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Lodestar/Ethereum BlockOps Engineer

Chainsafe Systems

Estimated Salary: $75K-$125K
Location: Remote
ChainSafe is a leading blockchain research and development firm specializing in infrastructure solutions for the decentralized web. Alongside its contributions to significant ecosystems such as Ethereum, Polkadot, Filecoin, and more, ChainSafe creates solutions for developers and teams across the web3 space utilizing our expertise in gaming, bridging, NFTs, and decentralized storage. As part of the mission to build innovative products for users and better tooling for developers, ChainSafe embodies an open-source and community-oriented ethos. To learn more about ChainSafe, look at our Discord, GitHub, and website. Here’s what you need to know before reading on: Our progressive tech stack includes Go, Rust, and TypeScriptWe spearhead ecosystem projects like Lodestar, Web3.js, Forest, and GossamerWe are global, remote-friendly, and open to contractors At ChainSafe, you’ll be part of a team that believes in the community’s vital importance and contributes to advancing humanity with open-source and decentralized technology. About the Role As a Blockchain Operator (BlockOps) member with the Lodestar team, you will have the opportunity to make impactful contributions providing direct support to the Lodestar consensus client team and the Ethereum protocol ecosystem as a whole. You’ll improve collaboration and productivity by helping our team of core developers automate infrastructure, workflows and experiments by collaborating with other infrastructure professionals within ChainSafe and the larger collective of developers and node operators in the Ethereum ecosystem. We’re seeking an individual excited with helping Ethereum scale to become the most effective, impactful and valuable blockchain for global settlements. This position will work directly with consensus layer clients like Lodestar and execution clients which are critical to the success of Ethereum. This would include developing, using and maintaining innovative tooling/infrastructure to standup ephemeral multi-client devnets, staking node operations, metrics collection and block/client analysis. You will be expected to build custom tooling to solve problems, communicate these solutions to the team and the community as a whole. You’ll be joining a team of international specialists to ensure the success of the client software and the Ethereum protocol ecosystem. Responsibilities Orchestrate, experiment and architect blockchain node infrastructure such as multi-client devnets, test limitations with automated tooling such as fuzzers and specification conformance testingLearning about the Ethereum protocol, its roadmap, and working with external community contributors to achieve milestonesFamiliarizing and operating Ethereum consensus and execution layer clients in various advanced configurations within public and private testnetsImplement and maintain CI/CD pipelines to support Lodestar during development and release cyclesBuilding and enhancing existing monitoring and logging infrastructureAnalyze and diagnose block/client metrics, logging and monitoring to improve the Lodestar client softwareConduct research experiments and propose solutions to continuously improve the resiliency and continuity of Lodestar and our deployed infrastructureDevelop and implement custom tooling as necessary to solve complex problemsSupport operating existing infrastructure as necessary, including public nodes, staking validators and development testnets Requirements At least three years of prior DevOps, Infrastructure, Site Reliability or Cloud Engineer experienceStrong experience working with configuration management tools such as Ansible and TerraformExperience working with Docker containers and using them in production systemsLanguages: Any modern programming language (Go, Rust, Python, TypeScript). You might need to write some code or scripts for custom toolingExperience working with some of the major public clouds. e.g. AWS, Azure, DigitalOcean, OVH, HetznerCompetent with the “basics” (e.g Linux usage and computer networking)Collaborative, communicative, and confident in their abilities to work well with all team members at all seniority and skill levelsDeployed and managed monitoring and alerting systems based on time-series metrics E.g. Prometheus/InfluxDB, Grafana, Alertmanager, etc.Self-motivated individual with enthusiasm for learning and building things with a results-driven attitude ⭐ Bonus Points Understanding of container orchestration platforms like KubernetesUnderstanding deeper level metric query languages like PromQLSoftware engineering/development backgroundKnowledge of blockchain technology, especially EthereumRunning Ethereum client softwareVirtualization management platforms like Proxmox or other hypervisor solutionsOpen source contributions If you feel like you’re the perfect fit for the role, please apply even if you don’t match all the requirements. Hiring Steps Candidates will be invited to a 60-minute Technical interview with an Infrastructure member.Lastly, candidates will be invited to a 60-90 minute Technical and Values-based interview with Lodestar team members. Why Join ChainSafe Founded by developers for developers, ChainSafe is a remote-first company with an international team. We continue to provide opportunities for personal and professional growth, value autonomy and responsibility, have a results-driven environment, and offer flexible work hours. We care deeply about our values and look for these attributes in every new team member. In addition, we recognize the benefits of cultivating a diverse team and aspire to embed respect for all people into our culture. We encourage women, the LGBTQIA+ community, people of color, and members of any other group underrepresented in the blockchain space (or tech in general) to apply. How to Apply Please click Apply Now and fill out the Greenhouse application form and ensure that you attach your resume and link your Github/Gitlab profile or any software project you have contributed to (if applicable).
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