Senior Distributed Systems Engineer

Summary

Join Caldera, a company building software to enhance blockchain application scalability, as a Senior Distributed Systems Engineer (Infrastructure). You will architect and develop backend systems, improve the DevOps pipeline, increase infrastructure reliability, and build high-performance RPC infrastructure. This role requires 4+ years of engineering experience, distributed systems expertise in Go, and cloud technology proficiency (Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform, Helm). We offer competitive pay, equity grants, and full benefits. The position is located in San Francisco and requires in-person work.

Requirements

• Have 4+ years of engineering experience
• Have experience writing distributed systems in Go
• Have experience with cloud technologies, especially Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform, Helm
• Hands-on experience with cloud / infrastructure providers, including AWS, Vercel, and Cloudflare
• Are confident with performance optimization, identifying bottlenecks and scalability concerns
• Have familiarity with observability tools like Grafana or Datadog

Responsibilities

• Architect and develop backend systems to ensure the smooth operation of Caldera chains
• Improve our DevOps pipeline, which allows Caldera chains to be deployed reliably and securely
• Increase the reliability of our infrastructure by continuously improving the observability stack
• Build highly reliable and performant RPC infrastructure designed to handle billions of requests per day

Preferred Qualifications

• Are familiar with how blockchains like Ethereum or Bitcoin work under the hood
• Are up-to-date with Ethereum scaling solutions such as sidechains or rollups
• Have an understanding of cryptography primitives, such as hash functions or digital signatures
• Have built Ethereum “dapps” before

Benefits

• Competitive pay
• An equity grant in the company
• Full benefits