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About the Role

As a member of one of our engineering teams, you'll be a key player in making SonarQube Cloud and SonarQube Server the best tools for Code Quality and Security, providing new features to deliver high-quality and powerful products and services that help our users write better software. You will have the opportunity to see your features come to life in Production with short iteration loops. While keeping our roadmap and business priorities in mind, you will be able to have a high impact on the software that we own and develop. By joining us you will bring your experience and expertise to help push our product to its next stage of evolution and fulfill the needs of our large user and customer base.

Responsibilities

Lead and manage a team of Engineers (Cloud Engineers and Site Reliability Engineers), providing guidance, support, and mentorship to help individuals grow in autonomy and master the complexities of cloud operations.
Hold yourself and your team accountable to high engineering standards, specifically focusing on system reliability, performance, and security.
Manage the team’s operational workload, including on-call health, incident response, and the reduction of manual toil through automation.
Foster a safe culture of feedback and continuous improvement, encouraging the team to conduct blameless post-mortems and share architectural insights.
Collaborate with other value stream squads to ensure the production platform meets the needs of our developers while maintaining strict governance.
Communicate a clear vision for the squad that aligns with the platform engineering roadmap, focusing on resiliency, business continuity, and cost optimization.
Partner with the Hiring team to recruit talented Engineers for the team. Participate in improving the hiring process for the team and ensuring we recruit enough to reach our goals.
Lead by example, modeling behaviors of servant leadership and high-stakes decision-making.

Requirements

10+ years of experience in software engineering, with a significant focus on Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), Cloud Operations, or Infrastructure Engineering.
Deep understanding of the DevOps/SRE mindset, including experience managing mission-critical shared services (e.g., Aurora DBs, OpenSearch, Control Planes).
Advanced knowledge of AWS (or similar providers) and experience managing organizational-scale infrastructure (IAM, OUs, Account Vending).
Experience with the coding lifecycle in an infrastructure context (e.g., Python, CDK, Terraform) and the ability to perform rigorous code reviews for infrastructure components.
Proven experience defining observability patterns (logging, tracing, metrics) and designing Disaster Recovery/Business Continuity strategies.
Experience with Agile methodologies and a strong understanding of cloud cost optimization (Rightsizing, Spot instances, Reserved Instances).

Skills

Site Reliability Engineering (SRE)
Cloud Operations
Infrastructure Engineering
DevOps
AWS
Python
CDK
Terraform
Agile methodologies
Cloud cost optimization

Location

Austin TX

Work Type

Onsite

Experience Level

10+ years

Benefits

Flexible comprehensive employee benefit package.
23 days of PTO per calendar year (pro-rated).
Additional time off for sickness, life events, and holidays.
401(k) plan with a 4% match, fully vested on day one.
Fully paid parking in downtown Austin, Texas.
Global workforce with employees in 20+ countries.
Annual global kick-off event.
Monthly catered events and team events.

About the Company

Sonar is driving the future of agent-centric software development.
As the leader in AI code review and verification, we solve the critical problem of ensuring AI-generated software is reliable, secure, and maintainable.
We integrate with Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini, and Devin, helping over 75% of the Fortune 100 build trusted, reliable, compliant software.
Customers using Sonar are 44% less likely to report an outage due to AI-generated code.
We believe code verification is the critical missing link in the Agent-Centric Development Cycle (AC/DC).
Industry giants like Nvidia, ServiceNow, Booking.com, Goldman Sachs, AstraZeneca, and Ford Motor Company count on us.
Our products include SonarQube (AI code review and verification platform), SonarQube Foundation Agent (agentic software repair), and SonarSweep & Sonar Context Augmentation (enterprise-grade context and constraints for agents).
Our team operates across global hubs in Austin, Bochum, Dubai, Geneva, London, Singapore, Tokyo, and Washington D.C.
Our mindset is CODE: Committed to our customers and community, Obsessed with quality, Deliberate in our decisions, Effective as one team.
With over $400M in revenue and profitable, fast-paced growth, we are building the backbone of the AI software revolution.

Equal Opportunity

At Sonar, we believe that our diversity is our strength.
We are a global company that values and respects different backgrounds, perspectives, and cultures.
We are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment where everyone feels valued and empowered to contribute their best.
We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and welcome all qualified applicants, regardless of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.
If you need any accommodation, please reach out to us at hiring@sonarsource.com.
All offers of employment at Sonar are contingent upon the results of a comprehensive background check and reference verification conducted before the start date.
Applications that are submitted through agencies or third party recruiters will not be considered.