Senior DevOps Engineer (APAC)

Category Labs (formerly known as Monad Labs) is a team of systems engineers and researchers on a mission to design and build at the frontier of decentralized technology. We strive to design and build step-function improvements over existing blockchain solutions. After recently raising $225M in series A funding, led by Paradigm, we are growing our team. The RoleWe are looking for a Senior DevOps Engineer with significant experience running blockchain nodes at a validator or L1 company. Our ideal candidate has excellent knowledge of Linux systems and significant experience building new automation for infrastructure and testing. You'll be joining a small, talented team of systems experts to extend the testing and automation for a high-performance next-generation blockchain. What You Will DoYou'll build automation for testing components of the Monad blockchainYou'll build tools for observability and alertingYou'll build and maintain testnetsYou'll participate in on-call rotation for production support Who You AreYou have significant experience in DevOps at a professional validator company or L1 blockchain.You have significant experience in Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and container technologies (docker, kubernetes, terraform, ansible, puppet)You are proficient in at least one back-end development language such as Python, Go, or C++You are proficient with command-line gitYou have experience writing scripts for deploying and maintaining infrastructure (Linux installations, clusters, and networks)You have experience evaluating and improving observability and security practices, Grafana and Prometheus experience are a plusYou have experience with network setup and maintenance Why Work with UsChallenging problems. You’ll work on extremely challenging problems with massive impact.Huge opportunity. The Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) standard is ubiquitous, but existing EVM-compatible chains are very slow. Monad’s core innovations offer developers the best of both worlds (portability and performance) and are a game-changer for mass user adoption in crypto.The right team. You’ll be part of an exceptional team.Culture. We’re a lean team working together to achieve very ambitious goals. We are united in our culture of collaboration, low egos, and high-quality outputs. As an early member of our team, you’ll help continue to shape our culture.Compensation. You’ll receive a competitive salary and equity package.Resources and growth. We’re well-capitalized, with backing from leading venture funds like Paradigm, Electric Capital, Greenoaks, Dragonfly, and Coinbase Ventures. We keep a lean team, and this is a rare opportunity to join. You’ll learn a lot and grow as our company scales. BenefitsCompany benefits for US-based full-time employees include medical, dental, and vision insurance (100% coverage for employees); unlimited and encouraged paid time off; monthly mental health and fitness stipend; paid parental leave; and 10 company-observed holidays.

Location: Woolooware, AU

Posted Date: 2/1/2025