Support Engineer II

About Quicknode

Quicknode is a cloud-based infrastructure company that powers the blockchain ecosystem. Our mission is to be the indispensable utility that empowers companies and innovators globally to build next-generation, Web3 enabled businesses & applications using blockchain technology. Quicknode is backed by some of the world's best investors including Tiger Global, Y Combinator, SoftBank, and the Seven Seven Six Fund. The Quicknode team has over 120 people maintaining high performance global data infrastructure for amazing customers serving billions of requests daily.

We are a global remote company with an HQ in Miami, Florida.

The Role of a Support Engineer II

As a Support Engineer II, you will be working on everything from answering simple support requests from potential customers about our service to setting up a local proxy to debug outgoing Web3 requests. You will be responsible for ensuring that we provide resolutions to customers quickly and when that is not possible, translate customer hardships into actionable items for our developer team to fix. Our network is servicing more than 10 billion requests per month, so you will be crucial in debugging the core issues customers are having with the use of custom software, off-the-shelf tooling, and more.

You won’t be alone because we expect every engineer to spend time on customer support, on a rotating basis, to understand our customers better.

We’re looking for a self-starter, who is communication-focused with a deep sense of ownership and a team mentality to collaborate on achieving high-quality customer experience. We’re looking for an individual who does not need constant supervision to track issues, reproduce customer issues, etc.

You can expect to meet on a daily basis to go over customer issues, task progress and design solutions. This role operates within the US West Timezone.

What You'll Do (Past Achievements)

• Handled customer support in a technical capacity
• Worked on a remote team of 5-10 people
• Written scripts to figure out why some technical thing is not working
• Managed refunds, credits and charges in Stripe
• Lead a customer support team in a technical capacity

What You'll Bring (Required Skills)

• Advanced scripting in more than one of the following languages: Python, GoLang, Ruby, Bash
• Internet core protocol knowledge: DNS, TCP/SSL, HTTP, etc
• The Ethereum JSON RPC spec: https://eth.wiki/json-rpc/API
• Experience in maintaining infrastructure as code (Terraform and preferably Ansible, but experience in Salt, Puppet or Chef is acceptable)
• Expertise in managing Linux hosts
• Experience with proactive alerting and monitoring systems technologies
• Dealing with technical customer support (troubleshooting, CLI tools, Linux)
• Adept at setting up software you may be unfamiliar with
• Being extremely thorough in debugging and documenting issues for other teams
• Capable of preemptively solving complex problems prior to their impacting multiple customers
• Documenting your processes and sharing knowledge

Bonus Skills

• Experience in Blockchain

Compensation Philosophy

The US base salary range for this Support Engineer II position is $113,000 - $126,000 per year, at level P3. International ranges will be discussed during the hiring process. This role is eligible for a quarterly bonus tied to company and individual goal achievement. Quicknode's compensation philosophy ensures fair and unbiased compensation, employee-centric total rewards, competitive benefits, global talent attraction and retention, and a high-performing, flexible work environment. We are committed to open and honest compensation discussions and encourage candidates to share salary expectations early. Quicknode is an equal opportunity employer.

Key skills/competency

• Technical Support
• Blockchain
• Scripting (Python, GoLang, Ruby, Bash)
• Web3 Debugging
• Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible)
• Linux Administration
• Networking Protocols (DNS, TCP/SSL, HTTP)
• Ethereum JSON RPC
• Troubleshooting
• Customer Experience