DevOps Engineer (Vac DST)

remote work; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Status is building the Logos ecosystem for a freer internet. This role focuses on designing and executing large-scale evaluations of distributed systems, including performance and reliability testing for Logos (λ) and related projects.

The ideal candidate will design, configure, and optimize Kubernetes clusters for large-scale experiments, improve scalability, and set up observability stacks. You will automate infrastructure and collaborate with researchers to ensure reproducible benchmarks.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience with Kubernetes and container orchestration.
• Solid understanding of cloud infrastructure, Linux, and networking.
• Familiarity with Grafana, Prometheus and VictoriaMetrics for observability.
• Infrastructure as code with Terraform, Ansible, Helm.
• Proficient in Python scripting; interest in distributed systems.

Responsibilities

• Design, configure, and optimize Kubernetes clusters for large-scale experiments.
• Improve cluster scalability and resource utilization for complex deployments.
• Set up and optimize monitoring, logging, and observability stacks.
• Collaborate with researchers and engineers to streamline workflows.
• Automate infrastructure and deployment to increase reliability.
• Troubleshoot and profile distributed workloads for benchmarking.

Skills

Kubernetes & container orchestration

Cloud infrastructure understanding

Linux systems & networking

Observability & monitoring

Python scripting

Distributed systems / P2P / blockchain

Tools

Grafana

Prometheus

VictoriaMetrics

Terraform

Ansible

Helm

Job description

About the role

Status is building the Logos ecosystem for a freer internet. This role focuses on designing and executing large-scale evaluations of distributed systems, including performance and reliability testing for Logos (λ) and related projects.

What you'll do

• Design, configure, and optimize Kubernetes clusters for large-scale experiments and benchmarks
• Improve cluster scalability and resource utilization for complex deployments
• Set up and optimize monitoring, logging, and observability stacks
• Collaborate with researchers and engineers to streamline workflows and reproducibility
• Automate infrastructure and deployment to increase reliability
• Troubleshoot and profile distributed workloads for accurate benchmarking

What they're looking for

• Strong experience with Kubernetes and container orchestration in production or research
• Solid understanding of cloud infrastructure, Linux systems, and networking for distributed systems
• Familiarity with monitoring and logging tools such as Grafana, Prometheus, VictoriaMetrics
• Experience with infrastructure as code tools (Terraform, Ansible, Helm)
• Proficiency in at least one scripting language, preferably Python
• Interest or experience with distributed systems, P2P networks, or blockchain technologies

For applicants in Nigeria

• The listing states eligibility is worldwide, so Nigeria is included by explicit worldwide eligibility
• Timezone expectations are not specified in the listing; confirm during interview
• The listing does not specify contractor vs employee status
• Pay currency or range is not stated in the listing
• Visa or work-authorization notes are not stated; confirm during interview