Expressions of Interest: Staff Site Reliability Engineer

Expression of Interest?

This isn't a live role - yet.

We're always looking to meet sharp humans who see the world a little differently and want to help us reimagine how people connect. If the role you're looking for isn't listed right now, this is your chance to raise your hand early. We'll reach out when something opens up that matches your energy, your skills, and where we're headed next.

What is Blinq?

Blinq is building the fastest, most intuitive way to share who you are and remember who you meet. What started as the world's #1 digital business card is now the starting point for over 50 million new relationships a year - and growing at unicorn pace.

Our vision is to build the world's intelligence layer for professional relationships - one that remembers for you, prompts when it matters, and keeps you in play. If that's the kind of scale and ambition you want to be part of, you're in the right place.

Why You'll Love It Here

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Rapid growth
: Doubling ARR every few months, expanding our product surface, and rapidly building our team across Sydney, San Francisco, Melbourne, and New York.

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Well-resourced
: $45m+ raised from the likes of Blackbird, Touring Capital, Hubspot Ventures, and Square Peg - we're continuously investing in the people and tools that fuel our mission.

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A rare moment to join
: We're hitting an inflection point - big enough to have momentum, small enough for you to shape the journey.

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Customers love it
: 140k+ reviews and a 4.9/5 rating on the App Store - people around the world rely on Blinq to make that first interaction count.

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We work in person, on purpose:
We believe creativity and energy are better face-to-face - so we spend 3 days a week in the office and the rest where you work best.

Engineering at Blinq

Our engineering team is the engine behind Blinq's success. We're building tools that make sharing who you are instant and human. Every line of code, every release, and every experiment is focused on driving meaningful impact. If you thrive on solving complex, high-impact problems with a tight-knit team, you'll feel right at home here.

Role & Impact

As a Staff Site Reliability Engineer at Blinq, you'll lead how we scale infrastructure, observability, and performance across the business. You'll architect resilient systems, mentor SREs and engineers, and drive org-wide reliability strategy. This is a high-trust, high-impact role where your decisions shape how millions experience Blinq.

What You'll Do

• Own and evolve our SRE architecture and roadmap from CI/CD to incident response
• Design scalable, fault-tolerant systems across cloud infrastructure (GCP/AWS)
• Define, measure, and enforce SLOs, SLAs, and error budgets org-wide
• Partner with engineering and product leads to embed reliability across teams
• Lead major technical initiatives, incident reviews, and tooling investments
• Mentor engineers, contribute to internal education, and elevate on-call culture

What You'll Bring

• 7+ years in SRE, infrastructure, or DevOps roles in high-scale environments
• Deep systems knowledge cloud-native infra, distributed systems, and automation
• Experience leading technical initiatives and cross-functional projects
• Expertise in observability stacks, CI/CD tooling, and deployment strategies
• Strong communicator who thrives on teaching and building alignment
• Bias toward action, clarity, and long-term thinking

What You Get

We hold a high bar and move with intent. You'll get the clarity, trust, and ownership to meet it - and a team that pushes to do the best work of our lives. We back that with:

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Equity & ownership
: We're building something massive, and we want you to share in the upside. Genuinely.

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Competitive salary & growth path
: As Blinq grows, your role and compensation grow with it - no glass ceilings here.

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Generous paid time off
: At least 20 days fully disconnect each year, with a flexible policy beyond that.

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Parental leave that grows with you:
12 to 26 weeks full pay, based on tenure.

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Free food
: Enjoy daily breakfast and lunch at some of our offices, plus an always-stocked snack bar.