Engineering Manager, Infrastructure

Chainlink Labs; Canada; On-site; CAD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading blockchain solutions provider is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead the Infrastructure Platform team, responsible for building and operating foundational cloud infrastructure. You will ensure product teams can efficiently provision and operate systems while meeting security and compliance requirements. The ideal candidate has experience in managing infrastructure platforms on public clouds, proven team leadership for at least 3 years, and strong expertise with Kubernetes. This role is based in Canada.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience managing software or infrastructure engineering teams.
• Experience with public cloud environments, including provisioning and scaling.
• Demonstrated ownership of Kubernetes at scale.

Responsibilities

• Deliver a scalable internal infrastructure platform on public cloud environments.
• Build a secure and reliable foundation for CI/CD pipelines.
• Ensure compliance with SOC2 Type 2 and ISO 27001 requirements.

Skills

Internal infrastructure platforms

Kubernetes

Public cloud environments (AWS, GCP, Azure)

Team management

Job description

About Chainlink

Chainlink is the industry-standard oracle platform bringing the capital markets onchain and powering the majority of decentralized finance (DeFi). The Chainlink stack provides the essential data, interoperability, compliance, and privacy standards needed to power advanced blockchain use cases for institutional tokenized assets, lending, payments, stablecoins, and more. Since inventing decentralized oracle networks, Chainlink has enabled tens of trillions in transaction value and now secures the vast majority of DeFi.

Many of the world’s largest financial services institutions have adopted Chainlink’s standards and infrastructure, including Swift, Euroclear, Mastercard, Fidelity International, UBS, S&P Dow Jones Indices, FTSE Russell, WisdomTree, ANZ, and top protocols such as Aave, Lido, GMX and many others. Chainlink leverages a novel fee model where offchain and onchain revenue from enterprise adoption is converted to LINK tokens and stored in a strategic Chainlink Reserve. Learn more at chain.link.

The Role

Chainlink is hiring an Engineering Manager to lead the Infrastructure Platform team responsible for building and operating the foundational cloud infrastructure that powers engineering velocity across the organization. This role ensures product teams can reliably provision, deploy, and operate systems at scale while meeting strict security and compliance requirements. You will define and execute the strategy for internal infrastructure platforms, enabling fast iteration without compromising reliability or control.

Your Impact

• Deliver a scalable internal infrastructure platform on public cloud environments that enables engineering teams to provision and operate systems efficiently
• Establish and evolve Kubernetes-based platform capabilities to support high-availability, production-grade workloads at scale
• Achieve and maintain 99.9% uptime SLOs across infrastructure systems critical to product delivery
• Enable faster time from idea to production by improving provisioning workflows and reducing operational friction
• Ensure infrastructure systems meet SOC2 Type 2 and ISO 27001 compliance requirements through robust access control and provisioning standards
• Build a secure and reliable foundation that supports CI/CD pipelines and minimizes operational risk across engineering teams

Requirements

• Experience building and operating internal infrastructure platforms on public cloud environments (AWS, GCP, or Azure), including provisioning, scaling, and reliability engineering
• Led and managed high-performing teams of software or infrastructure engineers for 3+ years, including hiring, developing, and retaining talent
• Demonstrated ownership of Kubernetes at scale, including building or leading a K8s-based internal platform from the ground up
• Operated effectively in startup environments, navigating ambiguity while delivering foundational systems with lean teams

Preferred Requirements

• Experience supporting SOC2 Type 2 and ISO 27001 compliance, particularly in infrastructure provisioning and access control
• Familiarity with CI/CD ecosystems and the infrastructure layers that support them, including runners, secrets management, and cloud networking
• Understanding of security best practices in software delivery, including secure artifact management and compliance considerations
• Exposure to blockchain technologies, decentralized applications, or Web3 infrastructure
• Experience working with globally distributed, remote-first engineering teams
• Familiarity with infrastructure automation approaches using Go-based tooling or GitHub Actions

Commitment to Equal Opportunity

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