About the company
About Chainlink Labs Chainlink is the industry standard oracle network for connecting smart contracts to the real world. With Chainlink, developers can build hybrid smart contracts that combine on-chain code with an extensive collection of secure off-chain services powered by Decentralized Oracle Networks. Managed by a global, decentralized community of hundreds of thousands of people, Chainlink is introducing a fairer model for contracts. Its network currently secures billions of dollars in value for smart contracts across the decentralized finance (DeFi), insurance, and gaming ecosystems, among others. The full vision of the Chainlink Network can be found in the Chainlink 2.0 whitepaper. Chainlink is trusted by hundreds of organizations—from global enterprises to projects at the forefront of the blockchain economy—to deliver definitive truth via secure, reliable data. Chainlink Labs is an Equal Opportunity Employer. LI-Remote Chainlink Labs focuses on SaaS, Open Source, Software, and Blockchains. Their company has offices in New York City and San Francisco. They have a mid-size team that's between 51-200 employees. You can view their website at https://chainlinklabs.com/ or find them on LinkedIn. When applying, mention the word CANDYSHOP when applying to show you read the job post completely. This is a beta feature to avoid spam applicants. Companies can search these words to find applicants that read this and see they're human RODMuOC4xNTIuNzEM
Job Summary
Your Impact
đź“ŤDesign, build, and operate scalable backend services in Go that support mission-critical payments, billing, and account systems. đź“ŤOwn one or more core services end-to-end, ensuring high reliability, strong observability, and clear operational ownership. đź“ŤDeliver meaningful system improvements (e.g., new services, major refactors, or performance enhancements) that increase scalability, correctness, and developer velocity. đź“ŤStrengthen service health by reducing operational risk, technical debt, and incident frequency through proactive reliability and architecture improvements. đź“ŤLead and contribute to design and code reviews, raising the quality bar for service architecture, testing, and production readiness. đź“ŤPartner cross-functionally with product and engineering teams to make complex backend systems understandable and usable. đź“ŤEnsure backend services integrate securely and effectively with smart contracts and on-chain systems.
Required Skills
đź“ŤProven experience designing, building, and operating scalable backend services, with strong proficiency in Go. đź“ŤStrong understanding of smart contracts and blockchain fundamentals, including how off-chain services interact with on-chain systems. đź“ŤDemonstrated experience designing and evolving complex microservices architectures supporting cross-functional and mission-critical systems. đź“ŤExperience building and operating production systems with strong operational excellence, including reliability, observability, monitoring, and incident response. đź“ŤAbility to take ownership of services across the full lifecycle: design, implementation, deployment, and iteration. đź“ŤClear written and verbal communication skills, including leading design reviews and documenting architectural decisions.
The crypto industry is evolving rapidly, offering new opportunities in blockchain, web3, and remote crypto roles — don’t miss your chance to be part of it.
