Senior Staff Core Infrastructure Engineer - Platforms Orchestration

Methodfi; Remote; GBP 80,000 - GBP 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading crypto company is looking for a candidate to join their Core Infrastructure - Platforms Team. This role focuses on enhancing and managing the engineering platform with emphasis on security and performance. Ideal candidates should have a strong background in Linux and distributed systems, experience with HashiCorp tools, passionate about improving processes, and excellent communication skills. The company champions a diverse workforce and offers a fully remote working environment.

Qualifications

• Strong background in Linux, Networking, and Distributed Systems.
• Experience with the Nomad container orchestration platform in a production environment.
• Strong security mindset and experience implementing best practices.

Responsibilities

• Extend and automate the existing container orchestration platform.
• Work closely with SREs to reduce cognitive load related to the orchestration platform.
• Implement and maintain security best practices for the orchestration platform.

Skills

Linux

Networking

Distributed Systems

Nomad

Vault

Consul

Terraform

AWS Cloud Infrastructure

Monitoring tools

Python

Go

Bash

Communication skills

Leadership skills

Independent working

Job description

Building the Future of Crypto

Our Krakenites are a world-class team with crypto conviction, united by our desire to discover and unlock the potential of crypto and blockchain technology.

What makes us different?

Kraken is a mission-focused company rooted in crypto values. As a Krakenite, you’ll join us on our mission to accelerate the global adoption of crypto, so that everyone can achieve financial freedom and inclusion. For over a decade, Kraken’s focus on our mission and crypto ethos has attracted many of the most talented crypto experts in the world.

Before you apply, please read the Kraken Culture page to learn more about our internal culture, values, and mission. We also expect candidates to familiarize themselves with the Kraken app. Learn how to create a Kraken account here.

As a fully remote company, we have Krakenites in 70+ countries who speak over 50 languages. Krakenites are industry pioneers who develop premium crypto products for experienced traders, institutions, and newcomers to the space. Kraken is committed to industry-leading security, crypto education, and world‑class client support through our products like Kraken Pro, Desktop, Wallet, and Kraken Futures.

Become a Krakenite and build the future of crypto!

The team

Join our Core Infrastructure – Platforms Team and start playing a vital role in managing and enhancing Kraken's engineering platform! The Core Infrastructure – Platform team is responsible for managing and applying best practices to our orchestration platform while providing infrastructure support across Engineering. The Core Infrastructure – Platforms Team at Kraken is dedicated to creating a secure, reliable, and scalable infrastructure platform that facilitates a continuous approach to our software development practices. Lately, the team has been focusing on providing a self‑service platform for engineers to easily access and manage their services in the clusters the team provides, and manages.

The opportunity

• Extend and automate the existing container orchestration platform, ensuring its scalability, reliability, and performance
• Work closely with SREs from different teams to reduce their cognitive load related to the orchestration platform
• Implement and maintain security best practices for the orchestration platform, ensuring the security and availability of our systems
• Troubleshoot and resolve infrastructure issues, as well as provide guidance and support to other team members
• Participate in on‑call rotations to ensure the smooth operation of our critical systems

Skills you should HODL

• Strong background in Linux, Networking, and Distributed Systems
• Significant hands‑on experience with Nomad container orchestration platform in a high availability, production environment
• Hands‑on experience with other HashiCorp tools, such as Vault and Consul
• Advanced proficiency in Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform
• Extensive experience with AWS Cloud Infrastructure
• Strong security mindset and experience implementing security best practices in a complex environment
• Experience with monitoring and observability tools like Prometheus and Grafana
• Significant experience with one or more of the following languages: Python, Go, Bash
• Passion for improving processes, products, and the developer experience for engineering teams
• Knowledgeable about continuous integration and delivery best practices
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and leadership skills
• Ability to thrive while working independently and remotely in a team‑based environment
• Self‑starter, capable of context‑switching between various projects, codebases, and concepts

Unless a specific application deadline is stated in the job posting, applications are accepted on an ongoing basis.

Please note, applicants are permitted to redact or remove information on their resume that identifies age, date of birth, or dates of attendance at or graduation from an educational institution.

We consider qualified applicants with criminal histories for employment on our team, assessing candidates in a manner consistent with the requirements of the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.

Kraken is powered by people from around the world and we celebrate all Krakenites for their diverse talents, backgrounds, contributions and unique perspectives. We hire strictly based on merit, meaning we seek out the candidates with the right abilities, knowledge, and skills considered the most suitable for the job. We encourage you to apply for roles where you don't fully meet the listed requirements, especially if you're passionate or knowledgeable about crypto!

As an equal opportunity employer, we don’t tolerate discrimination or harassment of any kind. Whether that’s based on race, ethnicity, age, gender identity, citizenship, religion, sexual orientation, disability, pregnancy, veteran status or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state or local laws.