Site Reliability Engineer II

About the role

About DAT

DAT Freight & Analytics is an award-winning employer of choice and a next-generation SaaS technology company that has been at the leading edge of freight and logistics innovation for nearly five decades. Founded in 1978, DAT operates the largest freight marketplace in North America — processing 250 million+ load posts annually and maintaining one of the largest repositories of freight market transaction data in the world. On a defined path to $1 billion in revenue, DAT deploys a suite of software solutions, machine learning models, and intelligent automation tools that help brokers, carriers, and shippers price freight accurately, source capacity, reduce risk, and operate more efficiently. With nearly 700 teammates across offices in Denver, CO; Portland, OR; Seattle, WA; Springfield, MO; Toronto, ON; and Bangalore, India, DAT combines the credibility of a multi-decade market leader with the drive of a company that is not done disrupting the industry it helped build. For more information, visit www.DAT.com

Job Application Deadline: 10/31/2026

The Opportunity

DAT is looking for a Site Reliability Engineer to join our SRE platform team. This position will work hybrid in Seattle, WA or Portland, OR

Candidate profile

DAT is seeking an experienced Site Reliability Engineer to help grow our SRE practices. In this role, you will be responsible for contributing to technical initiatives and enhancing your skills. You’ll work closely with development teams and platform architects to achieve critical reliability goals and help scale our platform.DAT is actively seeking a highly skilled and experienced Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) to play a pivotal role in the expansion and maturation of our SRE practices. In this critical position, the successful candidate will be instrumental in driving key technical initiatives, fostering a culture of continuous improvement, and significantly enhancing their own professional expertise.

This role necessitates close collaboration with various stakeholders, including our dedicated development teams and platform architects. The primary objective of these partnerships is to collectively achieve ambitious reliability goals and strategically scale our platform to meet evolving growth of the company. The SRE will be responsible for ensuring the stability, performance, and scalability of our systems, implementing robust monitoring solutions, automating operational tasks, and proactively identifying and resolving potential issues. This will involve a deep understanding of distributed systems, cloud infrastructure, and a commitment to best practices in site reliability engineering.

What You’ll Do

- Contribute to the design, implementation, and maintenance of scalable and reliable systems. Collaborate with engineering teams to ensure reliability targets are met.

- Identify and troubleshoot complex issues across distributed systems, ensuring minimal downtime and optimal performance.

- Advocate for and implement SRE best practices, including automation, monitoring, and incident response, to enhance system resilience.