Staff Software Engineer (Distributed Systems)

Join Ephemera, build the future of onchain messaging.

We are currently hiring a Staff level Distributed Systems Engineer.

What you’ll be working on:

• Design, build, and maintain highly reliable, scalable, and secure distributed systems.

• Develop and support infrastructure using IaC (Infrastructure as Code) practices.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to set up observability for large systems using tools such as Open Telemetry, CloudWatch, and DataDog.

• Engage in open-source communities, representing Ephemera effectively in public forums.

Your experience:

• Minimum of 7-10+ years of professional experience as a software engineer.

• Experience designing, building, and operating distributed, fault-tolerant systems.

• DevOps/Infrastructure engineering experience using tools like Terraform and CloudFormation.

• Proficiency in Golang and/or Rust is strongly preferred.

• Should have experience with observability solutions for large distributed systems.

• Prior involvement in open-source projects and public communications.

• Interest or experience in Web3 technologies.

Nice-to-Have’s:

• Experience with the internals of distributed databases.

• Experience contributing to a Layer 1 blockchain.

• Knowledge of messaging systems and protocols.

About you:

• You are passionate about decentralized technology and believe in an onchain future.

• You love to win and are fueled by solving hard problems.

• You are self-directed, see opportunities and are inspired by challenges and helping solve them.

• You have a small team mindset and are focused on where you can have the greatest impact.

• You love to learn, are not afraid of changing your opinion or being wrong.

Benefits:

• Generous and competitive compensation package.

• Salary range between $200k-$250k base range (depending on experience + location).

• Remote-first environment with semi-yearly gatherings to connect IRL.

• Fully paid Medical, Dental, Vision insurance.

• Parental Leave.

• IT Equipment and WFH setup.

• Monthly Wellness and Lifestyle stipend.

• Personal assistant.

• Unlimited Time Off

Culture:

Ephemera isn’t for those merely exploring or curious about Web3, or those needing daily direction. It’s for the committed—those devoted to decentralized technology and an onchain future, with a championship mindset, ready to win alongside the best.

Our shared belief fuels our success, and our values steer our decisions. Our culture guide is a transparent look into how we operate.

This is a different type of company. Both in how we work and what we work on. We intentionally try to keep our team small and focus on working with the best people in the world. We are looking for people who can FALSE the incredible things they have worked on and have built and worked on similar technology before. Not because we want to limit who can work here, but because to build something as impactful as XMTP, it requires insanely specific skills and knowledge from the team working here.