DevOps Engineer, Vac DST

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants anywhere in the world.

📋 Description

• Design, configure, and enhance Kubernetes clusters for extensive experiments and benchmarks of P2P technologies.

• Enhance cluster scalability and resource utilization for progressively intricate deployments and experiments.

• Establish, maintain, and optimize monitoring, logging, and observability infrastructure, including Grafana, Prometheus, and Loki.

• Collaborate with DST researchers and engineers to refine experimentation workflows and boost reproducibility.

• Automate infrastructure and deployment workflows to enhance reliability and minimize overhead.

• Diagnose, profile, and fine-tune distributed workloads for precise and efficient benchmarking.

• Identify, reproduce, and troubleshoot complex distributed-systems issues alongside Logos development teams.

• Design and implement thorough evaluation strategies utilizing large-scale lab deployments and protocol behavior modeling scripts.

• Examine distributed systems, automate test scenarios, and deliver actionable insights into system behavior.

⛳️ Requirements

• Extensive experience with Kubernetes and container orchestration in production or research settings.

• Strong knowledge of cloud infrastructure, Linux systems, and networking, particularly as it pertains to distributed/P2P systems.

• Familiarity with monitoring and logging solutions such as Grafana, Prometheus, and VictoriaLogs.

• Experience with infrastructure as code tools, including Terraform, Ansible, or Helm.

• Proficient in at least one scripting or programming language, preferably Python.

• Interest in or experience with distributed systems, P2P networks, or blockchain technologies.

• Background in networks and systems programming.

• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.

• Alignment with core values and principles.

• Practical experience with libp2p or projects within the Logos collective.

• Experience in performance benchmarking, scalability testing, or systems research.

• Contributions to open source projects.

• Experience working within an open-source organization.

🏝️ Benefits

• Opportunities for professional growth and development.

• Collaborative and innovative work environment.

• Participation in impactful projects that shape the future of P2P technologies.