[throwayws]

I thought an SRE is contacted when your house burns down due to for example scaling and to improve operations where much more load/customers are expected, no? Where the house is expected to fall but where it is not allowed to happen.

[jeffbee]

No, you bring the SREs in to consult on designing a fire-resistant house before you turn a shovel. Calling them after you've already designed, built, and burned the house is likely to leave you disappointed.