Site Reliability Engineer: history and fun facts
Everything a curious kid might want to know about this job.
Did you know?
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Some Site Reliability Engineers help keep apps running at all hours, so a team may take turns watching over the work, even at night.
Through history
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Long ago
Computers used to be kept running by people who checked them by hand. Over time, people learned to build tools that watch computers for them.
Tools of the trade
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Dashboard
A dashboard is a screen full of colorful charts and graphs. It shows how fast an app is working, so the engineer can spot trouble early.
A day in the job
- MorningThe engineer checks the dashboards to see how the app slept overnight. They look for anything that seems slow or strange.
Words to know
- Script
- A script is a short set of instructions for a computer. It tells the computer what to do, like fixing a small problem all by itself.
Quiz time
Site Reliability Engineers only work in offices and never work from home.