Lightning Labs is seeking a pragmatic senior software engineer who embraces the DevOps mindset to improve our developer experience.

Roles

Manage the underlying cloud and cluster technologies that compose our internal platform
Manage stateful backend services such as databases and Bitcoin/LN nodes
Utilize, operate, and extend observability tools (logging/monitoring/tracing)
Improve robustness & security of our platform using enhancements like operators and overlay networks
Advise/assist dev teams with integrations, such as Helm charts, cloud resources, and the k8s lifecycle

Skills

Strong foundations in Linux, networking, security, cloud, and IaC
Managing and troubleshooting Kubernetes clusters in production
Operating and extending observability tools (logging/metrics/tracing)
Experience in a systems programming language (Go, Python, Rust, etc)
Preferred
Advanced cloud technologies: GitOps, DevSecOps, service mesh
Database administration: postgresql, etcd
Knowledge of Bitcoin and Lightning Network
Familiarity contributing to open source projects

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About Lightning Labs

Lightning Labs, founded in 2016 by Elizabeth Stark and Olaoluwa Osuntokun in San Francisco, builds core infrastructure for Bitcoin and the Lightning Network. Its flagship implementation LND powers a majority of Lightning nodes, enabling instant, low-fee bitcoin payments, while Taproot Assets extends Lightning to issue stablecoins and tokens on Bitcoin. The company also provides Lightning Loop, Pool and Faraday tools for liquidity management and node operations serving developers, wallets and exchanges worldwide. Headquartered in San Francisco with a distributed team, Lightning Labs is backed by leading investors and stewards open-source development alongside protocol research. The team champions Bitcoin scalability through careful protocol design. Expect an engineering-heavy, research-informed culture that values peer review, reliability and extending Bitcoin for everyday payments globally today.