Staff Software Engineer, Berachain

• The ideal candidate for this role takes initiative and ownership over their work, thrives in a fast-paced and highly collaborative in-person environment, and is capable of rapidly adapting to evolving needs as required
• Microservices Experience: Experience in creating microservices for such systems as Kubernetes, Ansible, Docker, Terraform
• Significant experience in writing Golang programs with a good understanding of the best practices, concurrency primitives, packages go/* and reflection; and ability to write production-quality code
• Blockchain Knowledge: Understanding of blockchain fundamentals, consensus mechanisms, and familiarity with Cosmos SDK and CometBFT/Tendermint
• Infrastructure Tools: Proficiency with tools like Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, Ansible, and related technologies for orchestrating and managing containerized applications
• CI/CD Expertise: Experience setting up and managing CI/CD pipelines using tools such as Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, or CircleCI
• Design: Expertise in systems design and an appropriate taste for simplicity, both in internal abstraction structure and in choice of third-party dependencies
• Cloud Platforms: Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and services. Certification is a plus
• Monitoring and Logging: Familiarity with monitoring tools like Prometheus, Grafana, ELK stack, and APM solutions
• Security Mindset: Understanding of security best practices, network security, and experience implementing security measures for blockchain networks
• Scripting/Programming: Proficiency in scripting (Python, Bash, etc.) and programming languages to automate tasks and develop tools
• Collaboration/Autonomy: Ability to work collaboratively in cross-functional teams. Strong communications skills, clear written prose, and a knack for working with a diverse range of contributors and users, synthesizing different perspectives, and mediating occasional disputes
• A high degree of personal responsibility and ownership: you’ll be responsible for setting deadlines and holding yourself accountable to them
• Education: Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
• Relevant certifications in DevOps or cloud technologies are advantageous
• Knowledge of UNIX network stack (TCP / IP, HTTP)

Desirable

• We are looking for self-starters and mission driven individuals to join us as we build the future of decentralized finance
• As a Backend Dev Engineer focused on blockchain infrastructure, you will be responsible for ensuring the reliability, scalability, and security of our blockchain platforms built on the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM)
• You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to automate deployment processes, manage cloud infrastructure, and implement best practices for continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines
• Blockchain Infrastructure: Architect, deploy, and manage the infrastructure supporting our EVM blockchain solutions
• Ensure high availability, performance, low-latency, and security of the blockchain networks
• Automation: Implement automation tools and frameworks for deploying, managing, and monitoring blockchain nodes, services, and related infrastructure components
• CI/CD Pipelines: Design and maintain CI/CD pipelines to facilitate smooth and efficient development, testing, and deployment of blockchain applications
• Ensure code is properly built, tested, and deployed across environments
• Cloud Management: Manage cloud-based infrastructure (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP) and optimize resource utilization
• Monitor and scale resources as needed to accommodate network growth and demands
• Monitoring and Alerts: Implement monitoring and alerting systems to ensure proactive identification and resolution of performance bottlenecks, vulnerabilities, and issues
• Security: Collaborate with security teams to implement best practices for securing blockchain infrastructure, nodes, and data
• Perform regular security assessments and audits
• Collaboration: Work closely with software engineers, blockchain developers, and other cross-functional teams to gather requirements, provide technical support, and optimize blockchain operations
• Documentation: Maintain detailed documentation of infrastructure architecture, processes, and procedures
• Create runbooks for troubleshooting and incident response
• Research and Innovation: Stay informed about the latest advancements in blockchain technologies and DevOps practices
• Identify opportunities to enhance and optimize our infrastructure.Constantly improve yourself by keeping up to date with the latest technologies trends
• Design: Design and develop decentralized trading infrastructure including trading engines, and REST & Websocket API endpoints
• Code: Write high quality and well tested Golang code, following the latest design and development patterns