P2P.org is seeking a Staff SRE to take ownership of the design, deployment, and continuous improvement of our high-performance Solana validator infrastructure. This high-impact role sits at the intersection of distributed systems, performance engineering, and blockchain protocol operations.

What You'll Do

Implement and continuously improve validation, monitoring, alerting, and logging frameworks to ensure reliability, observability, and audit readiness.
Analyze, design, and optimize network and infrastructure topologies to meet strict performance, availability, and security requirements.
Deploy, maintain, and tune validation nodes for Solana and other major PoS networks.
Develop automation through scripts, playbooks, and CI/CD integrations to eliminate manual operations and improve deployment velocity.
Design cloud-agnostic Infrastructure-as-Code solutions using Terraform to deliver repeatability, resilience, and scale.
Apply and enforce security, compliance, and SOC 2 controls across all infrastructure and operational workflows.
Optimize validator timing and block production to improve APY and overall performance.
Partner with data engineering to track and improve key service-level objectives.

What We're Looking For

Deep expertise in Linux systems, performance tuning, and networking fundamentals.
Strong hands-on experience with configuration management using tools like Ansible.
Proficiency with Docker and practical experience with IaC and orchestration (Terraform preferred).
Proven experience running Solana validator or RPC infrastructure, including performance optimization, monitoring, and secure key management.
Experience operating in hybrid or multi-cloud environments (GCP preferred; AWS or on-prem a plus).
Solid understanding of cryptography, secure key management, and validator-relevant security principles.
Strong programming ability in at least one modern language (Go, Rust, or Python).
Ability to read, debug, and review code to ensure safe, resilient integrations.

Technical Stack

Linux, Ansible, Docker, Terraform, GCP, AWS, Go, Rust, Python

Team & Environment

You will be part of the Solana tech team.

Benefits & Compensation

Competitive salary level in USD (we can also pay in crypto).
Paid vacation and sick leave.
Well-being program.
Mental Health care program.
Compensation for education, including foreign language & professional growth courses.
Equipment & co-working reimbursement program.
Overseas conferences and community immersion.

Work Mode

This is a fully remote, global position.

P2P.org is committed to providing equal opportunities. All applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, or disability.