Senior Infrastructure Engineer

About Us

Zora is a new kind of on-chain social network where you can express yourself freely, connect with others, and discover the value of your imagination. We believe that by using crypto, we can enable a more equitable system for creators, fundamentally rediscovering the power of the internet.

We’re working tirelessly to make Zora available to as many people as possible with a simple, fun, and rewarding consumer app. Our mission is to make creating on the internet free and valuable.

Who we're looking for

Zora is looking for experienced senior infrastructure engineers to work closely with the development team to ensure that the infrastructure meets the needs of the business and is scalable and highly available, including indexer service, API, data pipeline, disaster recovery, and other blockchain-related project support.

Examples of software at Zora

• An RPC proxy that intelligently routes blockchain traffic between in-house and vendor nodes, ensuring data consistency, improving our reliability
• A platform that reduces friction for engineers to deploy, monitor, and manage production code
• Our highly performant in-house Kubernetes cluster running on bare metal servers
• The Zora RPC service, surfacing blockchain data for our core indexing infra

What You’ll Do

• Design, build, and deliver software to enhance the availability, scalability, latency, and efficiency of Zora’s infrastructure platform.
• Provide technical and strategic input to shape the direction of the infrastructure platform.
• Operate and maintain core infrastructure systems in service of enhancing the developer experience.
• Automate key infrastructure workflows, including service lifecycle management and critical operational processes.
• Participate in the team’s on-call rotation and respond to production incidents as needed.

Skills We’re Looking For

• Proficiency in Go (preferred) or Python.
• Experience designing large-scale systems, breaking down complex problems, and aligning with cross-functional engineering teams.
• Familiarity with blockchain infrastructure, including RPC nodes and IPFS.
• Strong experience with database technologies such as MongoDB and Postgres.
• Solid understanding of monitoring and observability practices using tools like Datadog and/or OpenTelemetry.
• Strong debugging and troubleshooting skills, from orchestration layers down to system runtimes.
• Clear and effective communication skills, with a collaborative and service-oriented mindset.

Nice to Have

• 5+ years of experience in infrastructure and/or platform engineering, with a focus on software development.
• Hands-on experience with Kubernetes or similar orchestration systems.
• Operational experience with distributed storage systems like Ceph.
• Familiarity with Python’s asyncio programming model.
• Experience with frontend serverless platforms like Vercel, Cloudflare Pages Functions, etc.
• Understanding of Ethereum and EVM-compatible chains, including L2 architectures like Polygon, Optimism, and Base.
• Knowledge of L2 scaling solutions such as optimistic rollups, zk-rollups, Plasma, sidechains, and bridges.
• Passion for learning and exploring new technologies and paradigms.

Benefits

Zora provides top quality medical, dental, and vision insurance, with a flexible time-off policy, equity, and additional company perks (including stipends for: L&D, internet/phone bill, Ease of Life, and more!).

Values

• Move fast
• Endlessly curious
• A love for the big little details
• A willingness to experiment and be bold
• Do your best work

Location

While Zora’s headquarters are the internet, we have an office located in New York City and have employees all over the world.