We are representing a leading force in the decentralized exchange (DEX), and seeking a high-caliber technical leader to architect the backbone of a global financial ecosystem. In this role, you will bridge the gap between complex blockchain environments and high-availability cloud infrastructure. Reporting to the Director of Engineering, you will be empowered to drive reliability, performance, and security for a platform handling institutional-grade volume. This is an opportunity for a "builder" to own the infrastructure lifecycle in a lean, high-velocity engineering culture.
Core ResponsibilitiesInfrastructure Architecture: Design, optimize, and manage multi-region Kubernetes clusters and core platform services to support massive scale.
System Resiliency: Lead the site reliability strategy from initial design through deployment, ensuring the platform remains robust and secure against global demands.
Engineering Mentorship: Act as a subject matter expert for the broader software engineering team, instilling best practices and evolving internal development processes.
Rapid Incident Response: Own production stability by leading incident resolution efforts, maintaining industry-leading uptime, and optimizing system performance.
Strategic Growth: Partner with senior leadership to scale an adaptable, high-output infrastructure team while aligning technical resources with business goals.
High-Stakes SRE Experience: Significant background in Site Reliability Engineering within complex, multi-datacenter environments where uptime and performance are mission-critical.
Modern Tooling Mastery: Expert-level proficiency in AWS, Kubernetes, Terraform, and Docker, with a strong software engineering foundation.
Security-First Mindset: Deep expertise in securing sophisticated cloud network architectures and protecting sensitive financial data.
Advanced Infrastructure Knowledge: Proven experience with low-latency systems, multi-cloud strategy, and the HashiCorp stack (Vault, Consul, etc.).
Technical Leadership: Demonstrated ability to lead high-impact projects and mentor engineers in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.
Skills Required
- Significant Site Reliability Engineering experience in multi-datacenter or multi-region mission-critical environments
- Expert-level proficiency with AWS
- Expert-level proficiency with Kubernetes
- Expert-level proficiency with Terraform
- Expert-level proficiency with Docker
- Experience with the HashiCorp stack (Vault, Consul)
- Proven experience with low-latency systems and multi-cloud strategy
- Strong software engineering foundation
- Deep expertise in securing cloud network architectures and protecting financial data
- Demonstrated technical leadership and mentorship of engineering teams
What We Do
Hyphen Connect is a Web3 and AI talent agency and crypto-integrated software solutions provider that connects blockchain, DeFi, NFT, and AI companies with specialized technical and go-to-market talent globally and remotely. They deliver headhunting, data-driven research, and recruitment services across infrastructure, exchanges, gaming, and DeFi projects, plus industry analysis and hiring insights to help clients build engineering and product teams.
