Software Engineer @ Aptos Labs

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. We believe the open-source Diem technology we have developed is an important foundation of a safe and scalable web3 world where everyone has more equitable opportunities to grow and access financial assets with lower fees and fewer intermediaries.

Aptos (Ohlone for "The People") encompasses our mission and ethos for why we build.

About The Role

Aptos is more than building the best layer 1. We seek to understand and solve the fundamental issues that burden developers from being successful in Web3. To that end, the product infrastructure team is responsible for understanding the technical limitations and gaps in building and translating that into useful infrastructure products that meet the needs of the entire Aptos ecosystem ranging from community builders to large third-party partners and including our own internal efforts.

In this role, you will work directly with product teams to build reliable, performant, scalable and user-friendly backend services. You will also have the opportunity to define and build a cloud platform that will empower applications to quickly build on top of Aptos, including data APIs, low latency high throughput services that write to the blockchain, notification platform, identity management, and more!

This role sits in our Palo Alto, CA office.

What you will do:

Architect and build scalable, reliable services that will be used to onboard the next hundred millions of users onto Web3 and Aptos
Collaborate with teams across the company and ecosystem to scale their initiatives
Ensure the reliability and high-quality experience on all externally facing technical component
Develop and maintain high-quality software engineering practices and principles in a highly visible open-source project

What we are looking for:

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

The base salary range for this full-time position is $150k - $250k. The range displayed on each job posting 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. We do hire exceptionally talented professionals with decades of experience in their field. As such, our range may be higher than what is displayed. Our base salary ranges are determined by experience and location, and we hire at all levels for multiple roles. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location, job-related skills demonstrated during the interviews, working experience, and relevant education or training. Please note that the compensation details listed in role postings reflect the base salary only and do not include equity, tokens, or benefits.

Our Benefits

100% insurance premium coverage for medical, dental, and vision for you and your dependents (US Employees)
Equipment of your choice
Flexible vacation time, 11 holidays, and floating company days off
Competitive Salary
Equity (RSUs) (US employees)
Protocol Token Grants
401k matching (US Employees)
Fun and inclusive in-person and digital events

Aptos is committed to diversity in the workplace, and we’re proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. 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 orientation, or any other basis protected by local, state or federal law. All employment is decided based on qualifications, merit, and business need.

We are committed to providing a safe and secure hiring process for all applicants. Unfortunately, there are individuals who may attempt to impersonate Aptos or our employees for fraudulent purposes.
To protect yourself, please be aware of the following:

We will never ask you for payment of any kind during the application or onboarding process, including fees for background checks, training, or equipment.
We will always communicate with you using our official company email domain.
We will never request your personal financial information, such as your social security number or bank account details, during the initial application stages or via email or a video/voice call when onboarding.

If you encounter any suspicious activity or requests that seem out of the ordinary, please do not hesitate to report it to us at [email protected].

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