Illustrative Four-Week Rotation

Illustrative Four-Week Rotation A workflow diagram generated by Archify. 01 / Engineer A 02 / Engineer B 03 / Engineer C 04 / Engineer D Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 On call · 7 days · Engineer A › Week 1 On call 7 days On call · 7 days · Engineer B › Week 2 On call 7 days On call · 7 days · Engineer C › Week 3 On call 7 days On call · 7 days · Engineer D › Week 4 On call 7 days handoff handoff handoff Legend First example shift Scheduled shift

Rotation

  • • Four SRE engineers share one on-call rotation
  • • Each shift lasts seven days before handing off
  • • Shifts run sequentially across four weeks

Handoff

  • • Agree on time zones, coverage and backup responders
  • • Transfer active incidents and expiring silences
  • • Schedule and compensation depend on organizational policy