Fractional Engineering Leadership & Operations

Obsidian Systems provides fractional engineering leadership and managed operational services for blockchain development teams and projects. This service is particularly valuable for blockchain projects that need to scale their technical teams or require experienced leadership to guide complex development efforts.

Technical Leadership & Management

Obsidian provides experienced engineering managers and technical leads who can guide development teams, make architectural decisions, establish best practices, and mentor junior engineers. Their leaders bring deep blockchain expertise across multiple platforms including Cardano, Tezos, Solana, Sui, Kadena, Nervos, and Avalanche.

Services include fractional CTO/VP Engineering support, team building and scaling (hiring strategy, technical interviewing, onboarding programs, team structure design), and establishing engineering processes tailored to blockchain development (code review standards, security review processes, testnet/mainnet promotion procedures, incident response protocols).

DevOps & Operations Management

Obsidian provides ongoing DevOps engineering and operations support for blockchain infrastructure and applications. Their DevOps practice leverages expertise in Nix to provide exceptional build system reliability and deployment automation.

Key capabilities include:

Infrastructure as Code

Using Nix and related technologies to define reproducible infrastructure, ensuring consistent deployments across development, staging, and production environments.

CI/CD Pipelines

Automated build and deployment pipelines for blockchain applications and infrastructure, including automated testing, security scanning, and deployment orchestration.

Node Operations

Management and monitoring of blockchain nodes including validator node setup and maintenance, node software upgrades, backup and disaster recovery, monitoring and alerting, and performance optimization.

Ongoing Monitoring & Maintenance

24/7 monitoring setup, log aggregation and analysis, performance monitoring, incident response, and security patching.

Cross-Functional Coordination

Managing coordination between engineering, product, design, and operations teams, as well as external stakeholders like auditors, hardware wallet providers, and ecosystem partners.

This service is often embedded within client teams, providing the operational support and technical leadership necessary to scale blockchain projects from early-stage to production-grade infrastructure. Their Nix expertise is particularly valuable, providing complete control over all system software and dependencies, ensuring every deployment proceeds smoothly "with no stray component left behind."