$200/hrAs published by the platform.
This full-time role involves building, running and improving highly available cloud infrastructure, mainly on AWS and Kubernetes, for complex enterprise production systems. It suits experienced infrastructure, SRE, DevOps or platform engineers who can debug incidents, build observability with tools like Datadog, and work closely with software teams.
$200/hr
Pay as published by the platform. It is not a guarantee of income or hours.
Open to residents of: United States.
You apply on work.mercor.com: create a profile, complete a skills assessment, then get matched to projects that fit your background.
Official posting: https://work.mercor.com/jobs/list_AAABoRePE1qiY1-aJqFLRrSi/infrastructure-site-reliability-engineer-sre
Last checked on October 8, 2026.
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