Protocol Engineer - Associate

Job Description

Galaxy is seeking a Protocol Engineer to join their Blockchain Engineering Team. This team is responsible for deploying, securing, and optimizing validator infrastructure across multiple blockchain networks. The Protocol Engineer will design, build, and maintain highly available, scalable, and secure infrastructure and systems related to Galaxy's blockchain participation and custody offerings.Role involves:

• Designing, building, and maintaining highly available, scalable, and secure infrastructure and systems.
• Collaborating with cross-functional teams to identify and implement improvements.
• Identifying and implementing solutions for process, automation, or tooling improvements.
• Developing a present and forward-looking view of the domain and its application to the business.
• Continuously researching and staying up-to-date with emerging trends in the web3/blockchain space.
• Debugging complex distributed blockchains and protocols.
• Implementing monitoring and observability tools.
• Participating in on-call rotations.
• Developing and maintaining automation scripts and tools.

Requirements:

• Prior software engineering or application development experience in a modern programming language.
• Ability to script in a high-level scripting language.
• Demonstrated experience working with blockchain infrastructure or strong knowledge of the blockchain domain.
• Deep familiarity with compute-infrastructure systems, tooling, observability, and debugging strategies.
• Troubleshooting expertise of complex application flows.
• Working knowledge of Linux systems, system performance optimization, and command-line tooling.
• Expertise in cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and virtualization technologies.
• Hands-on experience with monitoring and observability tools.
• Conceptual knowledge of security best practices.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong problem-solving skills.

Role offers:

• Competitive base salary and discretionary bonus
• Competitive paid time off
• Company-paid health and protective benefits
• Free virtual coaching sessions through Headspace
• Free daily snacks in-office
• Opportunities to learn about the Crypto industry