Category Labs (formerly known as Monad Labs) is a team of systems engineers and researchers on a mission to design and build at the frontier of decentralized technology. We strive to design and build step-function improvements over existing blockchain solutions. After recently raising $225M in series A funding, led by Paradigm, we are growing our team.

The Role

We are looking for a Sr. Software Engineer, Network Reliability, APAC with excellent knowledge of Linux systems, networking and significant experience building new automation for infrastructure and testing. You will be joining a small, talented team of systems experts to extend the testing and automation for a high-performance global network.

What You Will Do

• You'll scale and support global networks running baremetal servers in dozens of data centers

• You'll productionize blockchain software for thousands of geo-diverse nodes that depend on reliable and optimized networking.

• You’ll dive deep into gnarly network issues to maximize uptime and robustness.

• You'll identify operational pain points and build automated tools for iterative improvement.

• You'll interface effectively between node operators and core developers to define best practices for operators.

• You'll participate in on-call rotation for production support.

Who You Are

• You have deep experience with network protocols (TCP/IP, UDP) and debugging related hardware issues.

• You have significant experience optimizing container technologies (docker, kubernetes, terraform, ansible, puppet), especially as they relate to networking.

• You are highly proficient with command-line Linux and git.

• You are proficient in at least one back-end development language such as Python, Go, or C++.

• You have experience writing scripts for deploying and maintaining infrastructure (Linux installations, clusters, and networks).

• You have experience evaluating and improving observability and security practices.

• Highly valued: significant experience running baremetal nodes at a validator or L1 company.

Why Work with Us

• Challenging problems. You’ll work on extremely challenging problems with massive impact.

• Huge opportunity. The Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) standard is ubiquitous, but existing EVM-compatible chains are very slow. Monad’s core innovations offer developers the best of both worlds (portability and performance) and are a game-changer for mass user adoption in crypto.

• The right team. You’ll be part of a small, exceptional team.

• Culture. We’re a lean team working together to achieve very ambitious goals. We are united in our culture of collaboration, low egos, and high-quality outputs. As an early member of our team, you’ll help to shape our culture.

• Compensation. You’ll receive a competitive salary and equity package.

• Resources and growth. We’re well-capitalized, with backing from leading venture funds like Paradigm, Electric Capital, Greenoaks, Dragonfly, and Coinbase Ventures. We keep a lean team, and this is a rare opportunity to join. You’ll learn a lot and grow as our company scales.

Salary and benefits

Company benefits include medical, dental, and vision insurance (100% coverage for employees); unlimited and encouraged paid time off; monthly mental health and fitness stipend; paid parental leave; and 10 company-observed holidays.