Lightning Labs
Platform Engineer (Remote)
Job at a glance
- Workplace
- Hybrid
- Employment
- Full-time
- Sector
- Engineering & Technology
- Posted
- May 3, 2022
- First found
- Sep 22, 2026, 12:19 PM ET
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About the job
Lightning Labs is seeking a pragmatic senior software engineer who embraces the DevOps mindset to improve our developer experience.
Roles:
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Manage the underlying cloud and cluster technologies that compose our internal platform
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Manage stateful backend services such as databases and Bitcoin/LN nodes
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Utilize, operate, and extend observability tools (logging/monitoring/tracing)
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Improve robustness & security of our platform using enhancements like operators and overlay networks
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Advise/assist dev teams with integrations, such as Helm charts, cloud resources, and the k8s lifecycle
Skills:
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Strong foundations in Linux, networking, security, cloud, and IaC
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Managing and troubleshooting Kubernetes clusters in production
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Operating and extending observability tools (logging/metrics/tracing)
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Experience in a systems programming language (Go, Python, Rust, etc)
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Preferred
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Advanced cloud technologies: GitOps, DevSecOps, service mesh
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Database administration: postgresql, etcd
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Knowledge of Bitcoin and Lightning Network
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Familiarity contributing to open source projects
