Terrace (YC S22) is hiring a

Web3 Infrastructure Security Engineer

Company Description

Terrace is a regulatory-compliant infrastructure layer and terminal that enables institutions to access DeFi. Terrace offers a curated, security-verified selection of DeFi pools across protocols and multiple blockchain networks with seamless money movement through both a set of APIs and a user interface. Terrace abstracts away the complexity of engaging with dozens of protocols across multiple blockchains (custody, money movement, security, back-office/accounting, execution, etc.) so investors can focus on investing.

Job Description

• Lead security and infrastructure organizations
• Provide security guidance on a constant stream of new backend/core infrastructure and technologies
• Take a leadership role in driving internal security and privacy initiatives
• Conduct regular threat modeling assessments and specializing on zero trust infrastructure concepts
• Design, build and operate infrastructure that provides critical support for fast-moving and fast-changing business features
• Setup and maintain systems that monitor site latency. Identify bottlenecks in NodeJS applications
• Use a data-driven approach to make the call on any new infrastructure that might need to be added, whether it’s off-the-shelf or built in-house
• Architect distributed, real-time systems for high scalability and reliability
• Work with product engineers to ensure that all internal services are properly monitored: logging, dashboards, alerts.
  

Qualifications

• B.S. or M.S. in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent experience
• Track record of successfully building and/or operating production Kubernetes clusters
• Experience working with infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, CloudFormation, etc)
• Experience with running production NodeJS applications at scale
• Experience reviewing distributed systems design and conducting threat modeling of highly connected systems
• Experience in a security-focused role
  

Technologies We Use

• Programming Languages: NodeJS
• Kubernetes, AWS, Terraform
  

Additional Information

We’re working to build a more inclusive and decentralized economy where we all have equal access to opportunity, and we strive to live by these values in building our workplace. Terrace is a proud equal-opportunity employer. We work hard to evaluate all employees and job applicants consistently, without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, disability, pregnancy, gender expression or identity, sexual orientation, citizenship, or any other legally protected class.

We believe in fairness and are committed to an inclusive interview experience, including providing reasonable accommodations to disabled applicants throughout the recruitment process. We encourage applicants to share any needed accommodations with their recruiter, who will treat these requests as confidentially as possible.

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