Senior Systems Engineer

Senior Systems Engineer

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