We are seeking a Site Reliability Engineer to join our team to help streamline operations and maintain critical infrastructure. You’ll write custom code to automate operational tasks and support a fleet of nodes for multiple blockchain networks. You’ll also provide guidance and expertise to development teams to ensure their applications follow modern best practices. Your work will directly impact the health and stability of our L1.

About ZetaChain

ZetaChain is the first Universal Blockchain with native access to Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, and more, offering seamless UX and unified liquidity to the next billions of users. With its Universal EVM, ZetaChain empowers developers to build Universal Apps that operate natively across any blockchain, creating a fluid crypto ecosystem from a single platform.

• Thriving Ecosystem: 1000 dApps developed between testnet and mainnet, showcasing diverse innovation and utilization.
• Engagement: With over a million community members, ZetaChain fosters a dynamic environment for engagement, and collaboration.
• Live on Mainnet: partnered with all major exchanges.
• Activity: Our network has over 4M unique addresses and growing fast!
• Well Funded: Raised over $27M!

Find out more about our ecosystem.

Find out more about our hiring culture: Dream Team Culture.

Why You Want To Work Here

• Impactful Role: Play a pivotal role in shaping the future of a leading blockchain protocol.
• Remote Flexibility: Enjoy the freedom and flexibility of a remote work environment, ensuring a work-life balance with quarterly team meet ups to get to know each other in person.
• Cutting-Edge Technology: Dive deep into the latest advancements in blockchain technology with ZetaChain’s innovative protocol.
• Continuous Learning: Stay updated with the rapidly evolving blockchain landscape, ensuring you’re always at the forefront of the industry.
• Commitment to Open Source: We are committed to supporting open source software and use high quality open source tools internally when possible.

Requirements

Our ideal candidate description is a wish list, not a checklist. We don’t expect every applicant to tick every box. If you have a strong alignment with many of the qualifications and a passion for learning, we’d love to hear from you.

• Experience:
  • 2+ year of Software Development
  • 2+ years of Infrastructure experience
  • 2+ years of Linux and Ansible experience
  • 2+ years of Kubernetes experience
  • Must play well with others, success is a team sport and at ZetaChain everyone participates!
  • Previous Startup Experience is important. We move much faster than your typical enterprise environment.
  • Security Mindset: constantly anticipating and strategizing against potential threats and vulnerabilities in any system or process.
• Languages: Go, Ansible, Python, Terraform, Bash
• Tech stack: Grafana, Linux, Docker, Kubernetes, Cosmos SDK
• Platforms: AWS, GCP, Bare Metal
• Location:
  • Remote (USA, Argentina, or EU)
• Job Responsibilities:
  • Write code to streamline operations
  • Build monitoring and dashboards to report on server, infrastructure, and web app health
  • Deploy and maintain blockchain nodes for ZetaChain, Ethereum, Bitcoin, etc
  • Manage infrastructure for web applications
  • Ensure all processes meet our security, performance, and reliability requirements
  • Participate in on-call rotation every month
• Bonus points:
  • Familiar with DevOps, DevSecOps, GitOps methodologies & best practices
  • Understanding of blockchain (Bitcoin, Ethereum, Cosmos); smart contracts (solidity), p2p networking
  • Experience with Go (Cosmos SDK, go-ethereum, btcsuite, Tendermint Core)

Who Would Be a Good Fit for This Role?

A candidate who is a coder at heart with a diverse set of experiences. They should enjoy streamlining operations and building new services that include comprehensive monitoring.

• A seasoned developer with a solid foundation in software engineering and infrastructure
• A proactive problem-solver with a track record of ensuring system reliability and scalability, now ready to tackle the unique challenges of blockchain infrastructure.
• A creative thinker who is not only skilled in programming but also in building testing and observability tools to streamline development processes.
• Someone with substantial experience in building and maintaining robust, scalable backend systems.

Does this feel like the perfect fit for you or someone else you know? Reach out to Discord to get in touch with a team member.