Software Engineer II, Foundation

Chainalysis Inc.

Software Engineer II building cloud infrastructure for Chainalysis, a blockchain analytics platform. Operating Kubernetes, networking, security, and streaming primitives used across engineering teams.

Posted 8/13/2026full-timeRemote • 🇬🇧 United KingdomMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in building and maintaining cloud infrastructure using AWS and GCP, with a strong focus on Terraform and Kubernetes. Proficient in incident response and automation, with a solid understanding of networking and security best practices.

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AWS Services (EC2, EKS, IAM, S3, VPC)TerraformKubernetesGo ProgrammingCI/CD Pipelines (GitHub Actions, Argo, Jenkins)

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Hard Skills

Infrastructure EngineeringSoftware EngineeringInfrastructure-as-CodeKubernetes OperatorsNetworking ExpertiseIncident ResponseScripting (Go, Python, Shell)Event-Driven Systems (Kafka, WarpStream)Compliance Frameworks (SOC 2, ISO-27001)GitOps Patterns (ArgoCD, Flux)

Soft Skills

Problem-SolvingCollaborationCommunication

Tools & Technologies

TerraformKubernetesAWSGCPGitHub ActionsArgoJenkinsWarpStreamKafkaCI/CD Tools

Industry Keywords

Cloud InfrastructureMulti-Tenant ArchitectureNetworkingSecurity InfrastructureOn-Call RotationsRunbooksIncident Management

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSCloudDNSEC2FluxGoGoogle Cloud PlatformJenkinsKafkaKubernetesNode.jsPythonShell ScriptingTerraform

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Build and maintain cloud infrastructure across AWS and GCP using Terraform
Operate and evolve multi-tenant Kubernetes clusters (EKS), including node lifecycle, upgrades, security contexts, and networking decisions
Own the operational side of the migration from managed Kafka (MSK) to WarpStream
Build and maintain tooling for streaming infrastructure
Contribute to platform tooling and reconcilers using Go and the Kubernetes API
Build self-service infrastructure primitives for engineering teams
Design and maintain networking and security infrastructure, including transit gateways, GCP interconnect, ingress, security groups, IAM policies, and IRSA
Participate in on-call rotations and respond to infrastructure incidents
Write and improve runbooks and automate recurring incident patterns
Report to the Senior Manager of Platform Engineering

Requirements

What you’ll need

3+ years of software engineering or infrastructure engineering experience
Hands-on experience with AWS services such as EC2, EKS, IAM, S3, and VPC
Working knowledge of Kubernetes in production
Experience with infrastructure-as-code; Terraform strongly preferred, with Pulumi or CloudFormation acceptable
Proficiency in at least one of Go, Python, or shell scripting; Go preferred
Comfort with CI/CD pipelines such as GitHub Actions, Argo, or Jenkins
Hands-on experience with on-call and incident response
Experience building Kubernetes operators or controllers is beneficial
Familiarity with Kafka, WarpStream, or similar event-driven systems is beneficial
Networking expertise is beneficial, including VPCs, transit gateways, ingress controllers, DNS, load balancing, and security groups
Experience with SOC 2, ISO-27001, or similar compliance frameworks is beneficial
Familiarity with GitOps patterns such as ArgoCD or Flux is beneficial

Benefits

Comp & perks

Pairing, work reviews, and investment in employee growth
Opportunity to participate in AI experimentation and develop AI capabilities
Diversity and inclusion commitment
Interview accommodations for disabilities