Staff Software Engineer (SRE)
Phantom · Engineering · Lead · 1mo ago
$200k – $250k
per year
Anyone, anywhere in the world can apply.
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Anyone, anywhere in the world can apply.
“We are around 180 people, fully remote”
Phantom operates as a fully remote team of around 180 people worldwide.
- Async-first
- The listing doesn't promise async-first working.
- Contractor / B2B
- No mention of hiring international contractors or invoicing.
- Global stipend
- Offers a stipend for your ideal remote set-up.
- Annual retreat
- Hosts global off-sites.
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About the role
As a Staff SRE at Phantom, you will take ownership of Kubernetes clusters on AWS EKS, automate infrastructure with Terraform or Pulumi, and scale multi-chain crypto nodes supporting tens of millions of users. You will monitor and optimize database and system performance using Datadog and OpenTelemetry while collaborating closely with backend and product engineering teams.
What you'll do
- Manage and scale Kubernetes clusters on AWS EKS, ensuring reliability, performance, and security.
- Implement and maintain Infrastructure-as-Code using Terraform or Pulumi to automate infrastructure provisioning.
- Monitor and optimize system performance, scalability, and resource utilization across services.
- Configure and maintain crypto nodes across multiple blockchains to support wallet operations.
- Optimize and scale database infrastructure to handle terabytes of blockchain data efficiently.
- Continuously improve system uptime, monitoring, and observability using Datadog and OpenTelemetry.
What you bring
- 8+ years of experience in an SRE or Software Engineering role.
- Strong hands-on experience running Kubernetes (EKS) in production environments.
- Proficiency with AWS infrastructure and core services such as EC2, S3, RDS, and IAM.
- Solid experience with Docker and Infrastructure-as-Code tools like Terraform or Pulumi.
- Hands-on monitoring and observability experience using tools like Datadog or OpenTelemetry.
About Phantom
Phantom is a leading self-custodial crypto wallet connecting tens of millions of users worldwide to open markets across Solana, Ethereum, Polygon, and Bitcoin. The company is a fully remote team of 180 people backed by tier-one investors including a16z, Sequoia Capital, and Paradigm.
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