of core SRE concepts and cloud computing principles.

Demonstrate skill in at least one modern programming or scripting language (e.g., Python, Java, Bash) for automation and tooling development.

Experience working within Windows, Linux, or Unix environments.

Proven ability to approach complex, ambiguous production issues with a systematic, data‑driven methodology.

What we offer

The opportunity to collaborate with a team of creative, fun, and driven colleagues on products that have an immediate and significant impact on people’s lives.

The opportunity to work in a fast‑paced environment with experienced industry leaders.

Flexible time off, comprehensive health coverage, competitive salary, paid parental leave.

Wellness benefits including access to mental health resources, virtual HIIT and yoga workouts.

A bevy of other perks including Udemy access, childcare assistance, pet insurance discounts, legal assistance, and additional discounts.

97,000 - 125,000 a year

The salary for this position is 97,000 - 125,000 annually, plus bonus and generous benefits. In determining your salary, we will consider your location, experience, and other job‑related factors.

About Our Technology Team

We are growing our Technology team to support our various financial products. The ideal candidate is passionate about learning the Fintech domain and delivering cutting‑edge, high‑quality solutions to solve business problems. We utilize a progressive, test‑driven, Agile development methodology that places a high premium on communication, teamwork, sound design and clean implementation.

About Us

Founded in 2005 as the first peer‑to‑peer marketplace lending platform in the U.S., Prosper was built on a simple idea : connect people who want to borrow money with those who want to invest. Since inception, Prosper has helped more than 2 million people gain access to affordable credit with over 27 billion dollars in loans originated through its platform. Our mission is to help our customers advance their financial well‑being through a variety of products including personal loans, credit, home equity lines of credit (HELOC), and our newest product, HELoan. Our diverse culture rewards accountability and cross‑functional teamwork because we believe this encourages innovative thinking and helps us deliver on our mission.

We’re on a mission to hire the very best, and we are committed to creating exceptional employee experiences where everyone is respected and has access to equal opportunity. We realize that new ideas can come from everywhere. It is important to us that every hire connects with our vision, mission, and core values. Join a leading fintech company that’s democratizing finance for all!

Our Values

Diversity expands opportunities

Collaboration creates better solutions

Curiosity fuels our innovation

Integrity defines all our relationships

Excellence leads to longevity

Simplicity guides our user experience

Accountability at all levels drives results

Applicants have rights under Federal Employment Laws.

Family & Medical Leave Act (FMLA)

Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO)

Employee Polygraph Protection Act (EPPA)

California applicants : please click here to view our California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) Notice for Applicants, which describes your rights under the CCPA.

At Prosper, we’re looking for people with passion, integrity, and a hunger to learn. We encourage you to apply even if your experience doesn’t precisely match the job description. Your unique skill set and diverse perspective will stand out and set you apart from other candidates. Prosper thrives with people who think outside of the box and aren’t afraid to challenge the status quo. We invite you to join us on our mission to advance financial well‑being.

Prosper is committed to an inclusive and diverse workplace. All aspects of employment including the decision to hire, promote, discipline, or discharge, will be based on merit, competence, performance, and business needs. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law, including the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. Prosper will consider for employment qualified applicants who are non‑US citizens and will provide green card sponsorship.

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