Senior Systems Engineer

Web3 Foundation • Full-time • Zug, Zug • 13h ago

CH based

Web3 Foundation accelerates the development and adoption of the decentralized web. We’re providing the framework and setting the standards for an ecosystem so that the most cutting-edge projects can work together, multiplying their benefit to society as a whole.

We’re building the future of identity, privacy, financial markets and commerce through blockchains and other cryptographic technologies. At the core of this work is Polkadot - a platform that enables blockchains of all kinds to interact and communicate with one another. This is an opportunity to work at the forefront of technological development and join in shaping the future of society for the better.

Web3 Foundation’s SecOps team, which consists of SREs, developers and security engineers, is responsible for designing, implementing, operating and maintaining security systems and services, defining baselines and best practices across the foundation and the Web3 ecosystem. We are looking for an outstanding Senior Systems Engineer to join our SecOps team and work closely with internal and external partners to achieve these goals.

We are a lean team with a flat organisation. Due to the nature of this position, we are only considering candidates who are able and willing to work from our office in Zug, Switzerland

Responsibilities

Support internal chain operations team with advice on technical aspects of running and maintaining proof-of-stake validators: Security, virtualization technologies, etc
Profile / benchmark / optimize hardware, OS etc. configs for validators
Develop / extend tools for validator metrics aggregation, alerting, and visualization, including the following aspects:
- Performance
- Network topology
- Decentralization and diversification
- Readiness for major run-time / protocol upgrades
Operate and maintain highly-available validators on-prem
Actively follow technical and chain-governance developments affecting the Polkadot network, and liaise with technical stakeholders in the community
Improve and extend documentation around validator security and operation, including policies, standards, and community guidelines

Requirements

Minimum 5+ years experience as a systems engineer
Advanced Linux skills including networking, virtualization and containerization - general affinity to open source
Hands-on experience and solid understanding of security engineering concepts and applied cryptography
Ability to digest API documentation and write integrations/glue code in scripting languages such as Python
Experience with production environments, including high-availability, automation, orchestration, and incident response best practice
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills in English

A plus

Hands-on experience with running proof-of-stake validators, ideally in the Polkadot ecosystem
Experience with data analytics (indexed and onchain data)

Benefits

Make a real impact on the future of a visionary technology organization
Hybrid and flexible / remote work plan
Opportunity to get involved in one of the leading blockchain communities
Competitive compensation and employee benefits
Regular company retreats at unique locations around Europe
Opportunity to work in a multinational, high-performance team with diverse backgrounds (i.e. physics, computer science, machine-learning algorithm design, legal, financial products, management consulting, marketing & advertising, etc.), where autonomy and self-initiative is encouraged

To apply to this position, we ask you to answer a few questions in the application form, and to submit your CV with some reference contacts.

For more information about us, visit us on

Web3 Foundation website: https://web3.foundation/
Polkadot website: https://polkadot.network/

Documentation: https://wiki.polkadot.network

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