Staff Infrastructure Engineer , Platform

Who we are

📌 Cosmos Labs is the core team driving development and growth of the Cosmos blockchain ecosystem, Cosmos technology stack, and the Cosmos Hub. Cosmos powers the largest network of vertically integrated Layer 1 blockchains in the world: 200+ blockchains use the Cosmos Stack in production.

At Cosmos Labs, we are responsible for developing new software and products for the Cosmos Stack and its customers, building and maintaining customer relationships, growing the adoption of our Stack, and fostering the community of independent builders and end users in the Cosmos blockchain ecosystem. We focus on hiring the core team and senior talent to work together in person in NYC and Berlin to build a collaborative and supportive culture. We are open to hiring best-in-class remote talent anywhere within 6 hours of the NYC timezone.

Core team member responsibilities

• Work to solve hard technical problems at the cutting edge of blockchain research, alongside a world-class team.

• Be empowered to make bold technical and strategic decisions, including in product development, software engineering, marketing, sales, and operations.

• Play a critical role in building our culture, our engineering practices, the products we ship, and our customer relationships.

How we work

• We value ambition and work ethic. This means initiative, self development, and adaptability are non-negotiable, even for the most experienced candidates.

• We value thoughtful and contentious dialogue over siloed and unilateral decision-making.

• We value acknowledging uncertainty and seeking support over unabated confidence and solo performances.

• We’re obsessive about documenting everything, learning, and shipping as fast as possible with short feedback cycles.

Cosmos Labs is committed to inclusion.

Cosmos Labs is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourages individuals from underrepresented backgrounds to apply. We believe the purpose of blockchain is to expand who has agency in society, which starts at home, by empowering people with diverse gender identities, ethnic backgrounds, and life experiences within our own organization. Cosmos Labs offers dedicated mentorship to support personal growth and a bright career in crypto.

Benefits

In USA

✈️ 18 days of paid leave

🧑‍⚕️ Premium health insurance

🏦 Competitive regional compensation and token compensation

📁 Office space and accommodations for remote work

Elsewhere in the world we provide competitive and equitable benefits depending on your country norms.

Description

We are looking for a Staff Infrastructure Engineer to help us build and operate the platform infrastructure powering the next generation of enterprise blockchains.

The ideal candidate is a strong engineer who has shipped and operated production systems at scale. They bring deep experience and can take ownership of critical infrastructure, DevOps practices, and security. They are comfortable making technical decisions, driving execution independently, and raising the bar for the team through their work. This role offers a significant greenfield opportunity to shape the foundation that enables blockchain for real-world use cases.

What success looks like (3-6 months)

• Own platform infrastructure design and drive technical decisions with minimal oversight

• Productionize and harden infrastructure and security posture

• Ship new infrastructure capabilities that enable the team to move faster

Role

• Own and drive technical decisions for core platform infrastructure and security

• Design, build, and operate secure, well-tested, and maintainable cloud and on-prem infrastructure

• Improve infrastructure reliability, observability, and operational excellence across the platform

• Collaborate with the team to reduce bottlenecks and increase overall execution velocity

Requirements

• 8+ years of software engineering experience, with significant focus on infrastructure

• Strong track record of shipping and operating production systems

• Experience building platform products or infrastructure services for external developers, or internal platforms serving engineering teams as customers

• Hands-on experience with Kubernetes and container orchestration

• Deep experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Pulumi, or similar)

• Proficiency with CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation

• Experience with cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP) and ideally enterprise platforms (OpenShift or similar)

• Strong foundation in monitoring, observability, and incident response

• Excellent communication skills and ability to drive decisions with minimal oversight

Bonus

• Proficiency in Go, Rust, or similar systems languages

• Experience within the Cosmos ecosystem or blockchain infrastructure

• Experience in highly regulated industries (finance, healthcare) with enterprise security and compliance requirements