Systems Engineer

Solana is a high performance blockchain that can enable growing decentralized applications and systems to scale without sacrificing security. Our team is highly specialized, so we’re looking for talented people who are willing to jump right in and use their expertise to help us build out the Solana ecosystem. If you’re looking to join a fast paced, problem solving environment in the center of blockchain infrastructure, cryptocurrency and decentralized applications, then read on.

To be successful in this role,

You will:

• Develop, maintain, and support technical infrastructure, hardware and system software components
• Create architecture, designs, and documentation that will lead to consistent reliability, scalability, security, and performance of the Solana network
• Refine and enhance processes that allow for proper testing and validation of releases that go from development to staging to production environments
• Interact effectively with other team members to accomplish shared projects.

You ideally have:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience
• 3+ years of experience implementing, troubleshooting, and supporting core infrastructure software and/or distributed systems
• Experience in configuration management, automation efforts, technical troubleshooting, and performance tuning
• Scripting experience in writing/modifying code to improve monitoring and automation

Bonus points:

• Experienced with Linux, systems automation tools, and systems architecture tools
• Experienced with TCP/IP networking, architecture, and distributed systems
• Comfortable with designing secure protocols, software, and algorithms which reduce trust
• Bitcoin/Ethereum/Blockchain related open sources projects is a major plus as well
• An open source contributor / have experience with the open source ecosystem

Benefits

• Very competitive salary and benefits
• 100% employer-paid health insurance for you and all your dependents (health PPO, dental, and vision)
• Life & Disability Insurance
• 401k program
• Generous wellness benefits and equipment/workspace budget