Director of Engineering Infrastructure

Framework Ventures; Vienna (VA); On-site; USD 260,000 - 320,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive base salary

Stock options

Health insurance

401k matching

Parental leave

Paid vacation

Commute-supported

Lunch and snacks

Job summary

BitGo is seeking a Senior Infrastructure Leader to direct a multi-team engineering organization, owning the infrastructure strategy and operations. You will ensure technical integrity, operational health, and fiscal discipline across global teams, collaborating with product, security and finance to align roadmaps with BitGo’s growth in the crypto fintech space.

The role emphasizes hands-on cloud leadership, scalable architecture, and a data-driven approach to budget and resource decisions, while

Qualifications

• 10+ years in DevOps or Site Reliability
• 4+ years leading geographically distributed teams of 4+ engineers
• Hands-on experience managing cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP, or Azure)
• Strong experience with Kubernetes workloads in production
• Strong experience with CI/CD tooling
• Familiarity with Prometheus, Grafana, Alertmanager, Loki and ELK
• Strong desire to automate where possible
• Experience in participating in and organizing on-call rotations
• Proven experience sourcing and hiring top engineering talent
• Experience working cross-team to drive goals and be decisive

Responsibilities

• Lead a large, strategic organization of multiple engineering teams and managers
• Own the Infrastructure department and drive OKRs, budget and resource allocation
• Ensure technical integrity, operational health and fiscal responsibility of core infra
• Collaborate with senior leaders across engineering, product, security and finance
• Define a multi-year technical vision for Infrastructure aligned with BitGo’s growth

Skills

DevOps/SRE leadership

Distributed teams

Cloud infrastructure

Kubernetes production

CI/CD tooling

Observability stack

On-call rotations

Tech hiring

Self-starter / decisive

Clear communication

Education

Engineering degree in CS or equivalent

Tools

Kubernetes

Prometheus

Grafana

Alertmanager

Loki

ELK

CI/CD tooling

Job description

Overview

BitGo is the leading infrastructure provider of digital asset solutions, delivering custody, wallets, staking, trading, financing, and settlement services from regulated cold storage. Since our founding in 2013, we have focused on enabling our clients to securely navigate the digital asset space. With a global presence and multiple Trust companies, BitGo serves thousands of institutions, including many of the industry's top brands, exchanges, and platforms, and millions of retail investors worldwide. As the operational backbone of the digital economy, BitGo handles a significant portion of Bitcoin network transactions and is the largest independent digital asset custodian and staking provider in the world. For more information, visit www.bitgo.com.

Responsibilities

Lead a large, strategic organization composed of multiple engineering teams and managers, ensuring a clear impact on the success of BitGo. Own the success of the Infrastructure department, making decisions that consistently drive the achievement of departmental and company OKRs. Be accountable for the overall technical integrity, operational health, and fiscal responsibility of our core infrastructure. This includes upholding a high technical bar while making pragmatic, data‑driven decisions on budget and resource allocation. Ensure the organization is resilient, responsive, and able to quickly address changing business conditions or critical production issues. Collaborate effectively with senior leaders across engineering, product, security, and finance to break down organizational silos and align the infrastructure roadmap with business priorities. Define and communicate a multi‑year technical vision and strategy for Infrastructure that aligns with BitGo’s ambitious growth plans in the crypto fintech space.

Skills & Experience

• 10+ years of experience in a DevOps or Site Reliability role
• 4+ years of experience successfully leading geographically distributed teams of 4+ engineers
• Hands‑on experience with managing cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP, or Azure)
• Strong experience working with Kubernetes workloads in production environments
• Strong experience working with CI/CD tooling
• Strong familiarity with tools like Prometheus, Grafana, Alertmanager, Loki and ELK
• Strong desire to automate where possible
• Experience in participating in and organizing on‑call rotations
• Proven experience sourcing and hiring top engineering talent
• Experience working in a cross‑team environment, collaborating with and enabling other functions to drive broader departmental goals
• A self‑starter capable of adapting quickly and being decisive
• Engineering degree in Computer Science or equivalent
• Effective written and verbal communication skills

Why Join BitGo?

Disrupting an industry takes vision, innovation, passion, technical chops, drive to deliver, collaboration, and execution. Join a team of great people who strive for excellence and personify our corporate values of ownership, craftsmanship, and open communication. We are looking for new colleagues who bring innovative ways of thinking and problem solving, and who want risks to be part of the team that changes the world’s financial markets.

Benefits

• Competitive base salary, bonus and stock options
• 100% company paid health insurance for employee, partner and dependents
• 4% 401k company match
• Paid parental leave, paid vacation
• Free commute and parking pass; 5 min from Caltrain
• Free custom lunches, dinners and snacks
• Computer equipment and workplace furniture to suit your needs
• Great colleagues and inspiring startup environment
• Benefits vary based on location

Pay Transparency Notice

Depending upon your leveling and location, the compensation for this role averages between $260,000 - $320,000 USD base salary. Equity, an annual performance bonus and the benefits outlined above are also a part of this role's package.