Remote remote $170,000 - $225,000

Zora is hiring a Sr. Site Reliability Engineer (SRE)

About the Role

Role Overview

A seasoned Site Reliability Engineer is sought to help build and maintain a robust, scalable infrastructure platform supporting a decentralized ecosystem for digital creators. This position bridges software engineering and systems operations, focusing on designing reliable, efficient systems that empower developers and ensure seamless platform performance.

Key Responsibilities

  • Develop and deploy software solutions that improve system uptime, responsiveness, scalability, and resource efficiency
  • Contribute technical vision and long-term strategy for infrastructure architecture and platform evolution
  • Manage and enhance core services such as indexers, APIs, data processing pipelines, and blockchain-integrated components
  • Automate operational workflows including deployment, scaling, and lifecycle management of services
  • Support production systems through on-call duties, responding to incidents and leading resolution efforts

Qualifications and Experience

Candidates should bring a strong background in platform and infrastructure engineering with a software-first mindset. The ideal profile includes:

  • At least five years of hands-on experience building and operating large-scale distributed systems
  • Proficiency in Go and Python, with experience using asyncio for asynchronous programming
  • Deep familiarity with containerization and orchestration tools such as Docker and Kubernetes
  • Operational knowledge of distributed storage solutions like Ceph
  • Experience with serverless frontend platforms including Vercel and Cloudflare Pages Functions
  • Working knowledge of Ethereum and EVM-compatible networks such as Polygon, Optimism, and Base
  • Understanding of Layer 2 scaling technologies including optimistic rollups, zk-rollups, Plasma, sidechains, and cross-chain bridges
  • Experience operating blockchain infrastructure components like RPC nodes and IPFS
  • Strong database expertise with MongoDB and PostgreSQL
  • Proven ability to troubleshoot complex issues across system layers, from runtime environments to orchestration platforms
  • Experience with observability tools such as Datadog or OpenTelemetry for monitoring and diagnostics
  • Ability to break down complex technical challenges and collaborate effectively across engineering teams
  • Excellent communication skills and a collaborative approach to problem-solving
  • A genuine interest in emerging technologies and decentralized systems
Required Skills
GoPythonKubernetesDockerCephasyncioVercelCloudflare Pages FunctionsEthereumEVM-compatible chainsdistributed systemsinfrastructure engineeringplatform engineeringsoftware developmentorchestration systems GoPythonKubernetesDockerCephasyncioVercelCloudflare Pages FunctionsEthereumEVM-compatible chainsdistributed systemsinfrastructure engineeringplatform engineeringsoftware developmentorchestration systems
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Zora
Zora is a new kind of on-chain social network where you can express yourself freely, connect with others, and discover the value of your imagination. They are working to make Zora available to as many people as possible with a simple, fun, and rewarding consumer app.
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Category infrastructure
Posted 2 days ago