Staff Software Engineer, Gemini

• We seek engineers who think of themselves as a software engineer first, with correlated expertise in back-end engineering
• Given the need to build and integrate more of our software in the cloud, the ideal engineer will have extensive experience in developing, automating, and building software with associated cloud expertise (e.g., AWS or GCP)
• 5+ years implementing software
• Experience in at least one area of software development, operating systems or device driver development, hardware, secure protocols, encryption, authentication, key management, or applied cryptography – has expertise beyond automation
• Hands-on experience in at least one or more cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, GCP, Azure, or others)
• Hands-on expertise with one or more of the following including ansible, puppet, docker, KMS, IAM, jenkins
• Experience implementing software automation processes applied in a cloud environment
• Proficiency in a common scripting language including but not limited to Python, Ruby, etc
• Able to troubleshoot and debug issues, and demonstrate a methodical approach to root cause analysis
• Strong written and verbal communication skills; attentive to details

Desirable

• The infrastructure team at Gemini creates and manages tools and platforms, automates the creation and support of this infrastructure, helps integrate complex processes, and supports secure data access
• This engineer will also work closely with various teams including various teams such as Protocols, Product Security, On-chain, and Custody
• Design, build, and deploy infrastructure in our three areas of focus 1) building and running network nodes, 2) building and running validators, and 3) building and running our next generation wallet infrastructure
• Develop tools and automation that integrate these systems in a secure way
• With a focus on our next generation wallet infrastructure, improve the capabilities of the existing infrastructure with a mindset towards infrastructure as code
• Improve availability and reliability while maintaining acceptable security
• Integrate the use of cloud-based security mechanisms into the build infrastructure. Example security mechanisms include identity and access management and key management
• Participate in disaster recovery (DR) scenarios to validate operability of physical and digital material