Senior Devops Engineer - Berlin

What do we do?

Chainflip is an efficient swapping protocol that enables users to swap native assets across different blockchains with excellent pricing.

We're not yet another bridge. Our protocol design removes the need for wrapped tokens. We use MPC (Multi-Party-Computation), and in particular, TSS (Threshold Signature Schemes) to create aggregate keys held by a permissionless network of 150 Validators. These validators control simple smart contracts/wallets called Vaults, on multiple blockchains simultaneously. On top of that, we developed our own substrate-based application-specific blockchain — the Chainflip State Chain — to track balances, process events, and execute instructions.

This is an exciting challenge that we’ve been working on for 3 years now with our growing engineering team of 15. While our heart beats in Berlin, we champion flexible work rhythms, encouraging both in-office collaboration and the freedom of remote stints.

What’s the Job?

We are looking for a Senior Devops Engineer to join the team to take our infrastructure to the next level, someone who is ready to challenge our processes and design decisions and push the infrastructure forward as we get ready to scale up. This new team member is excited about trying new technologies and is obsessed with seamlessly integrating each component of our system so that our developers can ship code faster without compromising on security.

Technical skills that we want to see include:

☸️ 5+ years of experience using Kubernetes

🌍 5+ years of experience using Terraform (or any IaC equivalent)

🪄 5+ Years experience with Configuration and Application Management using Ansible or any equivalent tool.

⏭️ Strong experience with managing CI pipelines (using GitHub Actions, Gitlab CI etc)

☁️ 5+ years of experience using cloud services, preferably AWS (EC2, EKS, VPC, RDS) and DigitalOcean

🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Excellent communication skills, self-starter, willing to drive solutions to completion

Some things you may have done in your career could include:

🧰 You have built custom developer tooling

🪜 You have designed and implemented safe, reliable release processes

💽 You have managed large distributed systems.

🔒 You have experience with inter-system secure communication using VPN.

About the Company

We are a Berlin-based team with our own office space in the heart of Kreuzberg, but we have remote workers in a couple of countries in Europe, a new office in Dublin, and a team in Melbourne, Australia.
We meet up as a whole team once a year (last time it was in Cape Town), have a very open and flexible culture, and enjoy meaningful personal connections with one another.
Our team has a diverse range of backgrounds and experiences to share, and we hope you'll be able to contribute with yours too.

We offer all Berlin-based employees standard employment contracts under German law and the following list of benefits:

🪙 Equity / Tokens: Invested in Chainflip? We invest in you, too.

🚉 Public transport: Enjoy the “Deutschland Ticket” subscription

🏊🏽‍♂️ Stay Active: We have you covered with an Urban Sports Club membership

🎓 Learning: Annual budget for personal development (eg Udemy courses)

📚 Language courses: Go multilingual with our sponsored courses

🌴 Loyalty Rewards: Extra holidays for every year working at Chainflip. It is very important to us that our team members are well rested and take the time to recharge from time to time

🍲 Team Vibes: From in-office cooking sessions, sports like volleyball and padel, to music streams and events, we ensure you're always connected and engaged. After all, it's the collective spirit that makes Chainflip unique.

You can read more about Chainflip Labs and the team culture here: https://blog.chainflip.io/join-us/
Who Should Apply?

This is the role for you if:

🇪🇺 You're based in Europe and open to calling Berlin your new home.

💼 You boast 5+ years of development experience.

🚀 Decentralization and blockchain technology spark your interest.

🔧 You're familiar with crafting and scaling robust systems.

📚 Eager to broaden your horizons into the realm of Web3 with us.

💡 Beyond tech, your communication, teamwork, and problem-solving abilities set you apart.

**A quick note: If you don't check every box but are passionate and bring unique perspectives, we still want to hear from you! We deeply value diverse experiences and talents. Our offered salaries and token packages reflect the depth of your skills and experience. With your application, kindly indicate your expected salary range.

The Process

Please submit your CV for review. A screening call will be conducted by our COO. The next steps are a more technical chat followed by a take-home challenge which will then be expanded upon in a 1-hour in-person or remote code interview. Then you will have a more informal meeting with some other members of the team, including the CTO and CEO. This whole process can take as little as a week.

Equal Opportunity at Chainflip

We recognize the inherent value of building with a diverse and inclusive team of Flippers. Our team thrives when given the flexibility and autonomy to work in ways that best suit their individual lifestyles and needs. If accommodations are required at any step of your application process, do let us know.

We firmly commit to equal employment opportunities, irrespective of race, color, genetic information, religion, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, disability status, Veteran status, or any other personal or protected characteristics. Our evaluation is purely based on your passion, skills, and the potential you bring, without attention to your background. Furthermore, we understand and respect the importance of considering qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, in line with legal requirements.