DevOps Engineer

Who are we looking for?

BlockTech is a high-paced algorithmic trading firm facilitating global decentralised trading in cryptocurrency derivatives while expanding to regulated markets.

We are growing like never before and we are looking for a DevOps Engineer who wants to join us in this exciting scale-up phase!

What will you do?

At BlockTech, you will have the opportunity to take the DevOps culture and operations to the next level by developing new tools and processes largely from scratch. This will enable us to obtain top-notch performance and stay ahead of the game.

You will take responsibility for the deployment of our software and ensure the reliability of the on-premise system.

It means that you will carry a high level of responsibility, can perform under pressure and have the ability to steer the company in terms of our development operations.

Additionally, you take ownership of the process around incident responses and generally form the bridge between the trading and infrastructure teams.

What is in it for you?

• The chance of a permanent, full-time position in a relaxed and trendy office located in Amsterdam
• Competitive base salary combined with a very attractive bonus plan based on your performance as well as the company’s results
• Additionally, outstanding performance is rewarded with the opportunity to buy into the trading fund
• Annual Learning & Development budget of EUR 2,500
• Pension plan, a laptop and reimbursement of your internet costs at home
• Extensive in-house training program
• Highly collaborative and experienced Scrum/Agile team
• The opportunity to work at the forefront of automated trading, using state-of-the-art technology
• Breakfast and warm lunch. Additionally, snacks and drinks are provided throughout the day.
• Reimbursement of your gym membership and the opportunity to do all kinds of sports during working hours including kickboxing, CrossFit, fitness, and soccer.
• Regular social events, including weekly Friday drinks, monthly game nights, monthly company outings, quarterly sports competitions and bi-annual trips abroad!

Our culture

At our core, we are a dynamic team of trading and tech enthusiasts dedicated to automating the manual trading process. Our collaborative, boundary-free approach ensures that everyone contributes to achieving our ambitious goals.

In this role, you will be both challenged and stretched, with ample opportunities for growth and development, both within and beyond your main responsibilities.

We invest in our people by offering a competitive compensation and benefits package, fostering innovation, and celebrating success. Our commitment to diversity transcends traditional norms; we provide an equal playing field, promote reverse leadership, and offer boundless growth opportunities for all our employees.

• Commercial working experience as a DevOps Engineer, Site Reliability Engineer or similar role in a fast-paced environment with large-scale operations
• Great communication skills to ensure optimal coordination between teams
• A critical mind who follows things until completion
• The ability to confidently work on completely new components
• A high level of responsibility and ownership
• Experience in building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines
• Affinity with open-source software and willingness to work with our tech stack:

Languages:

• Python
• Bash
• Rust

Technologies:

• Linux, Git
• Gitlab, Ansible, Docker
• In house deployment tooling (Python + Yaml + Bare metal)
• Postgres (TimescaleDB), Kafka, Redis
• Elasticsearch/Kibana, Sentry, Prometheus, Grafana
• Haproxy, Nginx