# Platform Engineer (Remote)

**Company:** [Lightning Labs](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/lightning-labs)
**Location:** Remote
**Role:** DevOps / SRE
**Skills:** Kubernetes, Linux, Go, Python, Rust, Observability, Networking, Security, Iac, Postgres, GitOps, DevSecOps, Service Mesh, Bitcoin, Lightning Network
**Posted:** 2022-05-03

> Builds and maintains internal platform infrastructure including Kubernetes clusters, stateful services like databases and Bitcoin/LN nodes, and observability tools. Advises dev teams on integrations; requires strong Linux, networking, cloud, and systems programming expertise.

## Job Description

## Roles
- Manage the underlying cloud and cluster technologies that compose our internal platform
- Manage stateful backend services such as databases and Bitcoin/LN nodes
- Utilize, operate, and extend observability tools (logging/monitoring/tracing)
- Improve robustness & security of our platform using enhancements like operators and overlay networks
- Advise/assist dev teams with integrations, such as Helm charts, cloud resources, and the k8s lifecycle

## Skills
- Strong foundations in **Linux**, **networking**, **security**, **cloud**, and **IaC**
- Managing and troubleshooting **Kubernetes** clusters in production
- Operating and extending observability tools (logging/metrics/tracing)
- Experience in a systems programming language (**Go**, **Python**, **Rust**, etc)

### Preferred
- Advanced cloud technologies: **GitOps**, **DevSecOps**, **service mesh**
- Database administration: **PostgreSQL**, **etcd**
- Knowledge of **Bitcoin** and **Lightning Network**
- Familiarity contributing to open source projects

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