Aptos

Senior Software Engineer, Platform Infrastructure

Aptos
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3 months ago
Palo Alto, CA, USASenior
H1B sponsor

Base Salary

$160k - $260k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Lead initiatives to design, build, and optimize backend services and platform infrastructure for the Aptos blockchain.
  • Develop scalable APIs, indexing services, and data pipelines for blockchain data access.
  • Build and maintain infrastructure for node operations, monitoring, and observability.
  • Build and maintain SDKs, libraries, and developer tools.
  • Write clean, performant, well-tested, production-ready code.
  • Collaborate with protocol engineers, infrastructure teams, and product engineers.
  • Help shape technical direction and potentially grow into leading other engineers as the team scales.

Requirements

  • At least 5 years of experience building and shipping scalable backend systems.
  • Strong backend development experience with Rust, Go, C++, Java, Python, or similar languages.
  • Deep understanding of systems programming concepts.
  • Strong understanding of distributed systems, databases, and API design.
  • Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work autonomously in a fast-paced environment.
  • Experience with blockchain infrastructure, indexing, or node operations is a plus.
  • Web3 experience or familiarity is a plus.
  • Background in payments, DeFi, or TradFi is a plus.
  • Comfort leveraging AI tools to enhance productivity and code quality.

Benefits

  • 100% medical, dental, and vision insurance premium coverage for employees and dependents in the US
  • Equipment of choice
  • Flexible vacation time, 11 holidays, and floating company days off
  • Protocol token grants
  • 401(k) matching for US employees
  • Fun and inclusive in-person and digital events
  • Full-time, in-person role based in the Palo Alto, California or New York, New York office
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