Senior Site Reliability Engineer

Summary

Join Shardeum, a leading layer 1 blockchain platform, as a Senior Site Reliability Engineer. You will play a crucial role in enhancing the reliability and scalability of our Mainnet and smart contract platform. This position requires strong SRE experience, proficiency in programming languages like Python or Go, and expertise in Linux-based infrastructures. You will be responsible for automating tasks, optimizing deployments, and developing disaster recovery strategies. The ideal candidate is passionate about solving complex problems and building high-quality software. Shardeum offers the opportunity to work on cutting-edge technology and contribute to the growth of the Web 3.0 ecosystem.

Requirements

• Strong experience in Site Reliability Engineering (SRE)
• Proficiency in programming languages such as Python, Scala, Go, JavaScript, Node.js, or Typescript
• Exceptional troubleshooting abilities, with a keen eye for identifying and resolving potential issues proactively
• Experience with monitoring and alerting tools
• In-depth experience managing Linux-based infrastructures and performing Linux/Unix system administration
• Strong understanding of networking fundamentals and protocols
• Experience with distributed systems and software architecture
• Familiarity with infrastructure management principles and tools
• Outstanding communication skills, capable of explaining complex technical concepts to both team members and management
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field

Responsibilities

• Enhance observability, reliability, and availability by defining and tracking key performance metrics
• Tackle complex technical challenges, improving systems and products to make them more reliable, easier to deploy, and simpler to operate and diagnose
• Automating routine tasks and processes to enhance efficiency
• Collaborate with the infrastructure team to fine-tune and optimize deployments
• Take ownership of security, scalability, operational integrity, and architectural clarity in the design and implementation of systems
• Developing and implementing disaster recovery and business continuity strategies for blockchain infrastructure
• Designing and managing network topologies to ensure optimal performance, security, and scalability
• Creating and enforcing best practices, standards, and policies for blockchain infrastructure management

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with blockchain protocols (Ethereum, Bitcoin, Cosmos, etc.) and consensus mechanisms
• A desire to contribute to the growth of our blockchain ecosystem
• Experience contributing to open source projects
• Written articles or created videos on technical topics, especially related to blockchain
• Read the Bitcoin and Ethereum whitepapers