Chainlink is the industry-standard oracle platform, bridging capital markets with on-chain functionality and powering the majority of decentralized finance (DeFi). Its stack provides essential data, interoperability, compliance, and privacy standards for advanced blockchain use cases, including institutional tokenized assets, lending, payments, and stablecoins. Chainlink has enabled tens of trillions in transaction value and secures the vast majority of DeFi. Leading financial institutions and protocols, such as Swift, Euroclear, Mastercard, Fidelity International, UBS, and Aave, have adopted Chainlink's standards. The platform utilizes a novel fee model where off-chain and on-chain revenue from enterprise adoption is converted to LINK tokens and stored in a strategic Chainlink Reserve.

About the Position

Introduction

Chainlink is seeking an experienced Engineering Manager to lead our Infrastructure Platform team. This role is pivotal in building and operating the foundational cloud infrastructure that drives engineering velocity across the organization. You will define and execute the strategy for our internal infrastructure platforms, enabling rapid iteration while ensuring reliability and strict security/compliance.

Responsibilities

Deliver a scalable internal infrastructure platform on public cloud environments, enabling engineering teams to provision and operate systems efficiently.
Establish and evolve Kubernetes-based platform capabilities to support high-availability, production-grade workloads at scale.
Achieve and maintain 99.9% uptime SLOs across infrastructure systems critical to product delivery.
Enable faster time from idea to production by improving provisioning workflows and reducing operational friction.
Ensure infrastructure systems meet SOC2 Type 2 and ISO 27001 compliance requirements through robust access control and provisioning standards.
Build a secure and reliable foundation that supports CI/CD pipelines and minimizes operational risk across engineering teams.

Requirements

Experience building and operating internal infrastructure platforms on public cloud environments (AWS, GCP, or Azure), including provisioning, scaling, and reliability engineering.
Led and managed high-performing teams of software or infrastructure engineers for 3+ years, including hiring, developing, and retaining talent.
Demonstrated ownership of Kubernetes at scale, including building or leading a K8s-based internal platform from the ground up.
Operated effectively in startup environments, navigating ambiguity while delivering foundational systems with lean teams.

Nice to Have

Experience supporting SOC2 Type 2 and ISO 27001 compliance, particularly in infrastructure provisioning and access control.
Familiarity with CI/CD ecosystems and the infrastructure layers that support them, including runners, secrets management, and cloud networking.
Understanding of security best practices in software delivery, including secure artifact management and compliance considerations.
Exposure to blockchain technologies, decentralized applications, or Web3 infrastructure.
Experience working with globally distributed, remote-first engineering teams.
Familiarity with infrastructure automation approaches using Go-based tooling or GitHub Actions.

Benefits

Chainlink Labs offers competitive benefits (not explicitly detailed in the original job posting).

About Company

How to Apply

All roles at Chainlink Labs are global and remote-based. Applicants are encouraged to overlap some working hours with Eastern Standard Time (EST). We carefully review all applications and aim to provide a response within two weeks after the job posting closes. We recommend thoughtfully preparing your application to fully showcase your experience and skills.