Kraken Digital Asset Exchange is hiring Senior DevOps Engineer

atKraken Digital Asset Exchange

Oct 01

Posted by Kraken Digital Asset Exchange
Oct 01, 2023

As one of the largest and most trusted digital asset platforms globally, we are empowering people to experience the life-changing potential of crypto.

Trusted by over 8 million consumer and pro traders, institutions, and authorities worldwide - our unique combination of products, services, and global expertise is helping tip the scales towards mass crypto adoption.

But we’re only just getting started. We want to be pioneers in crypto and add value to the everyday lives of billions.

Kraken is backed by investors including, Money Partners Group, Hummingbird Ventures, Blockchain Capital, and Digital Currency Group, among others.

"We are empowering people to live simply, efficiently and more connected to others. We put our clients’ best interests first and foremost. They are at the heart of our company and drive everything we do. We believe in having a laser focus when pursuing our strategic goals and participate only in markets where we can make a significant contribution. We believe in complete transparency, deep collaboration and we never forget that people come first. Having this mindset allows us to grow and advance at a rate which others cannot." Jesse Powell, CEO of Kraken

Did you know that Kraken is now over 2,500+ fully-remote people from around the world? And we're hiring hundreds more in 2022 #werehiring #cryptocareers

Building the Future of Crypto Our Krakenites are a world-class team with crypto conviction, united by our desire to discover and unlock the potential of crypto and blockchain technology.What makes us different? Kraken is a mission-focused company rooted in crypto values. As a Krakenite, you’ll join us on our mission to accelerate the global adoption of crypto, so that everyone can achieve financial freedom and inclusion. For over a decade, Kraken’s focus on our mission and crypto ethos has attracted many of the most talented crypto experts in the world.Before you apply, please read the Kraken Culture page to learn more about our internal culture, values, and mission.As a fully remote company, we have Krakenites in 60+ countries who speak over 50 languages. Krakenites are industry pioneers who develop premium crypto products for experienced traders, institutions, and newcomers to the space. Kraken is committed to industry-leading security, crypto education, and world-class client support through our products like Kraken Pro, Kraken NFT, and Kraken Futures.Become a Krakenite and build the future of crypto!Proof of workThe teamJoin the DevOps Engineering at Staked to take an important role in building and run large-scale, fault-tolerant staking infrastructure. Staked uses a variety of tools including Kubernetes, Terraform, Helm, Tekton, Flux, Prometheus and Grafana for system orchestration and monitoring. You will be responsible for designing, implementing and maintaining these systems alongside other team members.As a member of the DevOps team you’ll look for creative ways to automate and secure our systems. This is a mindset and a set of engineering approaches to running better production systems. Much of our software development focuses on optimizing existing systems, building infrastructure and eliminating work through automation. We run a 24/7/365 operation to ensure our infrastructure is highly available and our customers are reliably earning staking rewards.The ideal candidate is a team player, has a systematic approach to problem solving and strong communication skills. They have a deep sense of pride and ownership in their work.

The Opportunity

Lead projects to create, maintain and improve the core “Infrastructure As Code” that supports our production systems.
Design and improve Automation that will let us scale and evolve systems by improving reliability and velocity using Terraform, Helmfile, Flux, and Tekton
Utilize Kubernetes to manage containerized applications within the data infrastructure, ensuring efficient deployment, scaling, and orchestration.
Maintain and improve the core infrastructure that supports Staking Validators by measuring and monitoring availability, latency and overall system health.
Practice sustainable incident response and blameless post-mortems.
Work closely with the BlockOps teams who deploy Staking Validators.
Implement effective incident response procedures and participate in on-call rotations.
Troubleshoot and resolve incidents promptly to minimize downtime and impact.

Skills you should HODL

BS degree in Computer Science or a related technical field involving coding (e.g., physics or mathematics)
Expertise in DevOps, Infrastructure as Code and algorithms
Expertise with high availability and fault-tolerant systems, disaster recovery and automation in the cloud
Expertise in container orchestration using Kubernetes
Experience with cloud provider APIs, best practices and management (AWS and GCP)
Experience with configuration tools Terraform, Helmfile, Flux, Tekton
Experience with monitoring tools Prometheus and Grafana
Expertise in one or more of the following: C, C++, Java, Python, Go, Perl or Ruby
Preferred: Blockchain interest or experience

Kraken is powered by people from around the world and we celebrate all Krakenites for their diverse talents, backgrounds, contributions and unique perspectives. We hire strictly based on merit, meaning we seek out the candidates with the right abilities, knowledge, and skills considered the most suitable for the job. We encourage you to apply for roles where you don't fully meet the listed requirements, especially if you're passionate or knowledgable about crypto!As an equal opportunity employer, we don’t tolerate discrimination or harassment of any kind. Whether that’s based on race, ethnicity, age, gender identity, citizenship, religion, sexual orientation, disability, pregnancy, veteran status or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state or local laws. Stay in the knowFollow us on Twitter Learn on the Kraken Blog Connect on LinkedIn

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