Ecosystem Infrastructure Engineer

About The Company Aptos is a blockchain company focused on enabling universal access to decentralized assets in a secure and scalable manner. Our team, comprised of original creators and maintainers behind the Diem blockchain, is dedicated to realizing this vision. We have developed open-source technology to create a safer and more scalable web3 environment that offers equitable opportunities for all to access financial assets with reduced fees and intermediaries.

Role Overview At Aptos, we are committed to addressing the core challenges faced by developers in Web3 to facilitate their success. The product infrastructure team plays a key role in understanding technical limitations and gaps to develop infrastructure products that cater to the needs of the entire Aptos ecosystem. As part of this role, you will collaborate with product teams to build robust, scalable, and user-friendly backend services. Additionally, you will have the opportunity to shape and build a cloud platform to empower applications on Aptos, including data APIs, high-throughput blockchain services, identity management, and more.

This position is based in our Palo Alto, CA office.

Responsibilities

• Design and build scalable, reliable services to onboard millions of users onto Web3 and Aptos
• Collaborate with internal teams and external partners to scale initiatives
• Ensure reliability and quality of all externally facing technical components
• Establish and uphold high-quality software engineering practices in an open-source project environment

Requirements

• 5+ years of industry experience building high-quality code and infrastructure
• Proficiency in a low-level programming language such as Rust or C/C++
• Experience with backend systems and scaling high throughput applications
• Knowledge of building user-facing products
• Familiarity with Python or Typescript
• Understanding of Kubernetes, AWS, and GCS
• Enthusiasm for enhancing infrastructure continuously

Salary The base salary for this full-time position ranges from $150k to $250k, dependent on experience and location. Our compensation is inclusive of equity, tokens, and benefits which add further value to your package.

Benefits

• Full coverage of medical, dental, and vision insurance premiums for you and your dependents (US Employees)
• Flexible vacation time, 11 holidays, and company days off
• Choice of equipment
• Competitive salary
• Equity (RSUs)
• Protocol Token Grants
• 401k matching (US Employees)
• Diverse and enjoyable in-person and digital events

Diversity Statement We value diversity at Aptos and uphold an equal opportunity employment policy. Our hiring decisions are based solely on qualifications, merit, and business requirements, without discrimination.

Security Note As part of our commitment to ensure a safe hiring process, please be cautious of fraudulent activity that may impersonate Aptos or our employees. We will never request any form of payment during the application process or seek sensitive personal financial information via unofficial channels. Report any such suspicious activity to security@aptoslabs.com.