Senior DevOps Engineer

The **Monad Foundation** is a team of dedicated ecosystem and community builders who are on a mission to massively grow the impact of decentralized tech. We believe that the Monad blockchain\-\-the performant and parallel EVM Layer 1\-\-will help decentralized apps eat the world. **The Role** We're looking for a Senior DevOps Engineer with deep Linux expertise and a strong track record of building infrastructure and testing automation from scratch. You'll join a small, talented team of systems experts to extend the testing, tooling, and operational backbone of a high\-performance, next\-generation Layer 1 blockchain. **What You Will Do** * Build and maintain testnets and test automation for components of the Monad blockchain * Prototype new deployment patterns across validator and full\-node topologies * Design and run performance benchmarks and load tests to surface bottlenecks before they reach production * Drive observability, alerting, and security across the stack * Define best practices for node operators \& support them * Develop tooling for internal \& external use * Participate in on\-call rotation for production support **Who You Are** * 2\+ years of DevOps experience at a professional RPC provider / professional validator company / L1 blockchain * 3\+ years of experience with Infrastructure as Code and Configuration Management (Terraform, Ansible) * 2\+ years of experience with container technologies (Docker, Kubernetes) * Proficient in bare metal server management and scripting * Proficient in at least one back\-end language such as Python or Go * Hands\-on experience running highly available containerized systems on Kubernetes, including packaging (Helm) and GitOps\-style deployment (FluxCD, ArgoCD, or GitHub Actions) * Strong experience with a major cloud provider (AWS preferred) * Comfort with network setup, maintenance, and troubleshooting at the systems level * Experience operating open\-source observability stacks (Prometheus, Grafana, Loki, or similar) * Proficient with command\-line git * Able to juggle competing priorities and move quickly during incidents * Fluent written and spoken English **Why Work with Us** * Challenging problems. You’ll tackle deeply complex and technically demanding problems, with autonomy and impact. * Endless Opportunity for Impact. The Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) standard is ubiquitous, but existing EVM\-compatible chains are slow and bandwidth\-constrained. Monad’s core innovations offer developers and founders the best of both worlds (portability and performance) and are a game\-changer to power global on\-chain finance. * The right team. You’ll be part of a world class team, who are exceptional and highly\-motivated. * Culture. We’re a lean team working together to achieve very ambitious goals. We are united in our culture of collaboration, low ego, and high\-quality output. * Strong Ecosystem. The broader Monad ecosystem has attracted support from leading investors, builders and long\-term contributors.