Are you ready to revolutionize the advertising industry?
At Cognitiv, we are not just another AdTech company—we are industry trailblazers redefining media buying with our Deep Learning Advertising Platform. Since 2015, we have harnessed the power of cutting-edge deep learning technology and data science to transform how brands connect with their customers. Our mission? To bring intelligence to advertising and deliver unparalleled precision, relevance, and impact at scale.
With our innovative platform, advertisers enjoy unprecedented flexibility—whether it is activating Dynamic Deals through their preferred DSP, leveraging our managed service DSP, or utilizing our industry-first ContextGPT product. As a part of Cognitiv, you will be at the forefront of AI-driven advertising solutions, driving change and achieving remarkable growth in a rapidly evolving industry.
Now, we’re growing—and looking to add a Senior Site Reliability Engineer to our team!
Are you ready to revolutionize the advertising industry? At Cognitiv, we are not just another AdTech company—we are industry trailblazers redefining media buying with our Deep Learning Advertising Platform. Since 2015, we have harnessed the power of cutting-edge deep learning technology and data science to transform how brands connect with their customers. Our mission? To bring intelligence to advertising and deliver unparalleled precision, relevance, and impact at scale. With our innovative platform, advertisers enjoy unprecedented flexibility—whether it is activating Dynamic Deals through their preferred DSP, leveraging our managed service DSP, or utilizing our industry-first ContextGPT product. As a part of Cognitiv, you will be at the forefront of AI-driven advertising solutions, driving change and achieving remarkable growth in a rapidly evolving industry.Now, we’re growing—and looking to add a Senior Site Reliability Engineer to our team!
The Role
We are looking for a Senior Site Reliability Engineer to work on expanding our global footprint of datacenters and improve service management across Cognitiv. Our immediate challenge is to begin to rapidly expand our hybrid cloud infrastructure. Past that, we are a rapidly growing organization and need to continue to move toward industry best practices. This role demands an experienced engineer with the interest to rapidly learn our environment and help drive our long term service management roadmap.
What You'll Do
Build & Scale Infrastructure – Design, implement, and maintain infrastructure across a growing footprint of datacenters and hybrid cloud deployments.
Evaluate & Optimize – Assess physical and network architectures, ensuring scalability, reliability, and cost efficiency.
Elevate Reliability – Improve monitoring, incident management, and disaster recovery, including our migration to Datadog.
Own IaC & Automation – Implement infrastructure as code with Terraform and Ansible, using Python and Bash for automation.
Operate at Scale – Monitor and maintain shared infrastructure in our AWS environment, ensuring availability and stability.
Collaborate & Align – Work closely with engineering and product teams to scope projects tightly to core business requirements.
Drive Change – Lead major service management initiatives that shape Cognitiv’s engineering practices.
Tech Stack
Hosting/Infra: AWS, Equinix (bare metal + EC2)
Monitoring: Datadog (migrating off Prometheus)
IaC/Automation: Terraform, Ansible
Scripting: Python, Bash
Other: Some Kubernetes, but majority raw EC2 and bare metal
Who You Are
Experienced Operator – 7+ years in operations, engineering, or SRE with expertise in multi-datacenter deployments
AWS & Networking Expert – Deep knowledge of AWS infrastructure, networking, and service management practices
Technical Builder – Skilled in infrastructure as code and automation, with proficiency in Python and Bash
Independent Driver – Self-starter who thrives on ownership, problem solving, and big-picture thinking
Collaborative Partner – Strong communicator and supportive teammate who works well across functions
Bonus Points If You Have
Hybrid Cloud Experience – Exposure to hybrid cloud/on-prem solutions.
Datacenter Buildouts – Hands-on experience setting up and managing physical datacenters.
Flexibility to Travel – Willingness to travel 1–2 times per quarter for deployments.
What You’ll Find at Cognitiv
Festiv – We make work fun with cross-team games, events, and creative team bonding
Responsiv – You’ll be close to clients and leadership, influencing real outcomes
Inclusiv – Diversity and individuality are celebrated across all levels
Inventiv – We reward curiosity and embrace bold ideas
Transformativ – We support your growth with training, mentorship, and flexibility
Collaborativ – We operate across coasts, connected by purpose and teamwork
Location & Compensation
Location: Bellevue (hybrid: 3 days in-office, 2 days remote)
Compensation is based on experience, skills, and other factors. Base salary is just one part of your total rewards at Cognitiv—you’ll also receive equity and a comprehensive benefits package.
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