Senior DevOps Engineer

The Monad Foundation is a team of dedicated ecosystem and community builders who are on a mission to massively grow the impact of decentralized tech. We believe that the Monad https://monad.xyz/ blockchain--the performant and parallel EVM Layer 1--will help decentralized apps eat the world. THE ROLE We're looking for a Senior DevOps Engineer with deep Linux expertise and a strong track record of building infrastructure and testing automation from scratch. You'll join a small, talented team of systems experts to extend the testing, tooling, and operational backbone of a high-performance, next-generation Layer 1 blockchain. WHAT YOU WILL DO - Build and maintain testnets and test automation for components of the Monad blockchain - Prototype new deployment patterns across validator and full-node topologies - Design and run performance benchmarks and load tests to surface bottlenecks before they reach production - Drive observability, alerting, and security across the stack - Define best practices for node operators & support them - Develop tooling for internal & external use - Participate in on-call rotation for production support WHO YOU ARE - 2+ years of DevOps experience at a professional RPC provider / professional validator company / L1 blockchain - 3+ years of experience with Infrastructure as Code and Configuration Management (Terraform, Ansible) - 2+ years of experience with container technologies (Docker, Kubernetes) - Proficient in bare metal server management and scripting - Proficient in at least one back-end language such as Python or Go - Hands-on experience running highly available containerized systems on Kubernetes, including packaging (Helm) and GitOps-style deployment (FluxCD, ArgoCD, or GitHub Actions) - Strong experience with a major cloud provider (AWS preferred) - Comfort with network setup, maintenance, and troubleshooting at the systems level - Experience operating open-source observability stacks (Prometheus, Grafana, Loki, or similar) - Proficient with command-line git - Able to juggle competing priorities and move quickly during incidents - Fluent written and spoken English WHY WORK WITH US - Challenging problems. You’ll tackle deeply complex and technically demanding problems, with autonomy and impact. - Endless Opportunity for Impact. The Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) standard is ubiquitous, but existing EVM-compatible chains are slow and bandwidth-constrained. Monad’s core innovations offer developers and founders the best of both worlds (portability and performance) and are a game-changer to power global on-chain finance. - The right team. You’ll be part of a world class team, who are exceptional and highly-motivated. - Culture. We’re a lean team working together to achieve very ambitious goals. We are united in our culture of collaboration, low ego, and high-quality output. - Strong Ecosystem. The broader Monad ecosystem has attracted support from leading investors, builders and long-term contributors.