Phylax Systems is a company focused on enhancing security in the crypto industry, having raised over $4.5M from notable investors.
The company was founded in response to security breaches in the crypto space, aiming to restore credibility and safety for users and institutions.
As a Platform Engineer, you will work on advanced infrastructure to protect the crypto industry and help the team rapidly deploy new features.
The role emphasizes fast iterations, continuous performance benchmarking, and maintaining lean, robust code.
Key responsibilities include driving and executing the team's infrastructure, designing and owning complex features, managing ambiguity, sharing innovative ideas, and optimizing through testing and feedback.
Requirements:
Proven experience in maintaining and scaling both bare metal servers and cloud environments for production systems is required.
Skilled in monitoring and alerting systems for infrastructure, such as Grafana-Prometheus-Loki-Tempo, with the ability to assist team members in troubleshooting.
Proficiency in coding or scripting languages such as Rust, Go, or Python is necessary.
Capability to develop custom tools and contribute to open-source projects is expected.
Hands-on experience with orchestration tools like Kubernetes and configuration management tools such as Pulumi, Terraform, and Helm is required.
Strong Linux and networking skills, along with experience troubleshooting on Linux systems, are essential.
A background in securing and hardening infrastructure, including uptime, self-healing, and security requirements, is necessary.
Benefits:
You will be part of the Phylax Founding team, contributing to impactful work in the web3 space.
The role offers ownership of your project, allowing you to build it from the ground up.
The company provides flexible PTO and health insurance.
Major industry conferences and events will be covered.
The position is remote-first, with a hub located in NYC, and you will receive a new MacBook.
