Software Engineer - Infrastructure & SRE

ZipRecruiter; Los Angeles (CA); Remote; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative company is seeking a Software Engineer to join its engineering team and help build the infrastructure for a cutting-edge Appchains platform. This role focuses on Site Reliability Engineering and DevSecOps, where you will design scalable infrastructure, develop automated deployment pipelines, and implement robust monitoring solutions. The company fosters a remote-first culture with generous perks like unlimited vacation and annual team retreats, making it an exciting opportunity for tech enthusiasts eager to work with emerging technologies and contribute to the evolving web3 landscape.

Benefits

Employee perks stipend

Co-working space stipend

Unlimited time off

Regular in-person meetups

Medical, vision, and dental insurance

401(k) plan

$3,000 annual Make-Your-Life-Easier Perk stipend

Equity Package

2x annual full-team onsites

Qualifications

• 2+ years in DevOps or SRE roles with distributed systems experience.
• Strong skills in IaC tools like Terraform and containerization with Docker.

Responsibilities

• Drive development of infrastructure components and CI/CD workflows.
• Create monitoring solutions for blockchain infrastructure health.

Skills

DevOps

Site Reliability Engineering (SRE)

Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

Containerization (Docker)

Orchestration (Kubernetes)

Scripting (Bash, Python)

Monitoring and Observability

Networking Principles

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

Grafana

DataDog

Google Cloud

Job description

Job Description

We are building the infrastructure to take web3 mainstream. Developers leverage our products to abstract web3’s complexity, allowing teams to spend less time managing complex web3 infrastructure and more time building an exceptional end-to-end experience for their customers.
Founded in January 2021, we've raised over $28M from top leaders across various industries and communities, including Andreessen Horowitz, IDEO CoLab Ventures, Variant, Electric Capital, Coinbase, and over 200 other strategic and community investors. We're a remote-first company with a strong remote culture, offering perks like an employee perks stipend, coworking space stipend, unlimited time off, and regular in-person meetups worldwide (including bi-annual company summits). We're committed to building a diverse and inclusive team and are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.

The Role

Join our engineering team and play a key role in building the robust and scalable infrastructure that powers our Appchains platform. As a Software Engineer focused on SRE and DevSecOps,

You Will:

• Take ownership of and drive the development of infrastructure components.
• Design and implement scalable infrastructure on both cloud platforms (like Google Cloud) and bare metal providers (such as Latitude.sh).
• Develop automated deployment pipelines and CI/CD workflows to ensure efficient and reliable releases.
• Create robust monitoring and observability solutions to ensure the health and performance of our distributed blockchain infrastructure.
• Build internal tools to empower our engineering teams and potentially the broader web3 ecosystem.
• Collaborate closely with software engineers to implement and promote excellent infrastructure practices throughout the company.
• Learn and apply Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) principles to ensure the stability and availability of our services.
• Participate in on-call rotations, with support from senior team members, to address production incidents.
• Contribute to the automation of our infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools.
• Assist in integrating security best practices into our development lifecycle (DevSecOps).

Requirements:

• 2+ years of professional experience in a DevOps, SRE, Infrastructure, or Backend Engineering role, ideally working with distributed systems.
• Strong understanding of Infrastructure as Code (e.g., Terraform, Ansible, etc.)
• Experience with containerization (Docker) and orchestration (Kubernetes).
• Familiarity with setting up and managing CI/CD pipelines.
• Proficiency in at least one major cloud platform.
• Experience with monitoring and observability tools (e.g. Grafana, DataDog, etc.).
• Solid scripting skills in Bash or Python.
• Foundational knowledge of blockchain technology concepts.
• Eagerness to learn and work with new technologies such as Rust.
• Experience with DNS, firewalls, and networking principles.
• Proven ability to work independently while collaborating effectively in a distributed team environment. Outstanding written and verbal communication skills.

Nice To Have

• Experience with Rust, Go, C++ or similar.
• Familiarity with web3 technologies and concepts.
• Basic understanding of smart contract development (e.g., Solidity).
• Previous experience with rollup frameworks and blockchain protocols like Ethereum.
• Familiarity with frontend development frameworks (e.g., React).

Benefits

• Competitive Salary.
• Equity Package.
• Medical, vision, and dental insurance.
• 401(k) - not matched.
• $3,000 annual Make-Your-Life-Easier Perk stipend (home office setup, health wellness, learning development, and software subscriptions).
• Co-working space reimbursement.
• Unlimited Vacation.
• 2x annual full-team onsites (previously in Lisbon, Alta, Denver).

Interview Process

Hiring Manager Interview
Chat with Head of Engineering
Technical Interview
Technical Interview
Final Interview