Senior DevOps Engineer

ABOUT EIGEN LABS

Eigen Labs is more than just a leading name in the blockchain space. We’re the driving force behind EigenLayer, a game-changing solution that revolutionizes crypto-economic security. Imagine a world where blockchain projects break free from the shackles of the scaling trilemma and capital limitations.

We’re building a platform to deliver security to novel distributed applications. In today's blockchain ecosystem, each service is typically secured by its own tokenized trust-network. With EigenLayer, services can build upon the established security of the Ethereum trust network, unlocking untold scalability while maintaining security and decentralization.

This is a full-time position that is fully remote or located with the largely Seattle-based team.

THE ROLE

Our Marketplace team is scaling up as we seek out innovative thinkers and infrastructure engineers to join us on our mission to hyperscale Ethereum. As a member of this team, you will play a critical role in developing and delivering robust cloud infrastructure, deployment pipelines, and tooling for the expanding EigenLayer ecosystem. 

This is an opportunity to be a technical thought leader, drive infrastructure innovations, accelerate the productivity and practices of a top-tier team that drives significant economic activity on EigenLayer. Plus, you’ll grow with a team of talented collaborators while buckling in for hypergrowth! 

If you enjoy being challenged by the complexity of distributed systems, blockchain infrastructure and problems for a diverse segment of technical users, we want to hear from you! 

WHAT YOU WILL DO

• Take ownership and drive full lifecycle infrastructure development for mission-critical EigenLayer systems
• Design and implement scalable cloud infrastructure architectures
• Create automated deployment pipelines and CI/CD workflows
• Build monitoring and observability solutions for distributed blockchain infrastructure
• Develop self-service infrastructure tools for AVS and Operator ecosystem
• Embed into a talented team of software engineers and facilitate best-in-class infrastructure across the company

WHAT YOU WILL BRING

• 5+ years professional DevOps experience with a proven track record of delivering highly scalable products/features on distributed systems
• Expert-level infrastructure as code (Terraform, CloudFormation, GitHub Actions, etc.)
• Advanced Kubernetes configuration and management
• Comprehensive CI/CD pipeline design and implementation (GitHub Actions, Jenkins)
• Proficient in cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure)
• Performance monitoring and observability (DataDog, Prometheus, etc.)
• Strong scripting skills (Bash, Python)
• Understanding of Node environments deployed at scale
• Database administration expertise (PostgreSQL)
• Strong experience with Typescript
• Microservices and REST architecture understanding
• Foundational blockchain technology knowledge

NICE TO HAVES

• BS in Computer Science or related technical field
• Experience with Go, Rust or related languages
• Experience with DNS, firewalls, networking, DDoS protection (Cloudflare, AWS WAF)
• Web3/dApp deployment experience (Subgraphs, Ponder)
• Understanding of Solidity
• Prior experience with Proof of Stake protocols, EVM, DeFi and/or the EigenLayer platform
• Frontend framework familiarity (React) and deployment best practices (Vercel)

The target base salary for this role will range between $190,000 to $225,000. This is determined by a few factors including your skillset, prior relevant experience, quality of interviews and market factors at the point in time of offer. Other rewards may include short- and long-term incentives, and program-specific awards. In addition, Eigen Labs provides various employee benefits, including:

US Benefits

• Competitive salary and equity (tokens and options)
• Comprehensive insurance (medical/dental/vision)
• Paid parental leave
• Stipend for your ideal remote set-up
• Flexible hours and a supportive remote environment
• Unlimited vacation: Take time when you need it (and we really mean it!)
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Monthly wellness benefit
• Yearly off-sites

If hired outside of the US through an EOR, benefits will be offered based on specific country requirements and EOR offerings.

Equal opportunity employment

There's one more, very important thing. We are an equal opportunity employer. We search for amazing people of diverse backgrounds, experiences, abilities, and perspectives. We take care of each other to create an inclusive work environment where we love to come to work every day. We hope you can join us.