About Us
Parity is one of the world's most experienced core blockchain infrastructure companies, having built and pioneered some of the most advanced technologies in the blockchain sector. Parity was founded by Dr. Gavin Wood, co-founder and former CTO of Ethereum, the primary engineer behind the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM), inventor of the Solidity programming language, and primary author of the Ethereum Yellowpaper.
People in Our Collective Are
Highly motivated to contribute to Parity’s mission and be part of something bigger
Excited to work on projects that are groundbreaking and complex
Autonomous workers that self-initiate, but also collaborate well with others
Taking maximum accountability and having minimum ego at work
Comfortable with chaos and adapting to the ever-changing Web3 space
Continuously educating themselves about Parity and the wider ecosystem
About the Team
The Parity SRE team is part of the Parity Infrastructure & Data department, made of more than 20 people. We are remote-first, but can also work from offices in Berlin, Lisbon, and London.
About the Position
As the DevOps/SRE Team Lead, you will lead a team of 5 DevOps/SRE engineers responsible for maintaining the infrastructure and tools that support the development of Parity’s Polkadot SDK. Within the Product Engineering department, you will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to ensure the reliability, scalability, and security of our systems. Your leadership and expertise will play a crucial role in advancing automation, enhancing efficiency, and optimising the performance of our entire technology stack.
Lead a team of DevOps engineers, providing guidance, mentorship, and support
Define and implement best practices for infrastructure automation, continuous delivery and cloud operations
Provide strategic direction and contribute to the overall technology roadmap
Drive the adoption of DevOps culture, practices, and tools across the organisation
Collaborate with software development teams to streamline the build, deployment, and release processes
Establish and maintain robust monitoring, alerting, and logging systems to ensure system reliability and availability
Continuously evaluate and implement new technologies and tools to improve efficiency and productivity
Liaise with stakeholders to gather requirements, prioritise projects, and communicate progress
About You
Strong leadership and team management skills, with the ability to inspire and motivate others
Strong understanding of containerization technologies such as Docker and orchestration tools like Kubernetes
Experience with multiple cloud providers such as AWS, GCP, Azure, DigitalOcean, OVH, Scaleway, etc.
Experience leveraging Infrastructure as Code (eg. Terraform, Ansible) and GitOps (eg. ArgoCD, FluxCD) tooling.
Expertise in Linux-based systems
Proven experience managing infrastructure teams, and overseeing large scalable, resilient and observable systems
Strong communication, collaboration, and interpersonal skills
About Working for Us
Competitive remuneration packages based on iterative market research, including tokens (where legally possible)
“Future of work” environment that’s remote-first and self-initiating with flexible hours
Team mates that are genuinely excited about their impact and projects
Access to the brightest minds in this space to learn about Web3 and develop your skills and knowledge while on the job
Becoming part of the wider ecosystem (career and networking opportunities)
Team and company-wide retreats
Work laptop
Opportunity to relocate to Germany or Portugal (with visa sponsorship)
Those joining our collective as an employee in Germany, Portugal, Switzerland and the U.K. also enjoy benefits such as health care, parental leave, PTO (28 days per year), local team events, yearly L&D budget, and language classes.
Parity is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We welcome diversity in our global team and care about everyone in our collective feeling included and welcome.
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What We Do
Parity’s mission is to enable businesses and organisations to capitalise on blockchain technology and benefit from the new opportunities it presents. We develop cutting-edge software solutions for enterprises and industries to unlock the full value of decentralised technology. We believe that decentralised technology has the power to fundamentally change and enhance the systems used by businesses, consumers, and governments every day.
