ZKV - Senior DevOps Engineer

Location

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Windranger Labs

Job Description

ZKValidator is a lean expert team with a diverse skill set. We’re driven by a mission, promoting privacy and zero knowledge tech, the next frontier of Web3. We strive to provide high-performance infrastructure to blockchain networks, which has allowed us to be a top validator on Cosmos, Celestia, Celo, Mina, Moonbeam, Polkadot and more.

The Role

We’re looking for an experienced DevOps Engineer / Infrastructure Engineer who will join our team. The ideal candidate will have experience running nodes on a decentralised network and will be able to have a meaningful impact on our systems right away. The ZKV team consists of experts in the ZK, blockchain and cryptography space, we’re looking for another expert to add to the team.

Key Responsibilities:

Launching nodes on new PoS networks
Understanding and deploying infrastructure in emerging distributed systems
Participating in incentivised testnets
Maintaining, improving and upgrading existing systems.
Collaborating with the networks to solve issues to the distributed systems.
Deploying and maintaining self-owned hardware in remote datacenters.
Being on-call to guarantee high availability of our systems.

Skills and Qualifications:

At least 3 years professional experience in devops, software engineering and/or working on client infrastructure.
Prior knowledge and experience working with relevant distributed / p2p systems, e.g., Mining, PoS system validation, MEV.
Prior knowledge with infrastructure as code tools like Ansible and Terraform / OpenTofu.
Experience using orchestration tools like Kubernetes and Docker.
Proven interest in the field of ZK.
The ability to identify emerging trends and exciting projects in the early stages of
development.
You are a self-starter and have already run (blockchain) nodes professionally or on your
own.
Have experience working on small teams & in a startup environment.
Bonus; experience in setting up and managing colocation server hardware.

We value excellence, humility, & curiosity. We are looking for someone with an interest in working at the forefront of distributed computing.

Advice from our career coach

As a DevOps Engineer / Infrastructure Engineer at ZKValidator, the successful applicant should be well-versed in deploying and maintaining nodes on new PoS networks and have a deep understanding of emerging distributed systems. Here are some specific tips to stand out as an applicant:

Highlight your experience with relevant distributed/p2p systems and infrastructure as code tools like Ansible and Terraform/OpenTofu.
Showcase your expertise in orchestration tools like Kubernetes and Docker.
Demonstrate a proven interest in the field of ZK and your ability to identify emerging trends in the early stages of development.
Emphasize your experience running blockchain nodes professionally or on your own, as well as your ability to work effectively on small teams in a startup environment.
If you have experience in setting up and managing colocation server hardware, make sure to mention it as a bonus qualification.