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Ethena Labs

Head of Platform Engineering

Ethena Labs · remote · head · full-time
cryptodevweb3 AWSGCPTerraformKubernetesPrometheusDatadog
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Job description
Ethena Labs is actively building and deploying a suite of groundbreaking digital dollar products aiming to upgrade money into the internet era. Our flagship product, USDe, is a synthetic dollar backed by digital assets. Ethena has also developed USDtb: a fiat backed GENIUS compliant stablecoin in partnership with BlackRock. Through these offerings, Ethena Labs is building the foundational infrastructure for a more open, efficient, and interconnected global financial system.
Responsibilities
- Conduct gap analyses to strengthen infrastructure and maintain exceptional uptime. - Own high-priority infrastructure projects and foster accountability. - Contribute as a staff/principal-level engineer, writing high-quality code. - Mentor and develop your team, recruit top talent. - Implement robust security practices and ensure compliance. - Optimize deployment pipelines for frequent, reliable production releases. - Partner with engineering leads to align platform initiatives with company priorities.
Requirements
- Extensive experience in platform engineering with cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP). - Expertise in Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform), container orchestration (Kubernetes). - Proven ability to identify and resolve infrastructure gaps independently. - Experience mentoring and scaling high-performing DevOps teams. - Experience in the cryptocurrency and centralized exchange (CEX) trading space.
Conditions
- Work alongside a passionate and innovative team. - Enjoy a flexible, remote-friendly work environment. - Opportunities for personal growth and learning.
About Ethena Labs
Ethena Labs is a decentralized finance protocol built on Ethereum that issues synthetic dollar assets designed to function independently of traditional banking infrastructure. Its core product is USDe, a synthetic dollar backed by crypto collateral and delta-hedged derivatives, alongside sUSDe, a yield-bearing Internet Bond, and USDtb, a fiat-backed stablecoin.
DeFi, Crypto, Stablecoin · 11-50 · Lisbon, Portugal · Founded 2023 · https://www.ethena.fi/
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