Senior Infrastructure Engineer, SRE
Hyphen Connect
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Job Description
About the Role: Senior Infrastructure Engineer, SRE
We are representing a leading force in the decentralized exchange (DEX) space, seeking a high-caliber technical leader to architect the backbone of a global financial ecosystem. In this role, you will bridge the gap between complex blockchain environments and high-availability cloud infrastructure. Reporting to the Director of Engineering, you will be empowered to drive reliability, performance, and security for a platform handling institutional-grade volume. This is an opportunity for a "builder" to own the infrastructure lifecycle in a lean, high-velocity engineering culture.
Core Responsibilities
- Infrastructure Architecture: Design, optimize, and manage multi-region Kubernetes clusters and core platform services to support massive scale.
- System Resiliency: Lead the site reliability strategy from initial design through deployment, ensuring the platform remains robust and secure against global demands.
- Engineering Mentorship: Act as a subject matter expert for the broader software engineering team, instilling best practices and evolving internal development processes.
- Rapid Incident Response: Own production stability by leading incident resolution efforts, maintaining industry-leading uptime, and optimizing system performance.
- Strategic Growth: Partner with senior leadership to scale an adaptable, high-output infrastructure team while aligning technical resources with business goals.
Professional Requirements
- High-Stakes SRE Experience: Significant background in Site Reliability Engineering within complex, multi-datacenter environments where uptime and performance are mission-critical.
- Modern Tooling Mastery: Expert-level proficiency in AWS, Kubernetes, Terraform, and Docker, with a strong software engineering foundation.
- Security-First Mindset: Deep expertise in securing sophisticated cloud network architectures and protecting sensitive financial data.
- Advanced Infrastructure Knowledge: Proven experience with low-latency systems, multi-cloud strategy, and the HashiCorp stack (Vault, Consul, etc.).
- Technical Leadership: Demonstrated ability to lead high-impact projects and mentor engineers in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.
Key skills/competency
- Site Reliability Engineering
- Kubernetes
- AWS
- Terraform
- Docker
- System Architecture
- Distributed Systems
- Security
- HashiCorp Stack
- Incident Management
How to Get Hired at Hyphen Connect
- Research Hyphen Connect's culture: Study their mission, values, recent news, and employee testimonials on LinkedIn and Glassdoor.
- Tailor your resume: Highlight SRE, Kubernetes, AWS, and blockchain experience relevant to the Senior Infrastructure Engineer, SRE role.
- Prepare for technical interviews: Expect deep dives into distributed systems, cloud architecture, and incident response scenarios.
- Showcase leadership potential: Be ready to discuss mentorship, strategic thinking, and high-impact project ownership.
- Demonstrate problem-solving: Practice articulating how you've solved complex infrastructure challenges in high-stakes environments.
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