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Principal Blockchain Platform Engineer – Digital Assets
skillventory - A Leading Talent Research Firm
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Principal Blockchain Platform Engineer – Digital Assets
Texas, United States of America
Full Time
11 hours ago
$107,000 - $216,000 USD
No H1B
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Key skills
AWS
EC2
Grafana
Kubernetes
Linux
Node.js
Prometheus
Python
Splunk
Terraform
Bash
EKS
Helm
IAM
CloudWatch
JWT
Datadog
Blockchain
Ethereum
CI/CD
About this role
Role Overview
Architect and maintain containerized blockchain nodes on AWS/EKS using Terraform, Helm, and CI/CD pipelines
Operate Bitcoin/Litecoin full/archive nodes (UTXO set, mempool, pruning, peer policies) with high‑availability RPC and optimized disk I/O
Operate Ethereum execution clients (e.g., Geth, Nethermind, Erigon, Besu) and consensus clients (e.g., Prysm, Lighthouse, Teku, Nimbus); manage beacon/execution pairings, JWT secrets, and checkpoint sync
Implement observability and telemetry using Prometheus/Grafana, Splunk, and Datadog for metrics, logs, and distributed tracing
Own backup/restore/DR strategies: snapshots, archive retention, multi‑AZ and multi‑region failover
Ensure hardfork readiness: plan and execute client upgrades, compatibility testing, and rollback strategies
Monitor and mitigate chain reorganizations (reorgs): implement alerts, RPC consistency checks, and failover strategies for deep reorg scenarios
Lead incident response, post‑mortems, and resilience testing; drive SRE practices and continuous improvement
Stay current with node software packaging and releases: track upstream client updates, security patches, and dependency changes
Implement zero-downtime deployment strategies for node upgrades using rolling updates, canary releases, and Kubernetes best practices
Participate in on-call rotation to provide 24/7 support for production incidents, ensuring rapid response and resolution within defined SLAs
Requirements
Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field required
8+ years in infrastructure/SRE/DevOps roles, with 3+ years operating blockchain nodes in production
Deep expertise with AWS (EKS, EC2, EBS/EFS, VPC, NLB/ALB, CloudWatch, IAM, KMS) and Kubernetes/EKS
Strong IaC: Terraform, Helm; CI/CD pipelines
Hands‑on experience with: Staking validator operations Ethereum: execution + consensus clients; JWT, checkpoint sync, archival strategies
Bitcoin/Litecoin: bitcoind/litecoind, txindex, mempool policies, pruning/archive
Observability: Prometheus/Grafana, Splunk, Datadog, alerting, log aggregation
Experience with hardfork upgrade planning and reorg mitigation strategies
Experience with high‑throughput RPC products and global traffic management
Programming proficiency in Python, Bash; strong Linux systems skills
Tech Stack
AWS
EC2
Grafana
Kubernetes
Linux
Node.js
Prometheus
Python
Splunk
Terraform
Benefits
comprehensive health care coverage
emotional well-being support
market-leading retirement
generous paid time off and parental leave
charitable giving employee match program
educational assistance including student loan repayment, tuition reimbursement, and learning resources
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