Key skills
PythonGoKubernetesDockerServerlessPostgresMongoDBDatadogOpenTelemetryBlockchainEthereumCloudflareCommunication
About this role
Zora is a new kind of on-chain social network aiming to empower creators through crypto. They are looking for an experienced infrastructure/site reliability engineer to enhance their infrastructure platform, ensuring it meets business needs and is scalable and highly available.
Responsibilities:
- Design, build, and deliver software to enhance the availability, scalability, latency, and efficiency of Zora’s infrastructure platform
- Provide technical and strategic input to shape the direction of the infrastructure platform
- Operate and maintain core infrastructure systems in service of enhancing the developer experience
- Automate key infrastructure workflows, including service lifecycle management and critical operational processes
- Participate in the team’s on-call rotation and respond to production incidents as needed
Requirements:
- 5+ years of experience in infrastructure and/or platform engineering, with a focus on software development
- Proficiency in Go and Python
- Hands-on experience with Kubernetes, Docker, and similar orchestration systems
- Operational experience with distributed storage systems like Ceph
- Familiarity with Python's asyncio programming model
- Experience with frontend serverless platforms like Vercel, Cloudflare Pages Functions, etc
- Understanding of Ethereum and EVM-compatible chains, including L2 architectures like Polygon, Optimism, and Base
- Knowledge of L2 scaling solutions such as optimistic rollups, zk-rollups, Plasma, sidechains, and bridges
- Passion for learning and exploring new technologies and paradigms
- Experience designing large-scale systems, breaking down complex problems, and aligning with cross-functional engineering teams
- Familiarity with blockchain infrastructure, including RPC nodes and IPFS
- Strong experience with database technologies such as MongoDB and Postgres
- Solid understanding of monitoring and observability practices using tools like Datadog and/or OpenTelemetry
- Strong debugging and troubleshooting skills, from orchestration layers down to system runtimes
- Clear and effective communication skills, with a collaborative and service-oriented mindset