At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead a team to ensure the reliability and performance of blockchain infrastructure.
- Company: LayerZero, a cutting-edge tech company focused on resilient systems.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, flexible work options, and opportunities for professional growth.
- Other info: Exciting challenges and a chance to make a real impact in tech.
- Why this job: Join a dynamic team and shape the future of blockchain technology.
- Qualifications: 6+ years in SRE or DevOps, with strong leadership and technical skills.
The predicted salary is between 123750 - 151250 $ per year.
At LayerZero, our Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) team is at the intersection of software and systems engineering, dedicated to crafting and maintaining large-scale, resilient systems. Our goal is to ensure that all LayerZero services — ranging from critical internal systems to those external users interact with — are reliable, meet the uptime expectations of our users, and continuously evolve at a swift pace. Our SRE professionals will monitor our system’s capacity and performance to uphold these standards.
As Manager of SRE, you’ll lead a team of engineers responsible for the reliability, performance, and scalability of our blockchain node infrastructure and platform services — while staying technically sharp enough to guide architecture decisions and jump into critical incidents. You’ll balance people leadership with hands-on technical judgment, shaping how the team works, grows, and scales alongside LayerZero.
- Lead and develop a team of SREs — setting technical direction, growth plans, and performance expectations.
- Own the reliability strategy for blockchain node infrastructure across a variety of DLTs, including SLOs, capacity planning, and incident response.
- Partner with Engineering leadership and Product/Platform teams to align reliability investments with business priorities.
- Drive infrastructure-as-code practices, with a focus on Kubernetes and Helm at scale.
- Establish and continuously improve on-call structure, incident detection/triage automation, and postmortem culture.
- Stay hands-on: review designs, dig into complex incidents, and set the technical bar for the team.
Qualifications:
- 6+ years in SRE, DevOps, or infrastructure engineering, including 2+ years directly managing or leading a technical team.
- Deep familiarity with blockchain node infrastructure (validator/full/archive nodes, RPC optimization, etc.).
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, similar technical field of study, or equivalent practical experience.
- 3+ years running Kubernetes in production, including Helm chart authoring at scale.
- Advanced knowledge of Unix/Linux internals and distributed systems / high-availability design.
- Track record building or scaling an on-call/incident response process.
- Excellent communication skills — able to represent the team to leadership and hire/retain strong engineers.
- Strong proficiency in TypeScript or Golang, with the judgment to know when to write code vs. delegate.
Manager of Site Reliability Engineering in Vancouver employer: LayerZero Labs Ltd.
LayerZero is an exceptional employer that fosters a dynamic work culture where innovation and collaboration thrive. As a leader in the blockchain space, we offer our employees unparalleled growth opportunities, competitive benefits, and a chance to work on cutting-edge technology in a supportive environment. Join us in shaping the future of decentralized systems while enjoying a flexible work-life balance in a vibrant location.
