DevOps Engineer, Blockchain Infra (Fully Remote) at Binance

About Binance

Binance is a premier global blockchain ecosystem, recognized as the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange by both trading volume and registered users. We serve over 300 million people across 100+ countries, providing industry-leading security, transparent user fund management, high-speed trading, deep liquidity, and a comprehensive suite of digital asset products. Our offerings span trading, finance, education, research, payments, institutional services, and Web3 features. We are dedicated to leveraging digital assets and blockchain technology to construct an inclusive financial ecosystem, thereby advancing financial freedom and accessibility globally.

About the Role

We are actively seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer to contribute to the development and operation of highly available, scalable, and secure cloud infrastructure that supports blockchain services and distributed systems. In this critical role, you will be responsible for designing cloud-native platforms, automating infrastructure processes, enhancing system reliability, and collaborating with engineering teams to deploy production-grade services across various cloud providers (AWS, GCP, Azure). This position is ideal for an individual who thrives on solving complex infrastructure challenges at scale, possesses robust software engineering fundamentals, and is deeply passionate about automation and platform engineering.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain highly available cloud infrastructure across multiple providers including AWS, GCP, and Azure.
• Operate and optimize Kubernetes clusters within production environments.
• Manage cluster autoscaling and capacity planning using advanced tools like Karpenter and native Kubernetes technologies.
• Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) utilizing Terraform.
• Design and continuously improve CI/CD pipelines for both application and infrastructure deployment.
• Deploy and operate middleware platforms such as Kafka, Redis, and NGINX.
• Automate operational tasks efficiently using Golang and Python.
• Enhance observability through comprehensive monitoring, logging, alerting, and distributed tracing solutions.
• Ensure the highest standards of platform reliability, scalability, security, and disaster recovery.
• Troubleshoot production incidents and perform thorough root cause analyses.
• Collaborate closely with software engineers to refine deployment processes and enhance the platform developer experience.
• Actively participate in on-call rotations and incident response protocols.

Requirements

• Minimum of 3+ years of experience as a DevOps Engineer, Platform Engineer, Site Reliability Engineer (SRE), or Infrastructure Engineer.
• Strong hands-on experience with at least one major cloud platform: AWS, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), or Azure.
• Proven experience managing Kubernetes production environments.
• Experience with Karpenter for Kubernetes autoscaling and node lifecycle management.
• Strong proficiency with Terraform for infrastructure automation.
• Experience administering Linux systems and a solid understanding of networking fundamentals.
• Experience operating middleware technologies such as Kafka, Redis, and NGINX.
• Strong scripting and programming skills in Golang and Python.
• Experience with Git, GitOps workflows, and various CI/CD platforms.
• Strong understanding of observability tools including Prometheus and OpenTelemetry.
• Familiarity with container technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes.
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience operating blockchain infrastructure or Web3 platforms.
• Experience deploying and managing blockchain nodes (Ethereum, Bitcoin, Solana, Cosmos, or other Layer 1/Layer 2 networks).
• Familiarity with blockchain RPC services, validators, indexing services, or distributed consensus systems.
• Experience with Argo CD, Helm, Helmfile, or Flux.
• Experience with multi-region and multi-cloud deployments.
• Knowledge of cloud security best practices, Identity and Access Management (IAM), networking, and secrets management.
• Experience with service mesh technologies such as Istio or Linkerd.
• Familiarity with message queues, distributed caching, and high-throughput systems.
• Experience with performance tuning and capacity planning for large-scale distributed systems.

Nice to Have

• Experience in cryptocurrency exchanges or blockchain infrastructure providers.
• Experience operating multi-region, multi-cloud production environments.
• Knowledge of RPC infrastructure, distributed databases, or high-performance networking.
• Familiarity with security and compliance best practices (IAM, WAF, Vault, KMS, etc.).
• Experience contributing to open source projects.

Why Binance

• Shape the future within the world’s leading blockchain ecosystem.
• Collaborate with world-class talent in a user centric global organization with a flat structure.
• Tackle unique, fast-paced projects with autonomy in an innovative environment.
• Thrive in a results driven workplace with opportunities for career growth and continuous learning.
• Enjoy a competitive salary and comprehensive company benefits.
• Benefit from a work from home arrangement (which may vary based on the specific business team and work nature).

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