Who we are

Imperator.co is a leading proof-of-stake node operator, securing over 45 blockchains, including Cosmos, Ethereum, and Sui, with more than $500M in assets staked. Serving a global customer base of 150,000+, we specialize in Data Engineering, supporting Cosmos infrastructure. Trusted by dYdX, Osmosis, Axelar, Coingecko, and others, we contribute to major protocols' operations.

Imperator.co proudly collaborates with dYdX, contributing as a key team running the indexer for dYdX v4. Our role is critical in ensuring traders have access to accurate, real-time asset pricing and trading data. Our goal is to empower and educate, making the Cosmos ecosystem more accessible. We provide people with extensive research papers, founders interview, weekly newsletter.

Our commitment extends to diverse professional services, including expert consultation in areas such as tokenomics, marketing, strategy, and infrastructure. We offer technical support, tailored staking services for institutional clients, and white-labeling solutions.

Who we're looking for

We seek a visionary DevOps Engineer passionate about innovation, with a deep understanding of blockchain technologies and Web3. The ideal candidate is adept at managing and optimizing CI/CD pipelines, enhancing on-call alerting systems, and ensuring robust IT incident management. Your role is pivotal in maintaining our infrastructure's operational integrity, facilitating seamless deployments, and contributing to our overall mission

• Optimizing CI/CD Pipelines: Managing and enhancing continuous integration and continuous deployment processes to ensure smooth and efficient deployment of software.

• Enhancing On-Call Alerting Systems: Improving alerting systems to ensure timely responses to incidents, maintaining system reliability.

• Robust IT Incident Management: Establishing and following thorough procedures for managing IT incidents to minimize downtime and impact on operations.

• Infrastructure Operational Integrity: Confidently managing and maintaining the operational integrity of our infrastructure across multiple cloud providers, ensuring high availability and resilience.

• Seamless Deployments: Facilitating the smooth and efficient deployment of software, minimizing disruptions and ensuring continuity of service.

• Technical Proficiencies:

  • Proficient in Linux, Docker, AWS, Ansible, Terraform, and familiar with cloud-native architectures.

  • Expertise in systems administration, site reliability, and DevOps practices, with a focus on enhancing reliability and performance through proactive monitoring and collaboration.

  • Creating scalable, secure infrastructure with robust monitoring, logging, and metrics to support dynamic scaling and reliability.

  • Establishing automated pipelines for comprehensive testing, validation, and deployment, including code approval processes and release management.

  • Managing test and production nodes across different ecosystems like Cosmos, ETH, Sui, etc.

  • Embracing automation with Python/Bash scripting to streamline tasks and enhance efficiency across our organization.

Responsibilities

• Collaborative Spirit: A team player who can take ownership of initiatives and collaborate closely with partner team technical leads.

• On-Call Responsibility: Willingness to be on-call, including weekends, for critical alerts to ensure system reliability. We consider on-call as a crucial component of a reliable system.

• Communication: Strong communication skills are essential for this fully remote role that involves working with multiple stakeholders across all levels of Engineering.

Nice to have

• Familiarity with blockchain nodes is advantageous, showcasing an understanding of decentralized infrastructure.

• Expertise in systems administration, site reliability, and DevOps practices, focusing on enhancing reliability and performance through monitoring and collaboration.

Benefits

• Fixed compensation of $40,000 - $70,000 USD, with additional rewards based on the performance and earnings of the nodes you help manage

• Work from anywhere in the world

• Flexible working schedule

• Financial Support for education/courses

• Annual bonus

• Stipends to help get your work equipment without compromises

• And more

Let us know how we can make this the best place to work for you.

How to Apply

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Imperator.co welcomes all qualified people to apply regardless of race, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. Compensation will be competitive and commensurate with experience.

Process

Shortlisted candidates will then proceed through the following steps: 

• Screening interview - an initial discussion to assess general qualifications, motivation, and alignment with our team’s values and culture

• Technical interview - a comprehensive evaluation to assess technical abilities

• Take home assignment - a practical take-home assignment where candidates demonstrate their skills through hands-on tasks related to their day-to-day activities, showing how they would contribute to our team’s dynamics

Contact

Contact Imperator.co if you have any questions regarding the application:

💌 contact@imperator.co

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