Senior DevOps Engineer, Status
We are happy to pay in either 100% fiat or any mix of fiat and/or crypto.
Messaging app, crypto wallet and Web3 browser
Job no longer available
Messaging app, crypto wallet and Web3 browser
21-100 employees
Job no longer available
We are happy to pay in either 100% fiat or any mix of fiat and/or crypto.
21-100 employees
Company mission
To build the tools and infrastructure for the advancement of a secure, private, and open web3.
Role
Who you are
- Experience or interest in Ethereum and/or the ecosystem
- Openness to learning & using new programming languages, e.g. Nim
- Experience with configuration management software such as Ansible, Puppet, Chef and cfEngine, etc
- Experience or/and interest in working in a bare metal environment with experience with bare metal automation tooling such as Canonical MaaS, TinkerBell and OpenStack Ironic
- High proficiency with Linux operating systems (Ubuntu/Debian), REST API’s, Docker, and ZFS
- Prior experience as a programmer/engineer using low-level languages (C, C++, etc.)
- Experience in, and passion for, blockchain technology
- A strong alignment to our principles: https://status.im/about/#our-principles
Desirable
- Experience with Nim
- Ability and willingness to work with a little bit of research: will be among other things to get information directly from the open-source blockchain code and deal with cases where no documentation is provided
- Experience with running different Ethereum nodes (Geth, OpenEthereum, Erigon, etc)
- Experience with running ETH2.0 validator and beacon chain nodes (Lighthouse, Prysm, Teku, etc)
- Deep understanding and expertise on the technical level of the ETH2 protocol (such as validation, slashing, network edge cases)
What the job involves
- Automation of infrastructure deployment, configuration, and scaling
- Maintenance of monitoring, logging, and backup systems
- Development of continuous integration platforms and scripts
- Ensuring security of hosts and other online resources
- Daily monitoring of all services and responding to breakage and security incidents
- Maintaining a written knowledge base regarding all practices and processes followed by the team, including step-by-step guides, check lists, trouble-shooting tips and other resources
- Improving the observability of the Nimbus software by implementing additional metrics and tuning the logging output
- Detailed reporting of all encountered issues to the Nimbus development team
Application process
- Hiring Process
- Interview with our People Ops team
- Interview with Head of Infra
- Interview with Nimbus Team Lead
- Interview with Program Lead
Our take
Status offers users an all-in-one web3 browser, crypto wallet, and messenger. The company’s major selling points are privacy, security, and resistance to censorship, which it enables through its open-source Ethereum-based app.
Given the nature of Status’s product and its outspoken commitment to encryption-enabled privacy, the company’s growth hasn’t been without its rocky moments. After raising funds in 2017 to grow the platform, it was met by a lawsuit three years later, which alleged that the founders had “disappeared”. This lawsuit was dropped, but the matter damaged its reputation with mainstream financial institutions. Despite this, crypto enthusiasts don't seem to have been deterred, considering the fact that 2020 also saw similar class-action lawsuits against several other crypto companies, including Binance and Bitmex.
As the startup looks to the future, it’s unlikely that it will stop in its efforts to disrupt the traditional finance system and will look to double down on its commitment to user privacy. Beyond its core customer offerings, Status could well become an important contributor to the infrastructure of the Ethereum and web3 ecosystem.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
29% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (1 round)
Aug 2018
$5m
SEED
Total funding: $5m
Company benefits
- 🏢 We are entirely remote - you’re free to choose your work location. Depending on circumstances, we allow a budget of up to 250 Euros per month to cover the cost of a co-working space
- 💪Flexibility to choose your style of work (working hours, timezone, etc). We care about getting the job done, not about the traditional corporate structure
- 💰 You can decide on the type of currency and split in which you wish to be paid from the following currencies: fiat currency & ETH, DAI or SNT.*
- 💹 You’ll also receive an allocation of SNT (Status Network Tokens) - to further incentivise your contributions to Status
- 🏖️ Unlimited Time-Off Policy - you decide how much time-off you wish to take with a minimum suggested amount of 20 days per year
- ✈️ You can join us at relevant conferences and events, as well as Status offsites
- 📖 You will develop new skills and knowledge from this unique experience by working on and driving cutting edge developments in the decentralised web space
- 🍻Every year, Status gets together in one location for a week of planning, socialising and fun. So far we’ve been to Prague, Bangkok, Istanbul & Dubai
Company HQ
Zug, ZG
Leadership
Jarrad Hope
(Co-Founder & CEO)Thought leader and Co-Founder and CEO of Status. Has been involved in the Blockchain tech space since 2010, and an active contributor to Ethereum since its inception. Active contributor to OpenNARS, an academic general-purpose AI project.
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