A16zcrypto
Senior Software Engineer, Platform Infrastructure
Palo Alto, California · Senior · Full-time
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About the role
- You'll work on APIs, indexers, node infrastructure, SDKs, and developer tools that form the foundation of the network.
- You'll help shape technical direction and may grow into leading other engineers as the team scales.
- You will be joining a lean team with a lot of autonomy - you should be a self-starter and thrive on self-directed work in a fast-paced environment.
Responsibilities
- Leading initiatives to design, build, and optimize backend services and platform infrastructure for the Aptos blockchain
- Developing scalable APIs, indexing services, and data pipelines to support blockchain data access
- Building and maintaining infrastructure for node operations, monitoring, and observability
- This role will have significant impact and visibility - the systems you build will directly enable thousands of developers to build on Aptos.
Requirements
- 5+ years of experience building and shipping scalable backend systems
- Strong understanding of distributed systems, databases, and API design
- Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work autonomously in a fast-paced environment
- We do hire exceptionally talented professionals with decades of experience in their field.
Nice to have
- Experience with blockchain infrastructure, indexing, or node operations (a plus)
- Web3 experience or familiarity (a plus)
- Background in payments, DeFi, or TradFi (a plus)
Skills
- Building and maintaining SDKs, libraries, and developer tools
- Comfortable leveraging AI tools to enhance productivity and code quality
Compensation
- Competitive Salary
Benefits
- 100% insurance premium coverage for medical, dental, and vision for you and your dependents (US Employees)
- Flexible vacation time, 11 holidays, and floating company days off
Company info
- We are committed to providing a safe and secure hiring process for all applicants.
- Aptos is a people-first blockchain on a mission to help billions of people achieve universal and fair access to decentralized assets in a safe and scalable way.
- Founded by some of the original creators and maintainers that researched, designed, and built the Diem blockchain to serve this purpose, we have dedicated several years toward this mission.
- Aptos (Ohlone for "The People") encompasses our mission and ethos for why we build.
- We're looking for a talented, driven Senior Software Engineer to build the critical infrastructure that powers the Aptos blockchain ecosystem.
Equal opportunity
- Equal Opportunity Employer.
Visa & Work Authorization
- We do not hire on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, gender, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, parental status, sex, gender expression or identity, sexual o
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