Senior Platform Engineer

COMPANY

At 0x, our mission is to "Create a Tokenized World Where All Forms of Value Can Flow Freely". We deliver this to web3 builders with a delightfully simple suite of developer APIs that provide faster trading, better prices, and superior user experience.

Founded in 2017, we’ve processed over 78M+ transactions and $140B+ in trading volume from users trading on Matcha, Coinbase Wallet, Robinhood Wallet, Phantom, Rainbow, DefiLlama, MetaMask, Zerion, Zapper, and many more. Our investors include Greylock Partners, Pantera Capital, and Jump Crypto.

When you join 0x, you’ll become part of a veteran team of crypto builders who know the importance of code quality, team cohesion, and a culture of learning.

ABOUT THE ROLE
As a 0x Platform Engineer, your mission is to ensure our suite of products remains performant, reliable, and scalable while streamlining the developer experience across the organization. You will own critical infrastructure components, automate workflows that eliminate manual toil, and design systems that support low-latency, high-availability workloads. Your work will be highly data-driven, focusing on profiling, benchmarking, and optimizing existing systems to deliver the greatest impact. This role comes with a high degree of ownership, giving you the freedom to identify and implement forward-thinking improvements to 0x’s infrastructure, while collaborating closely with teams across the company.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

• Ensure uptime, reliability, and resilience across 0x’s core products and services

• Own and improve our observability stack (Grafana, Loki, Tempo, VictoriaMetrics), driving efficiency and actionable insights

• Design and implement resilient systems for low-latency, high-availability workloads

• Automate engineering workflows including onboarding/offboarding, service provisioning, and infrastructure migrations

• Manage and upgrade cloud infrastructure and Kubernetes platforms while ensuring scalability and high availability

• Optimize build systems and CI/CD pipelines to improve developer velocity and performance

• Collaborate across application, data, and infrastructure teams to debug issues, reduce latency, and drive cross-team automation

REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience

• 5+ years of professional engineering experience with a strong background in platform or infrastructure engineering

• Proficiency with infrastructure automation and scripting (TypeScript or Rust preferred)

• Strong expertise in Kubernetes-based applications in cloud environments (EKS preferred)

• Experience with AWS and Infrastructure as Code (Terraform)

• Advanced understanding of modern DevOps practices (GitOps, CI/CD, OpenTelemetry)

• Proven ability to troubleshoot distributed systems, networking, and latency issues in production environments

• Obsessed with optimizing for low latency, high throughput, and developer productivity

• Passion for decentralization and alignment with the 0x mission

• Embody our core values: do the right thing, consistently ship, and create enduring value

PREFERRED

• Experience with Kong, Envoy, or other service mesh / API gateway technologies

• Familiarity with Cilium or other Kubernetes networking technologies

• Experience with Apache Kafka or other event-streaming platforms

• Background in telemetry optimization and observability tuning

• Experience running and interacting with Ethereum nodes or other blockchain infrastructure

BENEFITS

• The base salary range for this position is USD $95,000 - $230,000 + equity + ZRX tokens + benefits. Within the range, individual pay is determined by job-related skills, experience, location, business needs, and candidate preferences between the different compensation elements.

• Comprehensive insurance (medical/dental/vision/life/disability) for U.S.-based employees — 100% of base plan covered for you and dependents

• 401k and FSA for U.S.-based employees

• Monthly mobile phone bill, wellness, and pre-tax transportation expense

• Covered mental health benefits (included professional therapy sessions)

• A supportive remote environment

• Lunch reimbursement for all employees across the globe!

• Stipend for your ideal remote / WFH set-up: headphones, and any other work gear you may need

• 12-week paid parental leave

• Great office conveniently located in the SF Financial District for those in the region!

• Flexible vacation: Take time when you need it (and we really mean it!)

• Multiple annual in-person team meet-ups around the globe

0x and its associated entities are dedicated to fostering diversity, inclusion, and belonging in its teams and workforce, and are proud to be equal opportunity employers. 0x does not make employment or hiring decisions on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, sex (including those who are pregnant or have given birth), sexual orientation, gender, gender expression or identity, age, disability, medical condition, genetic information, military or veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, citizenship, national origin, immigration or citizenship status, political affiliation, or any other basis that is protected by applicable local, state, or federal laws. This includes not making such decisions based on the status itself, as well as any associations, perceptions, and assumptions made regarding these statuses. 0x will also consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in a way that is consistent with San Francisco’s Fair Chance Ordinance and similar local laws. Our commitment to equal employment opportunity extends to ensuring that all applicants and employees can perform to their fullest potential, including through obtaining reasonable accommodations when necessary.