Senior DevOps Engineer/SRE, Parity

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Docker

Kubernetes

Python

Linux

Terraform

Ansible

Rust

Prometheus

Grafana

Mid and Senior level

Berlin

London

Remote from Germany, UK

More information about location

Blockchain infrastructure for the decentralised web

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Blockchain infrastructure for the decentralised web

101-200 employees

B2BCryptocurrencyDeep TechSaaSBlockchainWeb 3.0

Job no longer available

Salary not provided

Docker

Kubernetes

Python

Linux

Terraform

Ansible

Rust

Prometheus

Grafana

Mid and Senior level

Berlin

London

Remote from Germany, UK

More information about location

101-200 employees

B2BCryptocurrencyDeep TechSaaSBlockchainWeb 3.0

Company mission

To enable businesses and organisations to capitalise on blockchain technology and benefit from the new opportunities it presents.

Job

Company

Role

Who you are

Familiarity with Linux, including security aspects, networking and virtualization (3 years minimum)
Experience with containerization including Docker and Kubernetes
Experience with configuration management (e.g. Ansible) and cloud orchestration (e.g. Terraform)
Proficient in designing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines
Knowledge of at least one programming language (Python, Rust)
Knowledge of monitoring with Prometheus/Grafana is a plus
Understanding of what a blockchain is and how to deploy a blockchain network
On-call experience with the mindset of site reliability, including incident response and postmortem analysis
Ability to work autonomously, be proactive, prioritize, communicate, and function in a small (partly-remote) team

What the job involves

Lead and Innovate: Lead multiple projects across teams, owning significant technical components or complex services. Drive the automation and coding of our infrastructure deployments, designing and maintaining continuous delivery pipelines
Technical Excellence: Demonstrate exceptional technical proficiency. Support Parity’s developers in their contributions to Polkadot/Kusama runtimes and the development of our Polkadot node client and the Polkadot-SDK framework, both written in Rust. Ensure stellar code quality and provide thorough code reviews
Mentorship and Coaching: Coach and mentor junior engineers, fostering their growth and development. Share your expertise through regular forum posts and presentations at conferences, enhancing the technical knowledge within the organization and the broader community
Ecosystem Collaboration: Engage with the technical ecosystem, working closely with internal and external stakeholders. Be at the forefront of new technical developments in the ecosystem, contributing to the Polkadot 2.0 roadmap, including JAM
Operational Excellence: Contribute to Parity’s blockchain node operations, improving the reliability of the Polkadot network by managing test and benchmark networks in the cloud and on-prem. Enhance our observability initiatives by operating mainnet nodes for the Polkadot and Kusama Relaychain and System parachains, gathering crucial operational data for monitoring and incident response
Infrastructure Solutions: Conceptualize and build innovative infrastructure solutions aimed at improving the experience of working in Polkadot. Take accountability for the delivery of your OKRs, ensuring alignment with organizational goals
Visibility and Impact: Be well known across the organization for your technical excellence and contributions. Regularly communicate progress and challenges, ensuring transparency and alignment with organizational objectives

Our take

Parity is a blockchain developer that builds infrastructure for the next generation of the internet. The open-source nature of Parity helps charities, businesses, and fintech institutions make the most of Web 3.0.

Founded in 2015 by department-heading employees of Ethereum, Parity has already partnered with the likes of Watr to track ethical commodities to help African economies. Its partnership with Aventus will help enterprises make more of the technology they champion. Both partnerships are examples of how scalable, flexible and powerful Parity’s infrastructure could be for the future of the internet.

With a focus on decentralisation, Parity has attracted investors such as the Digital Currency Group and the Ethereum Foundation, showing how integral they are to next-gen web development. Whilst it has yet to seek funding beyond its seed round and several grants, its partnerships with larger companies, as well as the success of its subsidiaries (such as Polkadot), will definitely help propel Parity into the future.

Kirsty

Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle

Insights

27% employee growth in 12 months

Glassdoor (3.4)

Company

Funding (2 rounds)

Jan 2019

$5m

GRANT

Apr 2016

$0.8m

SEED

Total funding: $5.8m

Company benefits

Free German language courses
Personal development budget
Free drinks and snacks
Company and team events
A KICKASS team with the ambition to change the world with open-source software

Company HQ

Westminster, London, UK

Leadership

Gavin Wood

(Co-Founder & CTO)

Co-founder of Polkadot. Founder and President at Web3 Foundation, previously Co-Founder at Grid Singularity, Co-Founder and CTO at Ethereum Foundation, and Director of Technology at OxLegal.

Bjorn Wagner

(Co-Founder & CEO)

Initially served as CCO at the company before transitioning into their current role as CEO.

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