Sotware Engineer - Infrastructure & SRE

Syndicate Inc.; Denver (CO); Remote; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative company is seeking a Software Engineer specializing in SRE and DevSecOps to join their engineering team. In this role, you'll take ownership of developing infrastructure components and implementing scalable solutions across cloud platforms. You'll work closely with software engineers to promote excellent infrastructure practices and contribute to automation using Infrastructure as Code tools. This forward-thinking firm offers a remote-first culture, competitive salary, and a generous benefits package, including unlimited vacation and a unique annual stipend for personal development. Join a diverse team committed to making web3 accessible and impactful.

Benefits

Employee perks stipend

Coworking space stipend

Unlimited time off

Regular in-person meetups

Annual Make-Your-Life-Easier Perk stipend

Qualifications

• 2+ years in DevOps, SRE, or Infrastructure roles with distributed systems experience.
• Strong knowledge of Infrastructure as Code and containerization tools.

Responsibilities

• Drive development of infrastructure components and design scalable solutions.
• Collaborate with engineers to implement infrastructure best practices.

Skills

DevOps

Site Reliability Engineering (SRE)

Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible)

Containerization (Docker)

Orchestration (Kubernetes)

CI/CD Pipelines

Monitoring and Observability Tools

Scripting (Bash, Python)

Blockchain Technology

Networking Principles

Tools

Grafana

DataDog

Job description

About Us

Syndicate is building the infrastructure to take web3 mainstream. Developers leverage Syndicate’s 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 Syndicate 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 languages like 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).