Evmos is hiring Web3 Blockchain Infrastructure Engineer
Blockchain Infrastructure Engineer
Experience
Minimum 1 Year
Employee type
Full Time
Position
Senior
Offer Salary
Desired Qualifications
- Demonstrated proficiency in English, both written and verbal
- Must be Europe-based - strong preference for Berlin-based candidates
- Minimum of 3 years of experience in a similar role or as a Site Reliability Engineer (SRE)
- Solid expertise in at least one programming language
- In-depth knowledge of blockchain technology and smart contracts
- Experience in managing validator nodes across several testnets and mainnets
- Proven track record of specifying, procuring, and setting up environments and infrastructures for validator nodes
- Demonstrable experience with modern Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools
- Proven experience with writing and managing configuration manifests
- Expertise in designing and implementing processes related to validator node operations
- Strong understanding of SLAs and KPIs
- Excellent problem-solving skills with the ability to coordinate hard forks and handle emergency responses to failures
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to document and convey technical details clearly
- Experience in training and guiding teams
- Proven history of contributions to open-source projects, excluding minor changes such as README file updates
- Understanding of Byzantine Fault Tolerance (BFT) and Proof of Stake (PoS) blockchains
Duties & Responsibilities
- Manage the company’s validator node operations across various testnets and mainnets while adhering to internal SLAs and committed KPIs
- Coordinate client upgrades, hard forks, and emergency responses to failures
- Specify, procure, and set up the environment and infrastructure for validator nodes, including monitoring, logging, reporting, and alerting systems
- Design and implement procedures related to validator node operations, such as incident response, key management, change management
- Work closely with the business operations team to align technical operations with business goals
- Establish and refine processes to maximize the value derived from validator operations and minimize loss risks
- Provide training and guidance for other members of the infrastructure team, ensuring round-the-clock node operation
- Document and communicate technical details via open-source documentation
- Collaborate with various internal teams and the wider community to tap into new trends and opportunities highlighted by internal data, blockchain research, and the wider blockchain industry
Soft Skills
Experience with managing and optimizing performance for bare-metal nodes Understanding of modern IT security trends Experience in automating routine tasks and processes
Other
What You Will Gain: Engaging with us provides you with the unique opportunity to deepen your understanding of blockchain technologies. You will delve into the intricacies of smart contracts, utilizing EVM and go-ethereum (Geth), and learn to implement app chains using the Cosmos SDK framework and the Tendermint Consensus Engine.
Our team, pioneers in teaching the first university-level Blockchain for Developers course at UC Berkeley, are perfectly poised to guide you through this journey. In this role, you will further expand your professional expertise in cutting-edge blockchain technologies and its related fields, such as economics, mathematics, cryptography, and distributed systems.
This is not just a job, but an opportunity to grow, continually learn, and actively contribute to the exciting and rapidly evolving field of blockchain technology. Your existing skills will be valued and expanded upon, creating a trajectory for professional development that is as unique as it is rewarding.
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