DevOps Engineer at Lukka #vacancy #remote

** This is an employment agreement (umowa o pracę) role only**

Who we are?

We are a trusted, blockchain-native technology team that delivers leading products to address the most complex data challenges. We build SaaS solutions and data services to convert data into auditable information to support management, financial and regulatory reporting. Our products automate and optimize accounting, audit and tax processes for funds, fund administrators, OTC and proprietary trading firms, exchanges, miners, protocols and accounting firms – and we are proud to call some of the largest ones our clients.

Who we need?

• 4+ years of work experience building, scaling and maintaining production services , and understanding of how to compose a microservice or serverless architecture .
• 2+ years of experience working on distributed systems , with knowledge of how such systems are maximized for performance, availability and fault tolerance, and properly instrumented for monitoring health and readiness
• A university degree, ideally in Computer Science, Information Technology or a related field or equivalent commercial experience.
• Working knowledge of DevOps.
• Understanding of various communication protocols, particularly REST and gRPC .
• Understanding of asynchronous event processing.
• RDBMS familiarity, with experience using database queries.
• Ability to do system and network administration.
• Background in maintaining CI/CD pipelines ( Gitlab preferred).
• Background in Cloud infrastructure, specifically AWS . Kubernetes and Terraform experience is expected. Serverless would be nice to have.
• Some background working in partnership with other groups within the organizations such as Product, Operations, Support, and Development.
• Excellent communication skills, team-first mentality, mission-oriented, humble, positive attitude, great composure under pressure. 

What you’ll do?

• Work in a team of 5-6 DevOps Engineers, a cohesive group of Engineers in a global setup.
• Support Dev teams in troubleshooting applications and implementing services.
• Provide support to Dev teams and Production Support, managing big data, kubernetes, gitlab, serverless architecture, and build automation.
• Be the second line of defense as it relates to supporting Engineering teams and be able to work on automation, production support escalation, deployments, and making consequential decisions under pressure
• Work closely with data of various forms (structured and unstructured), blockchain data, pricing data, crypto asset data and be able to support the most efficient technology approaches for ingesting, managing, distributing, and securing data.
• Work with the team on maturing development practices, assisting with technical initiatives, and contributing to the long-term vision of the wider Engineering department

What’s life @ Lukka like? 

We move fast and continue to be ahead of the curve. You could be part of a growing company bridging the gap between business and blockchain. 

Here’s some insight into why our team members have joined:

• Ability to own the projects they work on 
• Less red tape to take ideas from inception to delivery
• Being at the forefront of an industry
• Small team, big dreams

What are some common reasons our team members enjoy working @ Lukka? 

1. Bring your creative thinking 
2. Learn something new every day
3. Join a top-performing team 

Of course, let’s discuss some perks:

1. Continuing Education – we can’t stay ahead of the curve if we aren’t learning, so we are happy to partner with you on your learning goals and initiatives. 
2. Global projects – we’re working on the most innovative projects for well-known clients worldwide.
3. Remote international team – you’ll join a team of experts in their domains, influencing the booming industry. In case you’d like to work in hybrid mode, we have an office in Warsaw too!
4. Career Growth – we’re a team on a mission and we want you to grow your career with us.
5. Employment agreement – we want to work with you in the long term.
6. Healthcare stipend.
7. Weekly shoutouts and awards – we’re a nimble team, going fast but we still want to recognize those whose contributions have gone above and beyond.

So you’ve scrolled, your interest is piqued and hopefully read all of the important things…now what? 

This is an exciting time to join a team that’s at the forefront of this rapidly growing industry. We are looking for people who constantly push themselves to think differently, are ready to face new challenges and chart exciting new paths. If this excites you, apply now!

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