Galaxy
Director of Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) - New York
Who We Are:
At Galaxy we are building products and services to help the world invest in economic progress. We believe crypto and blockchain innovations will permeate and improve all aspects of our global economy. Our vision is a society where value and ownership flow as freely as information. Galaxy is a digital asset and blockchain leader helping institutions, startups, and individuals access and navigate the crypto economy. As one of the most well-capitalized and trusted companies in the industry, we provide platform solutions custom-made for a digitally native ecosystem across three complementary operating businesses: Global Markets, Asset Management, and Digital Infrastructure Solutions. Our offerings include, amongst others, trading, lending, strategic advisory services, institutional-grade investment solutions across passive, active and venture strategies, proprietary bitcoin mining and hosting services, network validator services, and the development of enterprise custodial technology. Galaxy’s CEO and Founder Michael Novogratz leads a team of crypto enthusiasts, and institutional veterans focused on the future of finance and Web3. The Company is headquartered in New York City, with global offices across North America, Europe and Asia.
Additional information about the Company's businesses and products is available on www.galaxy.com.
What We Value:
We are a diverse team of free thinkers, and fast movers united to help investors and creators energize the global economy. We are looking for individuals who thrive in a culture of builders and overachievers and embrace high performance, transparent feedback, and a mission-first approach. Our culture shapes our way of working and gets us where we want to be.
- Seek Excellence.
- Be Selective To Be Effective.
- Be Highly Aligned, Loosely Coupled.
- Disagree Transparently.
- Encourage Independent Decision-Making.
- Build Dream Teams.
Who You Are:
We are seeking a Director of Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) to lead our reliability, automation, and performance initiatives. You will drive the development of scalable, secure, and resilient infrastructure while working closely with engineering and security teams. A deep understanding of crypto/blockchain ecosystems, Kubernetes, containers, Terraform, and observability is required.
What You’ll Do:
- Strategic Leadership & Reliability Engineering
- Define and execute the SRE strategy to enhance system reliability, scalability, and security
- Lead a team of SREs, fostering a culture of automation, observability, and continuous improvement
- Implement and refine SLOs, SLAs, and error budgets to balance innovation with system stability
- Collaborate with security teams to enforce best practices for crypto-related workloads
- Infrastructure & Automation
- Architect and manage containerized environments using Kubernetes and related cloud-native technologies
- Oversee Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform, ensuring repeatability and compliance
- Develop CI/CD pipelines to accelerate software delivery with security and compliance in mind
- Improve auto-scaling, failover, and disaster recovery strategies for highly available systems
- Observability & Incident Response
- Build and enhance observability capabilities using logging, tracing, and metrics tools (e.g., Datadog, Prometheus, OpenTelemetry)
- Define monitoring and alerting strategies to proactively detect and mitigate failures
- Lead post-mortem reviews, driving improvements in system design and operational playbooks
- Develop automated solutions to minimize MTTR (Mean Time to Recovery) and improve incident response
- Blockchain & Crypto-Specific Operations
- Optimize infrastructure for crypto/blockchain nodes, validators, and smart contracts
- Implement security best practices for key management, RPC endpoints, and decentralized protocols
- Ensure regulatory compliance and high availability for blockchain-based applications
What We’re Looking For:
- 10+ years of experience in Site Reliability Engineering, DevOps, or Infrastructure Engineering
- Deep expertise in Kubernetes, containers, and service mesh architectures
- Strong proficiency in Terraform and other Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools
- Extensive experience with AWS and on-prem environments
- Hands-on experience with observability stacks (e.g., Datadog, Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry)
- Experience securing and optimizing crypto/blockchain infrastructure (e.g.,Ethereum, Solana, Bitcoin, L2s)
- Proven experience leading high-performing SRE teams
- Ability to work cross-functionally with engineering, security, and product teams
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and incident management skills
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities
Bonus Points:
- Experience with smart contract monitoring and blockchain infrastructure tuning
- Familiarity with Zero Trust Architecture (ZTA) and cryptographic security models
What We Offer:
- Competitive base salary and discretionary bonus
- Flexible Time Off (i.e. unlimited paid vacation days)
- Company paid Holidays (11)
- Company paid sick leave
- Company-paid health and protective benefits for employees, partners, and other dependents
- 3% 401(k) company contribution
- Generous paid Parental Leave
- Free virtual coaching and counseling sessions through Headspace
- Opportunities to learn about the Crypto industry
- Free daily snacks in-office
- Smart, entrepreneurial, and fun colleagues
- Employee Resource Groups
Apply now and join us on our mission to engineer a new economic paradigm.
The base salary ranges included below will be commensurate with candidate experience, expertise and local market. Final offer amounts are determined by multiple factors, including candidate experience and expertise. At Galaxy, we maintain a total compensation philosophy which consists of a competitive base salary, annual bonus, and equity incentives.
Base Salary Range
$200,000—$250,000 USD
Galaxy respects diversity and seeks to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and job applicants for employment without regard to actual or perceived age, race, color, creed, religion, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, lactation and related medical conditions), gender identity or gender expression (including transgender status), sexual orientation, marital or partnership or caregiver status, ancestry, national origin, citizenship status, disability, military or veteran status, protected medical condition as defined by applicable state or local law, genetic information or predisposing genetic characteristic, or other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws and ordinances.
We will endeavor to make a reasonable accommodation to the known limitations of a qualified applicant with a disability unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business. If you believe you require such assistance to complete the application process or to participate in an interview, please contact careers@galaxy.com.
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Galaxy New York, New York, USA Office
Galaxy has a new home, on Vesey Street! With expansive views of the Hudson River and easy access to nearby subway and ferry stations, our location can't be beat! We are also just steps from Brookfield place, which offers some great lunch, coffee and drinks options!
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