ZetaChain
Senior Platform Engineer
San Francisco (Hybrid) · Senior · Full-time
Sponsorship not specified$190k-$225kDetected 154 days ago
PythonGoBashDistributed SystemsAWSGCPDockerKubernetesTerraformAnsibleLinuxPrometheusGrafanaDatadogDevOpsSite Reliability EngineeringPlatform EngineeringCybersecurityIncident ResponseDesign SystemsEmbedded SystemsCommunicationCollaboration
About the role
- You'll ensure the reliability, scalability, and security of production systems that serve users globally-working at the intersection of blockchain, AI, and distributed systems.
- This is a highly hands-on, execution-focused role.
Responsibilities
- Operate and maintain production blockchain infrastructure, including validators, RPC services, indexers, and supporting services
- Partner with engineering teams to embed reliability, scalability, and security best practices into system design
- Build and operate infrastructure for cutting-edge AI and blockchain systems
- Collaborate with talented engineers solving novel distributed systems challenges
Requirements
- 3+ years of experience in Platform Engineering, Infrastructure Engineering, or Site Reliability Engineering
- Strong software engineering foundation with production experience in Go and/or Python
- Deep expertise operating Linux systems in production environments
- Proven track record running Kubernetes at scale in high-availability environments
- Experience supporting distributed systems with demanding uptime requirements
- Comfort working in fast-moving startup environments with evolving requirements
- Not Required: Prior blockchain experience is not required -we value strong engineering fundamentals, automation skills, and distributed systems expertise above domain-specific knowledge.
- Our ideal candidate description is a wish list, not a checklist.
Nice to have
- Exposure to AI-powered infrastructure, observability tools, or developer tooling
- Experience operating blockchain nodes or validator infrastructure
- Familiarity with Cosmos-based chains or EVM clients
- Experience with DevOps, DevSecOps, or GitOps methodologies
- Active contributions to open-source projects
Compensation
- This range reflects base salaries for roles in the San Francisco market.
- For candidates in other locations, compensation is adjusted to remain competitive within their local market.
- In addition to the base salary, all full-time team members receive an additional 10% to 25% in liquid benefits with upside based on role, experience, and impact.
- We believe in building together and sharing in the long-term success of the network.
- packages are designed to be competitive and aligned with the growth of both the team and the ecosystem.
- $190,000 - $225,000
Benefits
- Competitive compensation with meaningful benefits
- Backed by top-tier investors who believe in our vision
- Build and maintain monitoring, alerting, and dashboards for protocol, infrastructure, and application health
- Flexible hybrid work environment in San Francisco
Company info
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