Job Description

Who We Are

Ethena Labs is pioneering the first crypto-based reward-accruing synthetic dollar protocol. Arthur Hayes is a founding advisor, and our team boasts extensive experience in both traditional finance and crypto engineering from reputable firms such as Cerberus, Wintermute, Flow Traders, Deribit, Paradigm, Aave, Blockdaemon, and Kaiko. We are backed by every major exchange and trading entity in the space.

What We Are Doing

We are developing derivative infrastructure to transform Ethereum into the Internet Bond through delta-neutral derivatives positions, creating the first crypto-native, rewards-bearing savings asset: sUSDe. We believe that creating a synthetic dollar independent of existing banking infrastructure is the paramount problem to solve and the greatest opportunity in crypto today. USDe will be the first part of a larger ecosystem of products we’re developing, including fixed and floating rate internet bonds and composable repo leveraged markets.

Join Us!

We are looking for a Senior DevOps Engineer to join our dynamic team and play a vital role in building and optimizing our infrastructure. You’ll collaborate with a high-impact team, creating the foundations for a scalable, resilient, and secure platform in the ever-evolving world of DeFi.

The Role

As a Senior DevOps Engineer at Ethena Labs, you will be at the forefront of designing and implementing our infrastructure to ensure security, performance, and scalability. Leading initiatives to streamline and automate processes, you will foster a culture of continuous improvement and build infrastructure that supports the company’s long-term growth.

You will closely collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure our infrastructure is both state-of-the-art and reliable while also helping guide the DevOps team’s growth and development. Your work will directly impact Ethena Labs’ success by ensuring our decentralized platform remains robust and secure as we continue to innovate in the world of crypto finance.

What You Will Do

• Lead infrastructure initiatives: Design and implement modern cloud-based infrastructure using containerization technologies like ECS/EKS to ensure scalability, resilience, and efficiency.
• Ensure system reliability and availability: Build and manage highly available systems, focusing on fault tolerance and uptime for critical components of our decentralized finance platform.
• Integrate security best practices: Implement security-focused practices (DevSecOps) across infrastructure and workflows, ensuring robust protection for our platform and seamless integration of encryption, secrets management, and secure access.
• Automate and streamline processes: Drive automation efforts using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform to build and maintain scalable infrastructure, reducing operational overhead and improving reproducibility.
• Mentor and collaborate: Provide leadership and mentorship to the DevOps team, fostering a collaborative environment and supporting team members' growth.
• Optimize CI/CD pipelines: Design and manage continuous integration and deployment processes, ensuring efficient, automated, and secure deployment workflows.
• Enhance monitoring and telemetry: Build and maintain monitoring, alerting, and telemetry systems using tools like Grafana and InfluxDB to provide visibility into system health and performance.
• Collaborate cross-functionally: Work closely with engineering, security, and product teams to ensure seamless integration of infrastructure solutions that support business goals.

What We’re Looking For

• 7+ years of hands-on experience in DevOps, cloud infrastructure, or related engineering roles.
• Strong experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, etc.), including expertise in ECS/EKS, networking, load balancers, and other critical cloud technologies.
• Expertise with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools like Terraform to build scalable, reproducible infrastructure.
• Proven track record of integrating DevSecOps best practices and managing cloud security (e.g., secrets management, KMS, data encryption).
• Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines, automation, and test automation across development and deployment cycles.
• Strong knowledge of monitoring and telemetry systems (Grafana, InfluxDB, Prometheus) and experience ensuring high availability for production environments.
• Ability to work with and modernize legacy infrastructure while minimizing friction in team culture and workflows.
• Experience mentoring junior team members and fostering a culture of collaboration and continuous improvement.

Bonus

• Experience with Nitro enclaves, HSM (Hardware Security Modules), and trading systems infrastructure is a plus.

Why Ethena Labs?

• Join a forward-thinking, crypto-native company with a mission to revolutionize decentralized finance.
• Work alongside a passionate and innovative team that values collaboration and creativity.
• Enjoy a flexible, remote-friendly work environment with opportunities for growth and learning.

If you are passionate about separating the dollar from the state, we encourage you to apply! We look forward to reviewing your application.

In the meantime, here are some links for more information about Ethena Labs to help you check us out: Website, Twitter, LinkedIn