Validator Engineer
Core
Own uptime, performance, and reliability of Ritual's validators, managing upgrades, snapshots, and sync performance while supporting validator operators.
Role type
Senior IC blockchain validator engineer
Builds
Ritual's execution layer for AI-native operations (Infernet)
Domain
Blockchain / AI infrastructure
Deliverable
infrastructure
Required skills
Go, Rust, Kubernetes/Helm, Terraform, CI/CD, Linux system hardening, distributed systems operations, observability (logs/metrics/traces)
Preferred skills
upstream client contributions, GPU workload orchestration, open-source AI model deployment, external operator support
Technologies
Go, Rust, Kubernetes, Helm, Terraform
Responsibilities
Build and automate bare-metal and cloud deployments for validators; Orchestrate client upgrades, parameter changes, and hard-forks with zero downtime; Profile and patch critical paths for optimal performance of execution and consensus clients; Produce run-books, maintain documentation, and support validator operators via Discord
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC