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title: 'Site Reliability Engineer at Blockdaemon'
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# Site Reliability Engineer at Blockdaemon

- **Company:** Blockdaemon
- **Location:** Galway, Ireland
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Posted:** 2026-10-12
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-18
- **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/blockdaemon/1f155fd0-0db0-4174-aa78-d31c049ebea7

## Job description

Position Overview Blockdaemon is looking for a hands-on Site Reliability Engineer to join our Security team and take ownership of the cloud infrastructure that our security posture depends on. This is fundamentally an infrastructure and networking role: you'll be the engineer who designs, hardens, and operates the multi cloud foundation (AWS, GCP, Azure) that everything else sits on top of, with a specific focus on network security, egress control, and infrastructure as code. You'll work across our full cloud footprint, building and maintaining the Terraform and Ansible that define our environments, running production Kubernetes (GKE), and owning the network layer, including Cloudflare, Tailscale, and egress proxy infrastructure that controls how traffic moves in and out of our systems. You'll have direct influence over how our cloud environments are structured, secured, and automated, and your work will have a visible, immediate impact on our risk posture and operational resilience.

## Your Impact

- Own the design, reliability, and hardening of multi cloud infrastructure across AWS, GCP, and Azure
- Build and maintain infrastructure as code (Terraform, Ansible, Helm) as the source of truth for how environments are provisioned and configured
- Own network security architecture: egress proxy configuration, traffic segmentation, and outbound control across cloud environments
- Manage and evolve our Cloudflare footprint (DNS, WAF, edge security, traffic routing) and API gateway layer (Zuplo)
- Operate and secure Tailscale as our zero trust network access layer, including access policy design and rollout to new environments
- Run production Kubernetes (GKE) with an infrastructure security lens: cluster hardening, network policy, and secure deployment patterns
- Build observability (Grafana) for network and infrastructure health, so misconfigurations and anomalies are caught before they become incidents
- Harden CI/CD and deployment pipelines (GitHub, GitLab, ArgoCD) from an infrastructure and supply chain security perspective
- Manage on-call rotation and incident response for infrastructure and network layer issues, driving root cause analysis and durable fixes rather than one-off patches
- Reduce toil: identify manual infrastructure work and automate it.
- Act as the technical bridge between security and platform engineering on anything network or cloud infrastructure related

## Role Requirement

- 5+ years in an SRE, infrastructure, or platform engineering role, with hands-on experience running production workloads across multiple cloud providers — this is not an entry point into SRE
- Proven experience with SRE fundamentals: defining SLOs, measuring toil, running blameless postmortems, and using reliability data to inform engineering priorities
- Strong, demonstrable experience with AWS, GCP, and Azure, including their networking primitives (VPCs, peering, firewall rules, load balancing)
- Proficiency with IaC and configuration management — Terraform and Ansible are both in daily use here and you'll be owning them, not just contributing to them
- Solid network security background, including experience designing or operating egress control and proxy architecture for security and compliance purposes
- Hands-on Kubernetes experience in production (we run GKE), including Helm and GitOps deployment patterns (we use ArgoCD)
- Experience with Cloudflare or a comparable edge/CDN/WAF platform, and familiarity with API gateway technologies
- Practical experience with Tailscale or another zero trust network access solution
- Genuine on-call experience: you've carried a pager, driven postmortems, and understand the difference between suppressing an alert and fixing the underlying problem
- Strong scripting and automation ability in Go or Python — you'll be writing tooling, runbooks, and automation scripts, not one-off fixes
- Clear communicator who can work directly with security, compliance, and engineering stakeholders without a translation layer

Nice-to-Have Skills

- Experience with Kafka or other streaming infrastructure, particularly for log and telemetry pipelines
- Experience supporting a SOC 2 or similar compliance program, ideally with Vanta or a comparable GRC platform
- Background in fintech, crypto, or another regulated industry where audit readiness and network controls are a constant, not a quarterly event
- Experience with Temporal or similar workflow orchestration for building reliable automation
- Exposure to secrets management (HashiCorp Vault) in a multi-cloud context

About Us:

We Power the Blockchain economy.

Blockdaemon powers the blockchain economy with its suite of industry-leading infrastructure solutions. We are a globally established, ISO-27001 certified partner with extensive protocol coverage, offering technical depth, industry-leading SLAs, 70+ global points of presence through 10+ cloud and bare metal providers, and 24/7 support for an unmatched institutional-grade experience. We provide integrated business solutions to exchanges, custodians, crypto platforms, financial institutions, and developers using our end-to-end suite of blockchain tools, including dedicated nodes, APIs, staking, liquid staking, MPC tech, and more. Blockdaemon provides its customers with the confidence to quickly and easily scale without compromising security or compliance.

We are a globally distributed team.

Blockdaemon is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

## About Blockdaemon

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Blockdaemon provides institutional-grade blockchain infrastructure for staking, node management, APIs, wallets, and tokenization, serving financial institutions and crypto-native companies.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Merged with Taurus in February 2026; previously raised $362M+ in disclosed funding rounds).
- **Headquarters**: Los Angeles, California, USA (also offices in New York, Newcastle, London, Singapore).
- **Founded**: 2017
- **Founders**: Konstantin Richter

## Core Business
- **Primary industry/industries**: Blockchain infrastructure, digital asset custody, staking, and tokenization.
- **Target customers**: B2B – primarily financial institutions (banks, asset managers, exchanges, fintechs) and institutional crypto firms.
- **Mission or purpose statement**: "We believe blockchain infrastructure should be as reliable as traditional financial systems. Since 2017, we’ve helped institutions deploy, secure, and scale blockchain applications – without complexity." [blockdaemon.com/about](https://www.blockdaemon.com/about)

## Products & Services
- **Blockdaemon Node & Staking Platform**: Automated node deployment and staking across 70+ protocols, with 99.9% uptime SLAs and 100% slashing-risk coverage.
- **Blockdaemon Data Services**: APIs and indexing for compliance, settlement, and reporting.
- **Blockdaemon Wallet & Vaults**: MPC-enforced policy engine with on-premise deployment and direct network connectivity.
- **Blockdaemon Arc**: Institutional-grade custody and transaction signing solution (launched as part of the stack).
- **Blockdaemon Tempo** (Tokenization – H1 2026): Platform for issuance, signing, settlement, and data of tokenized assets.
- **Earn & Yield Services**: Compliant staking and yield generation through staking, RWA strategies, and stablecoin protocols. [blockdaemon.com](https://www.blockdaemon.com/)

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly disclosed (private company; merged with Taurus in Feb 2026).
- **Key Metrics**: 
  - **$110B+** in digital assets secured and staked on Blockdaemon validators.
  - **400+** institutional customers.
  - **250K+** nodes launched.
  - **70+** protocols supported.
  - **$10B+** staked on Blockdaemon validators. [blockdaemon.com](https://www.blockdaemon.com/)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Top-tier institutions (specific names not disclosed in provided sources); backed by Series C ($207M, Jan 2022) and Series B ($155M, Jul 2022). [blockdaemon.com/about](https://www.blockdaemon.com/about) | [cbinsights.com](https://www.cbinsights.com/company/blockdaemon)
- **Growth Signals**: 
  - Merged with Taurus (Feb 2026) to expand custody and tokenization.
  - Expanded offices in NYC, Newcastle, London, Singapore (2022–2024).
  - Achieved ISO 27001 certification (Jul 2022) and SOC 2 Type II compliance.
  - Joined Node Operator Risk Standard (NORS) development group (Aug 2024).
  - Established entity under Abu Dhabi Global Market registration (May 2024). [blockdaemon.com/about](https://www.blockdaemon.com/about)

## Competitive Advantages
- **Compliance & Security**: Only ISO 27001-certified independent staking provider; SOC 2 Type II; OFAC compliant; NORS participant.
- **Risk Mitigation**: Four layers of protection with 100% slashing-risk coverage.
- **Infrastructure Reliability**: 99.9% uptime, mission-critical failovers, 24/7 monitoring, global points of presence.
- **Customizable Deployment**: On-premise, multi-cloud, and non-custodial options – designed to pass due diligence of tier-1 banks.
- **Deep Protocol Focus**: "Go deep on the few networks where institutions converge" – strong relationships with major blockchain protocols. [blockdaemon.com](https://www.blockdaemon.com/)

## Strategic Focus
- **Tokenization & On-Chain Finance**: Launching Blockdaemon Tempo in H1 2026 to streamline tokenized asset issuance and lifecycle management.
- **Institutional Adoption**: Continuing to serve as the "operating system for on-chain finance" by integrating staking, custody, payments, and settlement on a single platform.
- **Regulatory Expansion**: Registered in Abu Dhabi Global Market, expanding MENA presence; compliance with global standards.
- **Merger Integration**: Combining with Taurus to deepen custody and tokenization capabilities. [blockdaemon.com](https://www.blockdaemon.com/) | [cbinsights.com](https://www.cbinsights.com/company/blockdaemon)

## Why Work Here
- **Mission-driven**: "Join a global movement of professionals developing the infrastructure to support this revolutionary technology." [blockdaemon.com/careers](https://www.blockdaemon.com/careers)
- **Benefits**: Medical, dental, vision, FSA/HSA; flexible PTO and work hours; generous paid parental leave; stock options offered to every employee; equipment provided (laptop, monitor, etc.). [blockdaemon.com/careers](https://www.blockdaemon.com/careers)
- **Work Environment**: Offices in NYC, Newcastle, London, Singapore, and Los Angeles. Hybrid/remote flexibility likely (based on flexible hours and global team). [blockdaemon.com/about](https://www.blockdaemon.com/about)
- **Engineering Culture**: Focus on high-availability distributed systems, security, and blockchain protocols. Engineering leadership includes VP of Engineering (Blockchain) and VP of Engineering (Wallet). [blockdaemon.com/about](https://www.blockdaemon.com/about)
- **Growth Opportunities**: Rapid company growth (recent merger, new offices, $110B+ assets secured) – roles in engineering, product, legal, finance, and more.

## Sources
1. [blockdaemon.com](https://www.blockdaemon.com/) – Product details, metrics, value proposition
2. [blockdaemon.com/about](https://www.blockdaemon.com/about) – Leadership, timeline, certifications, office openings
3. [blockdaemon.com/careers](https://www.blockdaemon.com/careers) – Benefits, culture, open positions
4. [cbinsights.com](https://www.cbinsights.com/company/blockdaemon) – Company profile, HQ, merger status

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