Manager, Site Reliability Engineering

Vancouver, BCOnsiteFull TimePosted 1 month ago

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Required skills

SRE
DevOps
infrastructure engineering
blockchain node infrastructure
validator nodes
full nodes
archive nodes
RPC optimization
TypeScript
Golang

Nice to have

Computer Science degree
equivalent practical experience

Role summary

LayerZero is seeking a Manager of Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) to lead a team responsible for the reliability, performance, and scalability of their blockchain node infrastructure and platform services. This role requires a blend of people leadership and hands-on technical expertise, focusing on setting technical direction, developing engineers, and owning the reliability strategy. Key responsibilities include managing SLOs, capacity planning, incident response, driving infrastructure-as-code practices with Kubernetes and Helm, and establishing a strong on-call and postmortem culture. The ideal candidate has a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience, with 6+ years in SRE/DevOps/infrastructure engineering, including 2+ years in management, deep blockchain node familiarity, and proficiency in TypeScript or Golang.

LayerZero

The Future is Omnichain.

Founded in 2021, LayerZero’s vision is to create a community of cross-chain developers, building dApps that are no longer constrained by individual blockchain capabilities. With LayerZero's simple, generic messaging protocol, builders will develop cross-chain dApps designed to unify the power of individual blockchains.

We are funded by the best investors in the world including:

a16z, Sequoia, PayPal, Binance Ventures, Coinbase Ventures, Uniswap Labs, Circle Ventures, Delphi Digital, and many more.

ABOUT THE ROLE

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.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

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.

ABOUT YOU

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, similar technical field of study, or equivalent practical experience.

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.).

Strong proficiency in TypeScript or Golang, with the judgment to know when to write code vs. delegate.

Advanced knowledge of Unix/Linux internals and distributed systems / high-availability design.

3+ years running Kubernetes in production, including Helm chart authoring at scale.

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.

Equal Opportunity Employer

LayerZero Labs is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace. LayerZero Labs is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, protected veteran status, disability, age, or any other legally protected status.

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