At Bowery Farming, we dream of a world where agriculture gives back to the people and the planet more than it takes. But to achieve this, we need more than incremental change.
We need to reimagine farming from the ground up.
Everyday, Bowery’s purpose-driven team works toward this mission. Right outside of cities, we build indoor farms that grow wildly flavorful produce that’s defiantly free from pollutants, all while using less finite resources like space and water. Our smart farms are powered by our proprietary farm operating system, BoweryOS, creating a simplified, agile food system that’s focused on flavor, freshness, and safety.
At Bowery, we’re farming efficiently so we can feed effectively, democratizing access to fresh, local food in our communities. Join us: https://boweryfarming.com/careers/
At Bowery, we’re making wildly delicious food more accessible to everyone. Driven by our proprietary end-to-end technology, our farms are transforming the entire fresh food supply chain to be simpler, safer, and vastly more sustainable.
We have 5 farms in operation (including state-of-the-art R&D and innovation farms) and we’re just getting started. We’re backed by tech and agriculture industry leaders with $647M in equity and debt capital, and our products are sold in over 1,400 locations.
Working at Bowery is more than just a job. It’s a chance to make a global impact with first-of-its-kind technology and ridiculously good food. We’re always looking for passionate minds to grow (and eat) with us! Ready to make a real difference? Join us. We’d love to have you here.
About The Role:
The Director of SRE will be responsible for the infrastructure that underpins the largest and most advanced indoor vertical farms in the world. You will lead and help grow our SRE (cloud + on-prem SREs, network engineers), Security, and IT teams. Bowery’s server and network infrastructure is critical to allowing the business to operate farms efficiently and effectively. You will be building and managing the processes and people that are responsible for our network of existing and planned farms in addition to our growing cloud footprint and help architect and build the next generation of Bowery’s software, server and network infrastructure.
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The salary for this role will be $215,000. If this role is of interest to you, we encourage you to apply no matter what so we can see your profile and background. You can trust us to make a leveling assessment based on your unique skills and experience and communicate that with you.
Bowery is an equal opportunity employer - a place that celebrates unique backgrounds, qualities, and cultures that will enrich the workplace. We are attempting to redefine what a sustainable agricultural supply chain can look like. We cannot achieve this mission without a team that reflects the diversity of people who want fresh, locally grown food in regard to race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, age, national origin, religion, family status, disability, military status, and experience. We strongly encourage people from marginalized communities to apply to join our team.
What You'll Do:
Lead the day-to-day processes of the infrastructure team with a strong focus on operational observability, resilience, redundancy, and cost reduction.Represent and advocate for the infrastructure team to leaders across the organizationHelp identify improvements to our software, server, and network architecture, scope out new projects, and lead the team through project completionGet hands-on and physically help build things the team is working on. This includes visiting our farms regularly in personDevelops requests for proposals and reviews statements of work (SOW) for integration of new systems into existing systems with vendor supportDeveloping and maintaining the IT Infrastructure and Operations policies and procedures to adapt to changes in infrastructure, cloud initiatives, legislature and industry standardsProvide guidance on, and iterate towards, a best-in-class, network-wide, multi-tiered support system to respond to priority-based requestsWho You Are
Tenured background in hands-on software engineering, SRE, and/or SysAdmin workTrack record of hands-on Support team experience, working with small and large teamsBackground working with/in data center support teamsTrack record of building and managing high-performance SRE/IT teams. Including setting SRE goals, processes, and cultureExperience with distributed systems in a production operations environmentDeep experience with programming languages (Python, Erlang/Elixir, GoLang, etc)Experience building and managing mission-critical systems on top of modern cloud servicesExperience in leading through metrics; SLAs and KPI; ability to present insightful KPIs, metrics and trends to senior leadership.Experience and understanding supporting multiple data center locations and the ability to travel to those locations.Deep systems and infrastructure knowledgeWho We Are
Bowery is a place where everyone is welcome, included and empowered to reach their full potential We live our shared values every day in both big and small ways: opt-in, think wildly different, break barriers together & be kind to the core We are a mission-driven team of unconventional thinkers, problem-solvers, optimists and activators We share a passion for giving back more to the planet than we take, growing deliciously abundant food without abundant harmWe are excited to hear from you!Benefits as Good as Our Greens
To support you and your family, we offer health, dental, and vision insurance; mental health resources; family forming support; long-term and short-term disability insurance; FSA; HSA and commuter benefitsCompany stock options so that you can reap the benefits of every Bowery win401k ProgramThe more balance, the better. We offer unlimited paid vacation, paid holiday - plus 16 weeks of paid parental leave so you can focus on what matters mostFrom internal mobility to a mentorship program and curated L&D initiatives, we are fully invested in your growth