Senior DevOps/SRE Engineer, Quantstamp
Blockchain security
Job no longer available
Blockchain security
21-100 employees
Job no longer available
21-100 employees
Company mission
To secure the decentralised internet and protect digital assets from hackers.
Role
Who you are
- Background in Computer Science or any related field such as Mathematics & Physics
- Experience as a DevOps Engineer, SRE, or similar software engineering role
- Experience with, and advanced knowledge of, Docker
- Advanced knowledge of Amazon Web Services
- Good knowledge of Kubernetes and basic familiarity with ArgoCD
- Knowledge of version control, CI/CD, GitHub Actions
- Absolute reliability and ability to work independently
- Fluent English communication, both written and spoken
- Problem-solving attitude, great eye for detail and collaborative team spirit
Desirable
- Fluency in different programming languages, including Bash, Python, and Javascript
- Hands-on experience with blockchain infrastructure, from node setup to data consumption from different providers (e.g. Infura, Alchemy, etc)
- AWS Professional Certifications
- Experience with blockchain systems, bridges, and layer-2 solutions
What the job involves
- As a Senior SRE/DevOps Engineer, you will be responsible for keeping our product up and running, helping the development team make patches to the environment, and adjusting deployment pipelines as necessary
- You will be embedded in the engineering team and collaborating with 1-2 DevOps engineers and the Head of Infrastructure (who are based in Europe and Dubai) and providing appropriate coverage for the PST/EST time zones
- Ramping up to the full understanding of how the product is deployed and operated
- Understanding of how the system looks when it is healthy, and the ability to trace the flow of data through the system end-to-end to find problems
- Keeping a product up and investigating downtime or deployment-related issues
- Ensuring that systems are safe and secure against cybersecurity threats
- Helping software engineers promote new releases and patches
- Working with the rest of the team on triaging and fixes of the platform, including possible over time hours in case of an emergency
- Being on-call according to a predefined schedule (daytime PST/EST hours)
- Working on ways to automate and improve development and release processes
- Willing to learn about blockchain and keep up with the field as required
- This is a contractor position from Oct'23 to March'24
Our take
Blockchain and smart contracts are known to be vulnerable to hackers, and as the industry booms to ever-increasing valuations, the need for auditors and security firms has never been greater. Quantstamp is a smart contract security company that conducts security audits to guarantee that blockchain systems are functioning properly and effectively.
According to Quantstamp, bad actors have cost the system more than $8 billion. The company has conducted over 200 audits and protected $200 billion in value, securing some major blockchains, including Ethereum 2.0, Toyota, Visa, and Binance.
The company has shown versatility in the security market in that it isn’t only focused on crypto, but powers security within the NFT space. As blockchain technology moves into more industries, Quantstamp will be well-placed to play an ever-increasing role in cybersecurity.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
32% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (1 round)
Mar 2018
$0.2m
SEED
Total funding: $0.2m
Company benefits
- 100% Remote and Flexible Working Hours
- 5-6 Weeks PTO
- Maternity/Paternity Leave
- Retirement/Pension Plan
- Equity
- Free gym membership or any virtual alternative of your choice
- Quarterly all-expenses-paid retreats
Company HQ
Union Square, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Richard Ma
(CEO)Current Member on the Forbes Technology Council. Previous Co-Chair of Smart Contract Alliance at Chamber of Digital Commerce. Former Senior Quantitative Strategist at Tower Research Capital, Portfolio Manager at Proprietary Trading, and Quant Derivatives Trader at Archelon Group.
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