Technical Operations Engineer II
QuickNodeSalary not specified
- Full Time
- Mid-level (3 to 4 years), Senior (5 to 8 years)
$127,000 – $203,000Compensation
Senior (5 to 8 years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
UnknownVisa
Financial Technology, CryptocurrencyIndustries
Requirements
Candidates should possess 7+ years of experience in Site Reliability Engineering, DevOps Engineering, Software Engineering, Platform Engineering, Systems Engineering, or similar roles, along with proficiency in at least one modern application development or utility language. They must have an analytical mindset, knowledge of software development best practices, and in-depth knowledge of GNU/Linux systems, their administration, and low-level systems debugging, particularly in containerized or OS-level virtualized environments. Experience with cloud platform services and tooling (GCP, AWS, Azure) is required, as is understanding of the TCP/IP network stack, DNS, SSL/TLS, and how traffic on IP networks establishes end-to-end security and trust. Strong passion for Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies is also desired.
Responsibilities
As a Senior Node Operations Engineer, the candidate will be responsible for developing systems for automatic backup, monitoring, and remediation of blockchain nodes, coding Kubernetes Operators and leveraging Helm charts to deploy blockchain nodes in the K8s platform, implementing and rolling out SLO-based monitoring and alerting for blockchain nodes, developing internal tooling and processes to provide abstraction over blockchain nodes, troubleshooting, debugging, and profiling blockchains, identifying performance issues, and informing mitigation decisions, and writing high-quality policies, procedures, and technical documentation on blockchain node operations. The role also involves being on call for issues with blockchain nodes and working towards automatic remediation, as well as communicating technical requirements to non-technical stakeholders.
Skills
Node.js
Blockchain nodes
System automation
Monitoring
Backup management
Performance optimization
Resiliency engineering
Kraken
Cryptocurrency exchange for buying and trading
About Kraken
Kraken is a cryptocurrency exchange platform that allows users to buy, sell, and trade various digital assets. It offers features that cater to both beginners and experienced traders, making it easy to navigate the cryptocurrency market. Users can execute trades with high liquidity, which means their transactions are completed quickly. The platform charges low transaction fees, sometimes as low as 0%, helping users keep more of their profits. Kraken also provides advanced charting tools to help investors track their investments effectively. Security is a major focus, with multiple protective measures in place to keep user assets safe. The platform supports 70 different asset pairs and is continuously expanding its offerings. Additionally, Kraken offers 24/7 global support to assist users with any questions or issues.
Key Metrics
San Francisco, CaliforniaHeadquarters
2011Year Founded
$108.5MTotal Funding
SERIES_CCompany Stage
Crypto & Web3, Financial ServicesIndustries
501-1,000Employees