Senior Staff Infrastructure Engineer

Location New York
Discipline: Connect IT, Cloud & Infrastructure
Job type: Permanent
Salary: $200,000 - $250,000
Contact name: Luke Hodges

Contact email: Luke@connectgroup.ai
Published: 9 days ago

Job Title: Senior/Staff Infrastructure Engineer

Location: New York, NY (On-Site)

Benefits

- Compensation: $200,000 - $250,000

- Equity: Significant equity potential

- Visa Sponsorship: Transfer or O1 sponsorship available (H1B not available)

About Our Client

We are partnering with an innovative, venture-backed startup at the forefront of decentralized finance (DeFi). They’re building high-performance blockchain solutions that bridge the gap between traditional finance and DeFi transparency. As the team behind Phoenix, a top decentralized exchange on the Solana blockchain, and the new Atlas layer 2 blockchain for verifiable finance, they’re setting the standard in DeFi infrastructure.

The Role

As the first full-time Infrastructure Engineer on the team, you’ll play a key role in establishing foundational infrastructure and DevOps processes for highly reliable, secure, and high-performance financial technology. Working on-site in New York, you’ll collaborate closely with a small, passionate team to ensure that production systems meet the highest standards for reliability and security.

Responsibilities

- Define and implement core infrastructure best practices and architecture.

- Build and maintain DevOps pipelines for fast, reliable deployment.

- Safeguard the security and operational monitoring of production systems.

- Collaborate on system performance improvements and handle sensitive financial technology with a commitment to five-nines (99.999%) reliability.

What We Are Looking For

- Experience: 3+ years in production-grade systems, especially in Rust, C++, C, or Golang.

- Technical Expertise: Proficient with Unix systems, DevOps, and cloud infrastructure (preferably AWS).

- Mindset: Highly autonomous, with a proactive approach to exploring new areas, both technical and non-technical, while maintaining a collaborative, team-first attitude.

- Passion for DeFi: Excited to work with or learn about decentralized finance.

Bonus To Have

- Prior experience with blockchain (ideally Solana).

- Background in quant trading or fintech.

Apply Now!