Nethermind is hiring a
Site Reliability Engineer Technical Lead

Summary

Join a team of builders and researchers on a mission to empower enterprises and developers worldwide to access and build on decentralized systems. We're seeking an experienced Site Reliability Engineer to lead and mentor our SRE team.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in Site Reliability Engineering or DevOps
• Expert knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS, GCP)
• Expert knowledge of Kubernetes
• Proven experience in designing and implementing scalable, efficient, resilient systems
• Deep understanding of Linux/Unix systems and networking protocols
• Strong programming skills in Python or Go
• Strong background in monitoring, observability, and logging systems (e.g., Grafana, Prometheus, Loki)
• Expertise in CI/CD tools (e.g. GitHub Actions, ArgoCD)
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to explain complex technical concepts to various audiences
• Experience in producing technical documentation, runbooks, presentations, and post-mortem reports
• Experience and passion for mentoring and upskilling team members

Responsibilities

• Lead the implementation and refinement of SRE practices across the organization, including SLOs, error budgets, and blameless postmortems
• Design and implement automation to eliminate toil and improve system reliability and efficiency
• Lead initiatives and architect scalable hybrid cloud solutions for Web3 infrastructure
• Manage error budgets and make data-driven decisions about when to prioritize reliability vs. new features
• Drive SRE practices to ensure high availability, performance, and reliability under varying load conditions
• Collaborate closely with Platform engineering team to build reliability into services from the ground up
• Collaborate closely with Nethermind’s Infrastructure Leadership department to align SRE strategies with overall technical vision
• Drive the adoption of observability best practices and implement comprehensive monitoring systems
• Develop and maintain service level indicators (SLIs) and objectives (SLOs), working with product owners to define appropriate reliability targets
• Mentor team members in SRE practices and foster a culture of continuous learning
• Lead capacity planning efforts, using quantitative analysis to predict and address future scaling challenges
• Contribute to long-term technical roadmaps, balancing reliability concerns with product innovation

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience leading technical teams
• Contributions to open-source projects or thought leadership in SRE
• Familiarity with MLOps and big data technologies
• Knowledge of blockchain technology and infrastructure
• Experience with chaos engineering principles and tools
• Familiarity with traffic management and CDN technologies
• Systems or backend engineering background