Job Description

About Us

Chorus One is a premier operator of infrastructure for Proof-of-Stake networks and decentralized protocols. Our infrastructure supports tens of thousands of retail customers and institutions in staking billions in assets, securing protocols, and earning rewards. Our mission is to increase freedom and innovation speed through decentralized technologies. We’re a diverse team of approximately 60 people distributed globally. We value radical transparency and strive for excellence and improvement while treating each other with kindness and generosity. If this resonates with you, we’d love to hear from you.

Role

As a Platform Engineer, you must thrive in an ambiguous environment with an optimistic attitude and be versatile in wearing many hats. You should uphold our company’s principles and values while contributing to our unique culture. As a part of our team, you will collaborate with team members and partners across projects. The right candidate will be responsible for maintaining, scaling, and monitoring existing infrastructure, including cloud machines, bare-metal servers, and a Kubernetes cluster. This will enable Chorus One to provide secure and reliable industry-leading Proof-of-Stake validation services. You should lead with intellectual curiosity, uphold high standards of excellence, and ensure best practices across development, testing, and security.

The Platform Engineers within our Infrastructure team play a pivotal role in laying the foundation for Chorus One’s ongoing growth. Therefore, we are continuously expanding our team and seeking skilled Platform Engineers to join us.

Responsibilities

• Maintain, scale, and monitor existing infrastructure, including bare-metal servers, cloud machines, and a Kubernetes cluster, to provide secure and reliable Proof-of-Stake validation services.
• Institute monitoring and alerting systems for infrastructure, enabling other team members to troubleshoot problems as they arise.
• Ensure maximum availability and uptime of maintained blockchain networks, including routine and emergent application updates, systems monitoring, timely alert responses, on-call phone availability, and rapid site outage mitigation.
• Develop software related to blockchain data extraction or interchain communication as needed.
• Enhance the security properties of infrastructure, including key management, server hardening, and intrusion detection.

What We Are Looking For

• Strong Linux skills, with a deep understanding of the kernel and userspace.
• Strong networking skills, with in-depth knowledge of routing, forwarding, and load-balancing.
• Experience with orchestration and configuration management tools like Kubernetes, Ansible, Terraform, and Salt.
• Ability to develop tooling and monitoring solutions where none exist and debug unreliable software - many projects are in alpha quality.
• Good security knowledge related to bare-metal and cloud-based infrastructure.
• Ability to build the infrastructure underlying a cloud, not just configure an existing cloud solution.
• Proficiency in one programming language in addition to Bash. We use Python, Golang, and Rust, and candidates will be tested through a coding interview.
• Ability to work independently with high ambiguity and undefined requirements.
• A Bachelor’s or advanced degree in Computer Science or a related field is a plus but not strictly required.
• Ability to work within the timezone of Switzerland +/- 6 hours.

Job Type

Full-time

Our Offer

• Autonomy and ownership in a supportive work environment with rapid growth opportunities.
• Competitive fixed compensation (USD 80k - 150k) plus equity.
• Biannual all-expense paid team retreats to various destinations (Coronavirus permitting). Past retreats took place in Egypt, Serbia, Kenya, USA, South Korea, and Dubai.
• Strong global collaborative environment.
• Remote working budget for laptops, co-working spaces, etc.
• Personal development budget.
• Experience building your network in the vibrant crypto ecosystem.
• Learn about state-of-the-art protocols that establish an open, transparent, and programmable financial system.