Remote DevOps Principal Engineer

Description:

• The DevOps Principal Engineer is responsible for overseeing the strategy, architecture, and operations of Paxful’s DevOps environment.
• This role requires deep expertise in cloud infrastructure, security protocols, and monitoring tools, alongside exceptional leadership skills to guide a high-performing team.
• The ideal candidate ensures reliability, scalability, and compliance for Paxful’s cryptocurrency services while driving team collaboration and technical innovation.
• Responsibilities include developing and executing a comprehensive DevOps strategy to ensure scalability, uptime, and security for Paxful’s cryptocurrency platforms and services.
• The engineer will oversee the design, deployment, and optimization of AWS cloud infrastructure, ensuring high performance, cost efficiency, and alignment with cloud-native architectural best practices.
• They will drive the adoption and implementation of observability tools like Splunk, Prometheus, and Grafana, enabling proactive monitoring, alerting, and rapid issue resolution.
• The role involves building and managing automated workflows and event-driven systems using Apache Airflow and AWS Lambda to streamline operations and enhance system reliability.
• Implementing robust data visualization and reporting solutions with Superset to deliver actionable insights for transaction metrics and operational KPIs is also a key responsibility.
• Conducting regular security audits, enforcing compliance with cryptocurrency regulations, and implementing data protection best practices to safeguard user and system integrity are essential tasks.
• The engineer will act as the primary escalation point for critical incidents, leading swift resolution efforts and driving improvements through comprehensive post-mortem reviews.
• Reporting key DevOps metrics, operational performance updates, and technical strategies to senior leadership is required to align team efforts with company goals.

Requirements:

• Candidates must have 7+ years of experience in DevOps, Cloud Engineering, or related fields, with 3+ years in leadership roles, demonstrating the ability to coordinate cross-functional teams, prioritize tasks, and manage escalations.
• Advanced expertise in AWS services, including EC2, S3, Elasticache, ECS, DynamoDB, Route 53, WAF, SNS, CloudWatch, and ELB, is required for designing and managing scalable, secure, and high-performance cloud architectures.
• Strong knowledge of DevOps best practices, including GitOps, CI/CD methodologies, and infrastructure-as-code tools such as Terraform and CloudFormation, is essential.
• Proficiency in workflow orchestration tools like Apache Airflow and event-driven architectures using Kafka and AWS Lambda is necessary.
• Expertise in monitoring and visualization tools, including Splunk, Prometheus, Grafana, and Apache Superset, is required to ensure comprehensive system visibility and actionable insights.
• In-depth knowledge of security protocols and tools, such as KMS, Certificate Manager, CloudTrail, and WAF, is needed for safeguarding infrastructure and ensuring compliance.
• Familiarity with cryptocurrency-specific systems, including wallet security, transaction processing, and compliance standards, with an emphasis on adhering to global regulations, is preferred.

Benefits:

• Paxful encourages a remote-first approach for geographically distributed teams, being open to skilled professionals from around the world.
• The position offers a competitive salary.
• Employees will enjoy a fully remote work environment.
• Flexible working hours with a 4-hour overlap in Eastern Time (EST) are provided.
• There is an opportunity to work with cutting-edge technologies on impactful projects.
• The company promotes a collaborative, innovative, and supportive work culture.
• Employees will have the opportunity to mentor and lead a team of talented engineers.
• Professional growth and development opportunities are available.