Production Engineer, Aptos Labs

$160-260k

The range displayed reflects the minimum and typical maximum target for new hire salaries for the position of a candidate based in the Bay Area at any level

AWS

Kubernetes

GCP

Python

Java

Terraform

C++

Rust

Azure

Senior level

New York

San Francisco Bay Area

Remote from US

Building Layer 1 blockchain

Job no longer available

Building Layer 1 blockchain

201-500 employees

CryptocurrencyBlockchainWeb 3.0

Job no longer available

$160-260k

The range displayed reflects the minimum and typical maximum target for new hire salaries for the position of a candidate based in the Bay Area at any level

AWS

Kubernetes

GCP

Python

Java

Terraform

C++

Rust

Azure

Senior level

New York

San Francisco Bay Area

Remote from US

201-500 employees

CryptocurrencyBlockchainWeb 3.0

Company mission

To help billions of people achieve universal and fair access to decentralized assets in a safe and scalable way.

Job

Company

Role

Who you are

5+ years experience in backend software or infrastructure
5+ years experience with operating systems and TCP/IP network fundamentals
5+ years experience coding in higher-level languages (e.g., Rust, Python, C++, or Java)
5+ years experience learning software, frameworks and APIs
Experience in Terraform, Helm, Kubernetes
Experience with AWS, GCP, Azure, or other cloud environment
Experience with blockchain and crypto (Bitcoin, Ethereum, DeFi etc.)
Strong communication skills and ability to explain technical concepts clearly and simply
Proven ability to quickly get up to speed on unfamiliar technologies
Proven ability to understand customer requirements and identify appropriate solutions
Strong interpersonal skills working with Engineers from junior to senior levels
Demonstrated critical thinking under pressure

What the job involves

This role will be responsible for implementing the blockchain node reference deployment, building automation tools to improve operational complexity, and helping our node operator and developer ecosystem grow
You will be joining a team building a highly scalable and available distributed system. Performance and reliability are critical
You will be expected to do everything from architecture and design, to implementing those designs in code, to testing the implementations for correctness and performance, and finally optimizing the implementations for better performance
You will be working on fast-paced, rapidly growing, high-profile projects with a significant opportunity for industry-level impact on emerging blockchain and cryptocurrency technologies
Developing high-quality technical content such as automation tools, and reference architectures to help our partners, and customers build on the work we deliver
Writing and reviewing code, developing documentation and disaster recovery plans, and debugging the hardest problems, live, on Aptos blockchain tech stacks
Designing, developing, and deploying new systems that enhance throughput, latency, reliability, availability, and security for the blockchain and the blockchain ecosystem services
Together with our engineering team, you will share an on-call rotation and be an escalation contact for service incidents

Our take

Despite launching in just 2021, Aptos has soared to Unicorn status following an impressive funding round that saw major participation from players like PayPal Ventures and Andreessen Horowitz. It's the company’s promise to build a layer 1 blockchain that has attracted all this attention as it outperforms competitors on critical metrics like scaleability and speed.

Aptos is created by the team behind Facebook’s recently shuttered cryptocurrency endeavor Diem (previously Libra), who left the company when Diem sold its tech assets to Silvergate Capital. Now, Silvergate Capital is itself an investor in the new project. This goes to show the confidence the Aptos' team commands, and the increasingly mainstream industry appetite for a blockchain that can sustain major operations.

Developers from companies like Binance, Anchorage, and Coinbase are already part of Aptos. This talent, in combination with 2024 VC funding and its remarkable 2022 Series A, will fuel the team’s progress and is a hugely promising start for the young venture.

Freddie

Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle

Insights

Top investors

110% employee growth in 12 months

Glassdoor (4.3)

Company

Funding (2 rounds)

Jul 2022

$150m

SERIES A

Mar 2022

$200m

SEED

Total funding: $350m

Company benefits

Remote-friendly work coverage
Health insurance coverage
Equipment of your choice
Unlimited Vacation time
Competitive Salary
Stock options

Company HQ

University South, Palo Alto, CA

Leadership

Mo Shaikh

(Co-Founder)

Previously held various analyst positions at companies like KPMG, Royal Bank of Canada, BlackRock, and BCG. Subsequently directed strategy at ConsenSys alongside founding and leading Meridio, then worked on strategic partnerships at Novi (Meta).

Avery Ching

(Co-Founder & CEO)

Previously Principal Software Engineer at Yahoo!, Facebook, and then for the crypto platform team at Novi (Meta). Has also spent over a decade as VP of Apache Giraph.

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