Cloud Architect - Blockchain Layer 1 Decentralized Interoperability

The company is the universal interoperability protocol and infrastructure connecting all blockchain ecosystems, applications, assets, and users. The company's network consists of a protocol suite, tools, and APIs, designed to break down the barriers to cross-chain communication. Powered by a decentralized open network of validators; anyone can join the network, use it and build on it. The company's network makes cross-chain communication as simple as using HTTP(s) protocols on the web. Platform developers can plug in their blockchains to other ecosystems, and application builders and users can leverage a simple protocol and API to access global liquidity and communicate with the entire ecosystem.

The company's team has deep roots in distributed systems, consensus, and cryptography.
The venture is backed by Polychain, Dragonfly Capital, Coinbase, Binance X, DCVC, and others. It was founded by Sergey Gorbunov (Ph.D. MIT) and Georgios Vlachos (MSc MIT), who previously worked together on the founding team at Algorand.
 
What you will be doing

Scaling, extending, and optimizing our interchain request delivery infrastructure which facilitates generalized communication between every major public blockchain

Designing self-healing microservices in a cloud-agnostic and open-source context to support both internal and community infrastructure for the company's network.

Automating continuous integration and testing pipelines which improve the effectiveness of our serverless development lifecycleImplementing tooling and processes to improve cloud development workflows

Continually improving observability and monitoring of our delivery infrastructure (e.g. logs, debugging procedures, recovery mechanisms)

Constructing APIs and SDKs for the delivery layer of the company's interoperability stack to support external developers building cross-chain apps 

Strong hands-on experience with Amazon Web Services (ECS, EC2, RDS, S3, Lambda, CloudFormation)

Strong experience with Infrastructure as Code frameworks (Terraform or similar)

Experience working with distributed messaging frameworks (RabbitMQ, AMQP, Amazon AMQ or similar) and message-driven applications.

Strong experience automating deployment and testing of cloud-based serverless/microservice applications

Strong experience working with distributed systems at scale 

You have a strong sense of ownership, with the ability to lead and share knowledge to reach solutions as well as the keenness to learn

You’re open to collaborating with internal and external stakeholders, flourishing in a distributed environment

You enjoy being hands-on, being a self-starter that thrives well in ambiguity

A problem solver at heart that can envision successful outcomes

You have a creative flair, always seizing an opportunity to do things differently

Understand how to use blockchains / DeFi as a user 

An autonomous, distributed environment with the opportunity to work collaboratively in a diverse team across the world

The scope to contribute to high impact work and really make a difference in a decentralized protocol

Chance to really challenge yourself whilst learning heaps of stuff in the process

Unlimited time off throughout the year to rest and recharge

Competitive compensation with stock options, experiencing growth from the initial phase