SRE / DevOps Engineer
Kraken
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Job Description
About Kraken
Our Krakenites are a world-class team with crypto conviction, united by our desire to discover and unlock the potential of crypto and blockchain technology. Kraken is a mission-focused company rooted in crypto values, dedicated to accelerating the global adoption of crypto for financial freedom and inclusion. For over a decade, our focus on mission and crypto ethos has attracted top talent.
Before applying, please review the Kraken Culture page and familiarize yourself with the Kraken app by learning how to create a Kraken account.
As a fully remote company, Krakenites operate in 70+ countries and speak over 50 languages, pioneering premium crypto products for all types of users. Kraken is committed to industry-leading security, crypto education, and world-class client support through products like Kraken Pro, Desktop, Wallet, and Kraken Futures.
Become a Krakenite and build the future of crypto!
The Team
Kraken’s Developer-Experience (DX) team aims to make writing, shipping, and running software effortless and efficient. We collaborate closely with product-engineering to identify and eliminate friction in the development lifecycle through purpose-built tooling, streamlined processes, clear documentation, and data-driven insights.
The Opportunity
- Build and support infrastructure and tools, both on-prem and in the cloud.
- Drive standardization: Author RFCs and internal guides covering process improvements, reliability patterns, and best practices.
- Support and guide engineers on SRE related topics.
- Partner with product-development teams to identify and eliminate friction.
Skills You Should HODL
- 3+ years in a DevOps role (DevOps, SRE, etc).
- 3+ years experience with a systems programming language (e.g. Rust).
- Proficient in Git source version-control.
- Thorough knowledge of Docker, experience with Terraform.
- Passion for improving process and products.
- Experience configuring Continuous Integration (CI).
- Ability to thrive while working independently and remotely in a team-based environment.
- Experience with monitoring / alerting (primarily with Prometheus / Grafana) and knowledge of best practices in the area.
- Self-starter, ability to context-switch between various projects, codebases and concepts.
- Ability to independently debug problems involving the network and operating system.
- Well-versed in scripting languages (e.g. Bash and/or Python), building and administration of Linux.
- Interest in security and a thoughtful and thorough consideration of the security implications of development decisions.
Key skills/competency
- SRE
- DevOps
- Infrastructure Engineering
- Cloud Infrastructure
- Rust Programming
- Git Version Control
- Docker
- Terraform
- Continuous Integration (CI)
- Prometheus
- Grafana
- Linux Administration
- Bash Scripting
- Python Scripting
- System Debugging
How to Get Hired at Kraken
- Research Kraken's culture: Study their mission, values, recent news, and employee testimonials on LinkedIn and Glassdoor.
- Familiarize with Kraken products: Understand the Kraken app, Kraken Pro, Wallet, and Futures to demonstrate genuine interest.
- Tailor your SRE resume: Highlight DevOps, SRE, Rust, Terraform, and CI/CD experience relevant to Kraken's needs.
- Showcase technical depth: Prepare to discuss complex system debugging, monitoring, and security implications in interviews.
- Emphasize remote work readiness: Demonstrate self-starting ability and independent problem-solving for a distributed team.
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