Site Reliability Engineer
Posted 15 Oct 2026
Advertised as “Junior Site Reliability Engineer”
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- Expected experience
- 2+ yrs
- Management level
- Individual contributor
- Employment
- Remote
- Contract
- Full-time
No salary listed for this role.
Asymmetric Research:
Asymmetric Research is a specialized security firm focused on long-term, integrated partnerships with L1/L2 blockchains and DeFi protocols. We help teams build resilient systems, strengthen security posture, and proactively address emerging threats.
Culture:
AR is a fully remote organization and members of our team have been strongly committed to open-source values for decades, having worked at organizations with deep open-source roots and strong security programs including Google, Netflix, Mozilla, Stripe, and Jump Crypto. We pride ourselves on maintaining the highest levels of confidentiality, trust, and professionalism.
About the Role:
We are looking for a Site Reliability Engineer to join Asymmetric Research. In this role, you will design, operate, and scale mission-critical blockchain infrastructure supporting leading L1/L2 networks and DeFi protocols, working within a high-trust team to deliver secure, highly available, production-grade systems while driving automation, reliability, and operational excellence across our globally distributed environments.
Responsibilities:
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Manage and maintain a globally distributed blockchain infrastructure fleet
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Design, architect, deploy, and operate production-grade infrastructure services
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Implement and maintain infrastructure-as-code across development, staging, and production environments
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Ensure high availability and performance of mission-critical systems
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Contribute to automation, CI/CD pipelines, and operational tooling
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Monitor system health and respond to incidents with strong troubleshooting fundamentals
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Uphold the highest standards of integrity, professionalism, and operational discipline
What we're looking for:
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2+ years of experience in a Site Reliability, DevOps, or Infrastructure Engineering role
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Strong experience managing Linux systems and network infrastructure
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Hands-on experience with load balancers and high-availability technologies (e.g., HAProxy, ALB/ELB)
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Experience with configuration management tools (e.g., Ansible, Chef, Puppet, SaltStack)
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Solid troubleshooting skills across hardware, networking, and software systems
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Development experience in Go, Python, or Rust