Software Engineer - Infrastructure & SRE

Summary

Join Syndicate's engineering team as a Software Engineer focused on SRE and DevSecOps and play a key role in building the robust and scalable infrastructure that powers the Syndicate Appchains platform. You will take ownership of infrastructure component development, design and implement scalable infrastructure, develop automated deployment pipelines, create robust monitoring solutions, build internal tools, collaborate with software engineers, apply SRE principles, participate in on-call rotations, contribute to infrastructure automation, and assist in integrating security best practices. This role requires 2+ years of experience in a relevant field and strong skills in IaC, containerization, orchestration, CI/CD, cloud platforms, monitoring tools, scripting, and blockchain concepts. The company offers a remote-first work environment with benefits including competitive salary, equity, health insurance, 401k, a generous perk stipend, coworking space reimbursement, unlimited vacation, and team meetups.

Requirements

• 2+ years of professional experience in a DevOps, SRE, Infrastructure, or Backend Engineering role, ideally working with distributed systems
• Strong understanding of Infrastructure as Code (e.g., Terraform, Ansible, etc.)
• Experience with containerization (Docker) and orchestration (Kubernetes)
• Familiarity with setting up and managing CI/CD pipelines
• Proficiency in at least one major cloud platform
• Experience with monitoring and observability tools (e.g. Grafana, DataDog, etc.)
• Solid scripting skills in languages like Bash or Python
• Foundational knowledge of blockchain technology concepts
• Eagerness to learn and work with new technologies such as Rust
• Experience with DNS, firewalls, and networking principles
• Proven ability to work independently while collaborating effectively in a distributed team environment
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of and drive the development of infrastructure components
• Design and implement scalable infrastructure on both cloud platforms (like Google Cloud) and bare metal providers (such as Latitude.sh)
• Develop automated deployment pipelines and CI/CD workflows to ensure efficient and reliable releases
• Create robust monitoring and observability solutions to ensure the health and performance of our distributed blockchain infrastructure
• Build internal tools to empower our engineering teams and potentially the broader web3 ecosystem
• Collaborate closely with software engineers to implement and promote excellent infrastructure practices throughout the company
• Learn and apply Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) principles to ensure the stability and availability of our services
• Participate in on-call rotations, with support from senior team members, to address production incidents
• Contribute to the automation of our infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools
• Assist in integrating security best practices into our development lifecycle (DevSecOps)

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Rust, Go, C++ or similar
• Familiarity with web3 technologies and concepts
• Basic understanding of smart contract development (e.g., Solidity)
• Previous experience with rollup frameworks and blockchain protocols like Ethereum
• Familiarity with frontend development frameworks (e.g., React)

Benefits

• Competitive Salary
• Equity Package
• Medical, vision, and dental insurance
• 401(k) - not matched
• $3,000 annual Make-Your-Life-Easier Perk stipend (home office setup, health & wellness, learning & development, and software & subscriptions)
• Co-working space reimbursement
• Unlimited Vacation
• 2x annual full-team onsites (previously in Lisbon, Alta, Denver)