Platform Engineer (Remote)

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🌍 Remote📍 Lightning LabsFullTime

About this role

Lightning Labs is seeking a pragmatic senior software engineer who embraces the DevOps mindset to improve our developer experience.

Roles:

- Manage the underlying cloud and cluster technologies that compose our internal platform

- Manage stateful backend services such as databases and Bitcoin/LN nodes

- Utilize, operate, and extend observability tools (logging/monitoring/tracing)

- Improve robustness & security of our platform using enhancements like operators and overlay networks

- Advise/assist dev teams with integrations, such as Helm charts, cloud resources, and the k8s lifecycle

Skills:

- Strong foundations in Linux, networking, security, cloud, and IaC

- Managing and troubleshooting Kubernetes clusters in production

- Operating and extending observability tools (logging/metrics/tracing)

- Experience in a systems programming language (Go, Python, Rust, etc)

- Preferred

  - Advanced cloud technologies: GitOps, DevSecOps, service mesh

  - Database administration: postgresql, etcd

  - Knowledge of Bitcoin and Lightning Network

  - Familiarity contributing to open source projects

Check out our Github repos at:

- https://github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd

- https://github.com/lightninglabs/lndinit

- https://github.com/lightninglabs/lndmon

- https://github.com/lightninglabs/aperture

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The salary for this Platform Engineer (Remote) role at lightning is not publicly listed. Click "Apply Now" to learn more about the compensation package on their official careers page.
Is the Platform Engineer (Remote) job at lightning remote?
Yes, this Platform Engineer (Remote) position at lightning is remote, with team members based in Lightning Labs. You can work from home or anywhere in the supported regions.
Is the Platform Engineer (Remote) role at lightning full-time or part-time?
This is listed as a FullTime position. It is posted as a Platform Engineer (Remote) role in the Engineering department at lightning.
Which team or department does the Platform Engineer (Remote) at lightning belong to?
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When was the Platform Engineer (Remote) job at lightning posted?
This Platform Engineer (Remote) position at lightning was posted on May 3, 2022. Apply as soon as possible — early applications are often reviewed first.
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