Senior DevOps Engineer, New Networks

You could work anywhere. Why Figment?
Figment powers the future of Web3 through industry-leading blockchain infrastructure. As the leading provider of staking solutions, we help 500+ institutional clients optimize their crypto rewards, including top exchanges, asset managers, wallets, foundations, custodians, and major token holders. Our clients trust Figment for a comprehensive suite of services, including reward optimization, cutting-edge API development, detailed rewards reporting, seamless partner integrations, governance support, and slashing protection.

Backed by a team of passionate and intelligent Figmates, with a 100% remote-first global presence across 12 countries, our company is on a mission to accelerate the adoption, growth, and long-term success of the Web3 ecosystem. We’re building the infrastructure that will power the decentralized future.

As a fast-growing tech company, we’re looking for builders and innovators — people who thrive in the face of uncertainty and are motivated to make an impact. We are also looking for true teammates – people who are genuine, humble, and driven to level up together. If you’re excited to shape the future, contribute to an energetic company culture, and work at the cutting edge of blockchain technology, we want you to join our team and help us lead the charge!
About the opportunity
We run 70+ blockchains here at Figment. Come help us onboard more!

This is a full-time remote position, with team members in North America and Europe.

We are seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer to help us scale out our operations by planning and implementing projects to manage fleets of blockchain servers. This role presents unique opportunities to be involved in building out tooling where none exists in the industry. You will build production systems that need to handle newer (sometimes alpha quality) blockchain software. You’ll need to consider all aspects of security, monitoring, maintainability, and stability.

How you will make an impact
Lead the planning, testing, implementation, and management of projects to deliver scalable, maintainable, secure, and stable deployments across a variety of use cases
Identify & implement solutions for common areas where automation can significantly increase our ability to manage all our infrastructure
Identify areas of systemic risk & evaluate, propose, and implement solutions
Manage and monitor cloud and physical servers across multiple global hosting services and data centres
Automate blockchain software build, install, and management processes
Perform Linux server administration, hardening, intrusion detection, and vulnerability scanning
Debug complex distributed blockchains to help run them smoothly
Identify tasks and processes that get stuck or move slowly and support the team in pushing them through
Explain broad initiatives and vision to Engineering Leadership and Product
Demonstrate technical expertise in multiple domains and act as a mentor to others on the team
Who you are
In-depth experience using Ansible (and similar tools) in environments with over 500 servers:Designing complex static and dynamic inventories, variable structures, and playbooks
Writing custom Ansible roles from scratch, with advanced features such as Jinja2 templating, complex logic flows, dynamic roles/tasks, and handlers
Ensuring idempotency & reusability, and following applicable best practices
In-depth experience supporting Linux servers in large, highly secure, and highly available 24/7 environments
Demonstrated experience working with blockchain nodes or very strong knowledge of the blockchain domain
Deep troubleshooting expertise of complex application flows which span multiple clusters of systems – to quickly identify server, network, and application issues; and methodical approach to implementing, testing, and measuring changes to remediate issues
Knowledge of common OS and application level settings to optimize system performance
Experience with common system administration scripting languages such as Bash and Python
In-depth experience creating well organized modules with Terraform to ensure reusable cloud provisioning automation
Deep understanding of networking and security best practices
Even better if you have
Ansible role testing with Molecule (or similar tools) and Ansible module development experience
Knowledge of, or experience with, Proof-of-Work and Proof-of-Stake decentralized consensus mechanisms used in blockchains
Experience running applications on Kubernetes
Experience creating CI/CD pipelines from scratch to automate infrastructure provisioning and deploy applications (GitHub Actions or similar tools)
Experience with Hashicorp Vault or other secure storage tools

Why you might be excited about us
At Figment, we offer an exciting range of competitive benefits designed to support and empower every member of our team:

100% remote-first environment. Our flagship office is in Toronto, Canada. We also have additional co-working spaces in New York, Montreal, London, and Singapore. That means if you want to do your things in the office (if you’re near one), at home, or a bit of both, it’s up to you.
4 weeks of PTO that kick in day one, with an additional 1 week of flex days.
Extended company-paid health benefits that kick in day one.
Best in class parental leave and flexible arrangements.
A home office stipend to create a space that you enjoy working in.
Monthly Wifi reimbursement.
A yearly Learning & Development budget.
401K (US) or RRSP match (Canada).
Stock Options in the company.
A competitive bonus (based on company performance) that is distributed bi-annually – we believe that the company’s success should be shared with our employees oftenFor roles listed within the Sales Department, there is instead a competitive commissions structure which will be outlined during your first interview with Figment
Annual onsite company gatherings and retreats to inspire team bonding, collaboration, and fun!
Other reasons you may love working at Figment
We are a team of under 200 members, which allows for an impactful contribution from day one.
We place a strong focus on personal career development to shape a role that fits your goals and interests. Your satisfaction and well-being matter to us, and we’re here to support your ongoing growth.
Our culture is one of honesty, professionalism and risk taking in a high-growth environment.
Our team members themselves recommend working at Figment – with an eNPS score of 54 (which is ranked as ‘great’!).
We are also extremely proud of ranking as one of the top Web3 employers by Talent Titans.
Compensation
One of Figment’s core principles is “Making the Invisible Visible” – ensuring transparency and information sharing in all communication. Figment is committed to transparency regarding pay, benefits, and other compensation types for all internal roles as well as all roles being hired for.

Base Salary: The CAD base salary range for this position is CAD $140,000 – $175,000. The US base salary range for this position is USD $140,000 – $175,000. This range reflects base salary only, and does not include additional compensation or benefits. For candidates in other countries, the pay range will be disclosed upon your first interview with Figment (being a globally remote company, the list of salary ranges would simply be too long to note here!). The range displayed reflects the minimum and maximum range for a new hire across all Canada or the US. A candidate’s specific pay within the range will be determined by various factors including job-related skills, relevant education, and training.

Interview process
At Figment, we try to go above and beyond in making sure that you have the best possible experience interviewing with us. We strive for a smooth, organized, and informative process.

During your first Recruiter Call, you will be provided with more information about Figment, the position and what to expect for the rest of the interview process. Please be prepared to discuss why you are interested in joining Figment and what excites you about the position and company.
As we go through the process, we work to make sure that you hear back from us in a timely fashion. If we decide at any point that we’re unfortunately not moving forward, we will give you feedback on why it was not a fit.
We aim for the entire process to take around 2-3 weeks from initial screen to offer. There can be exceptions on either side of the bell curve here, but as a rule, that’s the time-frame you can expect.
 

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At Figment, we have a thorough hiring process to verify the identity of all job candidates. This includes checking documents, conducting in-person interviews, biometric authentication and completing background checks. Candidates must pass all these steps to be considered for a job with Figment. Anyone who provides false information or tries to skip these steps will be disqualified from the hiring process immediately.

To learn more about Figment, our team, and the amazing work we are doing, visit our website. Are you ready to join us?