Site Reliability Engineer

Asymmetric Research:

Asymmetric Research ("AR") is a boutique security venture focused on deep partnerships with L1/L2 blockchains and DeFi protocols in an effort to keep them safe. We specialize in four core domains of web3 security: research, engineering, incident response, and infrastructure services.

Culture:

AR is a fully remote organization. Our team has deep roots in open-source development and decades of security-first experience at organizations such as Google, Netflix, Mozilla, Stripe, and Jump Crypto. We value autonomy, professionalism, and a commitment to excellence.

About the Role:

We are looking for a Site Reliability Engineer to join Asymmetric Research initially on a six-month contract engagement, with a strong opportunity to extend into a full-time position. In this role, you will design, operate, and scale mission-critical blockchain infrastructure supporting leading L1/L2 networks and DeFi protocols, working within a high-trust team to deliver secure, highly available, production-grade systems while driving automation, reliability, and operational excellence across our globally distributed environments.

Responsibilities

• Manage and maintain a globally distributed blockchain infrastructure fleet

• Design, architect, deploy, and operate production-grade infrastructure services

• Implement and maintain infrastructure-as-code across development, staging, and production environments

• Ensure high availability and performance of mission-critical systems

• Contribute to automation, CI/CD pipelines, and operational tooling

• Monitor system health and respond to incidents with strong troubleshooting fundamentals

• Uphold the highest standards of integrity, professionalism, and operational discipline

Requirements

• 2+ years of experience in a Site Reliability, DevOps, or Infrastructure Engineering role

• Strong experience managing Linux systems and network infrastructure

• Hands-on experience with load balancers and high-availability technologies (e.g., HAProxy, ALB/ELB)

• Experience with configuration management tools (e.g., Ansible, Chef, Puppet, SaltStack)

• Solid troubleshooting skills across hardware, networking, and software systems

• Development experience in Go, Python, or Rust

• Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines and automated deployment workflows

• Experience with open-source monitoring and observability tools (e.g., Grafana, Loki, Prometheus, Alertmanager)

Nice to Have

• Experience operating distributed systems using tools such as Nomad or Kubernetes

• Familiarity with blockchain infrastructure, including Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, Cosmos, or Move-based ecosystems

Benefits:

• 25-days paid vacation

• Office and equipment stipend

• Pension / 401K programs

• Life Insurance

• Premium Healthcare

• Competitive Base Salary

• Lucrative Bonus Programs