Develop systems for automatic backup, monitoring and remediation of blockchain nodes;
Code Kubernetes Operators and leverage Helm charts to deploy blockchain nodes in the K8S platform developed by the Crypto SRE team;
Implement and roll out SLO-based monitoring and alerting for blockchain nodes;
Develop internal tooling and processes to provide abstraction over blockchain nodes;
Troubleshoot debug and profile blockchains, finding performance issues and informing mitigation decisions;
Write good quality policies, procedures and technical documentation on blockchain node operations;
Be on call for issues with blockchain nodes, and work towards automatic remediation whenever possible;
Skills You Should HODL
3+ years of experience in Site Reliability Engineering, DevOps Engineering, Software Engineering, Platform Engineering, Systems Engineering or similar roles;
Code in at least one modern application development or utility language;
An analytical mind, with an understanding of how to tackle complex problems;
Knowledge of Software Development best practices and workflows, with focus on testing and delivery methodologies;
In depth knowledge of GNU/Linux systems, their administration, and low level systems debugging, especially when applied to containers and OS-level virtualization;
Experience with cloud platform services and tooling (GCP, AWS, Azure);
Experience with metrics-based monitoring systems, and crafting SLOs for services;
Understanding of the TCP/IP network stack, DNS, SSL/ TLS, and how traffic on IP networks establishes end-to-end security and trust;
Understanding of security best practices and how to build security into systems from their inception;
Online availability for unforeseen remotely-fixable issues;
Self-motivated & self-organized;
Being able to communicate technical requirements to non-technical stakeholders;
Desire to make the best trading platform out there;
Strong passion for Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies;
Fluent English language skills are required;
Nice to Haves
Experience operating blockchain infrastructure, either in the cloud, in a datacenter or in a server in your basement. Including:
Bitcoin
Ethereum
Solana
Cardano
and many more
Experience operating container orchestration tooling, such as Kubernetes or Hashicorp Nomad, including implementing GitOps Workflows;
Understanding of how Software Development is impacted by regulatory concerns and experience navigating them;
Experience with hybrid environments (cloud and datacenter) is a plus;
Experience with one or more of the following languages:
Go
Rust
NodeJs
Python
One or more of the following certifications:
CKA
CKS
OSCP
CCNA
Passion for Open Source Software with previous contributions in the space;
#APAC
Skills
Technical Requirements
Reliability Engineering
Reliability
Technical Documentation
Functions
Engineering
Job Overview
Job Type:
Full-Time
Company
Kraken Digital Asset Exchange
6 active jobs
Industry:
Banking & Finance
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