\nWho We Are:\n\nOur mission is to scaleย decentralized networks by significantly reducing the costs of zero-knowledge proofs. Founded in 2019, Horizen Labs is dedicated to building a more secure and equitable digital world at the heart of the decentralization revolution. Dedicated to elevating blockchain technology to unprecedented efficiency, we significantly reduce costs for proof verification without compromising security.ย Focusing on building next-gen, modular architecture, enhanced with composable zero-knowledge proofs, we are not just advancing the field - we are setting new benchmarks for performance, security and cost-effectiveness. At Horizen Labs, our people are our greatest asset, and we are creating a culture of empowered individuals who are eager to bring their ideas to life. We are looking for creative individuals to join our team of the best and brightest minds in the blockchain space. You will experience the exhilaration of joining a fast-growing and innovation-focused company. We believe diversity drives the innovation and engagement necessary to build a truly remarkable product. We operate on a hybrid model with a distributed global workforce who works in partnership with our satellite offices in New York City, NY and Milan, Italy. This allows us the flexibility to go to where the talent is. Are you ready to help us change the future with the next cutting-edge blockchain technology? Join us!\n\nWeโre looking for an experienced and highly enthusiastic Senior DevOps Engineer to join the team. At Horizen Labs, our DevOps Engineers are responsible for building and maintaining automation, orchestration, installation, and configuration procedures, tailored for several Public Cloud platforms, as well as for dedicated servers. Moreover, they work hand-in-hand with our Software Engineers to architect and construct streamlined software development pipelines and environments.\nKey Responsibilities\n\n\n* Design and implement scalable automation and orchestration pipelines to ensure systems are robust and maintainable.\n\n* Design and maintain internal tools for the team.\n\n* Build and update installation and configuration procedures for all our Providers.\n\n* Manage and deploy Infrastructure through Terraform, Ansible, shell scripts, Github Actions and Travis-CI.\n\n* Secure and protect production environments and secrets against attacks in the challenging Blockchain space.\n\n* Create and maintain documentation for infrastructure, configurations, and processes.\n\n* Collaborate with Software Engineers to design and construct efficient software development pipelines and environments.\n\n* Conduct research, test and apply new techniques and tools that improve the DevOps process and performance.\n\n* Cost monitoring and infrastructure optimization.\n\n\n\nQualifications and Experience\n\n\n* 3+ years of practical experience as DevOps, ideally combined with previous experience as Backend Developer.\n\n* Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code concepts and tools like Terraform and Ansible for orchestration/configuration management.\n\n* Experience working with:\n\n* Linux/Unix System Administration (e.g. Debian, Ubuntu, Alpine).\n\n* Intermediate knowledge of a scripting language like Bash or Python.\n\n* Software Version Control tools like GIT, GitHub, Subversion (SVN).\n\n* Creating customized Dockerfiles following Docker best practices.\n\n* Cloud providers, preferably AWS.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n* Familiarity with DevOps Methodologies with a focus on CI (Continuous Integration), CD (Continuous Delivery) and IaC (Infrastructure as Code).\n\n* Working proficiency and communication skills in verbal and written English.\n\n* You are passionate about the promise of blockchain technology.\n\n* You arenโt afraid of working in a fast-paced environment, understanding when to ask for help or when to pull up your sleeves to get stuff done.\n\n* Self-motivated and results-oriented.\n\n\n\nNice to have\n\n\n* Experience bringing large-scale projects to production and maintaining high-quality of service.\n\n* Experience working in Agile teams.\n\n* Knowledge of blockchain architecture and internals.ย \n\n\n\n\n\nIn compliance with New York City's Pay Transparency Act, the annual base salary range for this position should the applicant be based in NYC is USDย 170,000ย to USD 200,000. The range displayed reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for the position should it be based in NYC. Our salary ranges are determined by numerous factors, including, but not limited to, role, level, experience, and location.\n\n\nHorizen Labs is an equal opportunity employer\n\nHorizen Labs is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please send an email to
[email protected] and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.\n\n \n\n#Salary and compensation\n
No salary data published by company so we estimated salary based on similar jobs related to Design, Docker, DevOps, Cloud, Senior, Engineer and Backend jobs that are similar:\n\n
$60,000 — $105,000/year\n
\n\n#Benefits\n
๐ฐ 401(k)\n\n๐ Distributed team\n\nโฐ Async\n\n๐ค Vision insurance\n\n๐ฆท Dental insurance\n\n๐ Medical insurance\n\n๐ Unlimited vacation\n\n๐ Paid time off\n\n๐ 4 day workweek\n\n๐ฐ 401k matching\n\n๐ Company retreats\n\n๐ฌ Coworking budget\n\n๐ Learning budget\n\n๐ช Free gym membership\n\n๐ง Mental wellness budget\n\n๐ฅ Home office budget\n\n๐ฅง Pay in crypto\n\n๐ฅธ Pseudonymous\n\n๐ฐ Profit sharing\n\n๐ฐ Equity compensation\n\nโฌ๏ธ No whiteboard interview\n\n๐ No monitoring system\n\n๐ซ No politics at work\n\n๐
We hire old (and young)\n\n
\n\n#Location\nRemote - Global