[Hiring] Senior Site Reliability Engineer @Shardeum Foundation

About The Role:

The Engineering team at Shardeum is responsible for delivering the Shardeum Mainnet, and developing the smart contract platform, the consensus layer and the protocol layer. We focus on building scalable, performant, secure and reliable software that can be downloaded by thousands of node operators to actualize the Shardeum network.

We are in search of a highly talented, innovative Senior Site Reliability Engineer to join our team. If you enjoy solving complex computer science problems, are passionate about what you work on, are a perfectionist who wants to build things the right way, and are persistent about finishing what you started, then you're the kind of person we are looking for. You will be working with equally talented and innovative individuals with the goal of building incredible software with the potential to change the world.

What You'll Be Doing:

• 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

What We're Looking For:

• 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

We'd Love If You Have:

• 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