Staff Software Engineer (SRE)

The role

The Staff Software Engineer (SRE) will manage and scale Kubernetes clusters on AWS EKS. This role involves implementing infrastructure automation, optimizing system performance, and maintaining blockchain infrastructure.

What you will do

• Manage and scale Kubernetes clusters on AWS EKS, ensuring reliability, performance, and security.
• Implement and maintain Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform/Pulumi) to automate infrastructure provisioning and management.
• Monitor and optimize system performance, scalability, and resource utilization.
• Configure and maintain crypto nodes across multiple blockchains to support our wallet’s operations.
• Optimize and scale database infrastructure to handle terabytes of blockchain data efficiently.
• Continuously improve system uptime, monitoring, and observability using tools like Datadog and OpenTelemetry.
• Work closely with backend and product teams to support feature development and system scaling.

Required qualifications

• 5+ years in a SRE or Software Engineer role.
• Strong hands-on experience with Kubernetes (EKS) in production environments.
• Proficiency with AWS infrastructure and services (EC2, S3, RDS, IAM).
• Solid experience with Docker and Infrastructure-as-Code tools like Terraform or Pulumi.
• Monitoring and observability experience using tools like Datadog or OpenTelemetry.

Benefits

• Competitive salary and equity
• Comprehensive insurance (medical/dental/vision): base plan 100% covered
• Flexible hours and a long-standing, supportive remote environment
• Unlimited vacation
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Wellness stipend
• Weekly meal stipend
• Learning & Development stipend
• Remote / WFH set-up stipend

About the company

Phantom is on a mission to connect the world to the freedom of open markets. The company is around 180 people and fully remote.