Senior Site Reliability Engineer, Observability

Senior Site Reliability Engineer, Observability Join to apply for the Senior Site Reliability Engineer, Observability role at Chainlink Labs. Company Overview Chainlink is the industry‑standard oracle platform that brings the capital markets on‑chain and powers the majority of decentralized finance (DeFi). Our stack provides essential data, interoperability, compliance, and privacy standards needed for advanced blockchain use cases. Since inventing decentralized oracle networks, Chainlink has enabled tens of trillions in transaction value and now secures the vast majority of DeFi. Responsibilities Build and orchestrate a modern OTEL‑based observability platform. Support multiple telemetry types, including metrics, logs, and traces. Define and enforce governance for observability and large‑scale problem management. Ensure reliability, security, and performance exceed defined SLAs. Collaborate with engineers across the company to troubleshoot issues, deploy new products, and increase velocity while reducing cognitive load. Lead the design and deployment of monitoring/observability services to detect incidents and trigger alerts. Ingest, aggregate, transform, and utilize data from a multitude of sources in real‑time data pipelines. Oversee availability, performance, and supportability of our observability infrastructure. Create processes for alert response operations and support the team for reliable delivery of oracle data. Recommend metrics collection to enable robust alerting with every new feature release. Champion reliability and security by adopting best practices from the start. Qualifications 7+ years of relevant professional experience, typically in dev‑ops, infrastructure, SRE, or platform roles. Ability to develop software beyond typical infrastructure requirements and configurations. Proficiency in programming languages such as C, C++, Java, Python, Go, Perl, or Ruby. Expert knowledge in designing, developing, and managing large real‑time systems. Experience with monitoring and logging: exporting metrics with Prometheus, building Grafana dashboards, and using a centralized logging solution (ELK, Splunk, or Grafana Stack). Experience with distributed systems and container orchestration: maintaining or building Kubernetes clusters and deploying new services on them. Strong communication skills—capable of giving and receiving constructive feedback, and comfortable in planning meetings and code reviews. Desired Qualifications Passion for blockchain, Web 3.0, and related decentralized technologies. Experience running infrastructure in the blockchain/Web3 space. Ability to scale systems sustainably through automation and iterative improvement. Experience working remotely in a distributed team. Strong desire to grow and challenge yourself—constantly seeking ways to improve and automate services to reduce toil. Tools & Services AWS; Terraform/Terragrunt; Kubernetes, Calico, ArgoCD; Prometheus and Grafana; GitHub Actions; Packer. We expect proficiency in most of these tools and deep expertise in several. Seniority Level Mid‑Senior level Employment Type Full‑time Job Function Engineering and Information Technology Industries Technology, Information and Internet Work Environment All roles with Chainlink Labs are global and remote‑based. Unless otherwise stated, we ask that applicants try to overlap some working hours with Eastern Standard Time (EST). Application Process We carefully review all applications and aim to provide a response to every candidate within two weeks after the job posting closes. The closing date is listed on the job advert; applicants are encouraged to prepare their application thoughtfully in advance. Commitment to Equal Opportunity Chainlink Labs is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment in compliance with applicable laws, regulations, or ordinances. If you need assistance or accommodation due to a disability or special need when applying for a role or in our recruitment process, please contact us via our form. Global Data Privacy Notice for Job Candidates and Applicants Information collected and processed as part of your Chainlink Labs Careers profile, and any job applications you submit, is subject to our Privacy Policy. By submitting your application, you agree to our use and processing of your data as required. #J-18808-Ljbffr