Engineering Manager, Infrastructure

Chainlink Labs is a leading oracle platform in the decentralized finance space. They are seeking an Engineering Manager to lead the Infrastructure Platform team, responsible for building and operating foundational cloud infrastructure to enhance engineering velocity and ensure compliance and security standards are met.

Responsibilities:

• Deliver a scalable internal infrastructure platform on public cloud environments that enables 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
• 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