L3 Senior Site Reliability Engineer / Cloud Engineer with Strong Blockchain Experience

This is a part time equity / token-based cofounder opportunity. You will receive equity in Launch Legends, Autheo, and the WFO Creator Network, along with token allocations in the Autheo blockchain. We have already completed an initial financing round to support infrastructure and marketing, and are currently in discussions with VCs and crypto investors to fund expansion and salaries. Salaried compensation is expected to begin within 4 to 5 months, following our node, token sales or funding., You will bring deep expertise in AWS, blockchain node operations, automation, observability, and AIOps to ensure mission-critical distributed systems deliver exceptional uptime, performance, and resilience-while partnering closely with Engineering, DevOps, Support, and Product teams to drive operational excellence and reduce toil through automation., Cloud Platform, Network & Infrastructure

• Architect, deploy, and operate highly available AWS infrastructure optimized for blockchain workloads
• Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform for repeatable, auditable provisioning
• Manage production container platforms (EKS, ECS, Kubernetes, Docker, ECR)
• Operate and optimize EC2, S3, EBS/FSx, Lambda, and related services
• Design VPCs, VPNs, subnets, security groups, routing, load balancers, and network isolation
• Implement IAM, KMS, Secrets Manager for identity, encryption, and key management
• Apply scaling techniques for RPC endpoints (load balancing, caching, throttling) and manage public/private peer connectivity
• Support and troubleshoot Amazon Linux, Oracle Linux, and Windows Server environments

Blockchain Infrastructure & Node Operations

• Deploy, operate, and maintain blockchain nodes (full/archive/light clients) and RPC endpoints on EVM-compatible chains (Ethereum, Polygon, BNB Chain, etc.)
• Optimize node performance, storage, networking, and containerization using Docker/Kubernetes
• Monitor and troubleshoot blockchain health metrics (block height, peer count, sync status, logs, memory, throughput)

Blockchain Application & Service Support

• Support on-chain/off-chain interactions, transactions, gas fees, signing, wallets, smart contract invocations, and state queries
• Troubleshoot blockchain errors (transaction failures, RPC timeouts, indexing lag, sync divergence)
• Work with API gateways and middleware services (Infura, Alchemy, QuickNode equivalents)

Blockchain Data & Indexing

• Implement indexing for event logs, state, and transactions using tools like The Graph, ETL pipelines, custom services, or database-backed explorers

Site Reliability Engineering, Automation & DevOps

• Implement Terraform, Helm, and GitOps workflows for infrastructure lifecycle management
• Enforce resilient, automated, scalable design patterns and collaborate on faster, higher-quality deployments
• Own availability, latency, performance, capacity, SLOs/SLIs/SLAs with observability-driven insights
• Lead on-call rotations, incident response for S1/S2 events, post-incident reviews, and preventive initiatives
• Reduce operational toil through automation; own and build CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitHub Actions), Terraform validation, Docker builds, Helm deployments

Observability & Monitoring

• Instrument blockchain workloads for metrics, logs, traces, predictive signals, and anomaly detection using Datadog, Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, CloudWatch, OpenTelemetry, Wazuh
• Build automated alerting, anomaly detection, diagnostics, and end-to-end observability strategies

AIOps & Operational Intelligence

• Implement AIOps for event correlation, anomaly detection, predictive diagnostics, automated remediation, and self-healing (using AWS SageMaker, Bedrock, and other AI tools)
• Drive security threat detection/prioritization, capacity planning, forecasting, cost control, and reporting

Security & Compliance

• Enforce cloud security best practices, vulnerability remediation pipelines, and compliance guardrails (SOC2, PCI, ISO27000)
• Manage cryptographic materials, KMS/HSM, wallet abstractions (HD, custodial/non-custodial, multisig)

7+ years in Cloud, SRE, Systems, or DevOps Engineering roles, including:

• 5+ years operating production workloads on AWS
• 3+ years supporting blockchain infrastructure, nodes, Web3 applications, DeFi, etc.
• Strong hands-on experience with AWS services (EC2, EKS, ECS, S3, RDS/Aurora, VPC/VPN, Route53, ALB/NLB, KMS, IAM, Secrets Manager, Lambda, EventBridge, CloudWatch, ECR)
• Production experience with containers & Kubernetes
• Proficiency with IaC (Terraform, Helm, AWS CDK) and automation/scripting (Python, Bash, or Go preferred)
• Working experience with CI/CD (GitHub Actions, Jenkins, Argo, etc.)
• Demonstrated experience with observability systems (Datadog, Prometheus, OpenTelemetry, ELK, CloudWatch, Wazuh)
• Practical exposure to AIOps concepts (event correlation, predictive diagnostics, anomaly detection, automated response)
• Experience supporting 24×7 on-call rotation for production services
• Strong understanding of distributed systems, reliability patterns, and fault tolerance
• Experience participating in major incident response and post-incident reviews

Additional blockchain/Web3 experience:

• Supporting production blockchain, cryptocurrency, and Web3 systems
• Hands-on support for crypto wallets (e.g., MetaMask, Trust Wallet, Ledger, WalletConnect) including transaction troubleshooting
• Working knowledge of blockchain explorers (Etherscan, BscScan, PolygonScan, Arbiscan) for transaction/wallet inspection
• Good understanding of smart contracts; working experience with Solidity and OpenZeppelin
• Ability to collect logs, TXIDs, wallet addresses, and reproduction steps for escalation, * AWS Certifications (Solutions Architect, DevOps Engineer, SysOps Administrator)
• Deep experience with blockchain, Web3, or decentralized system operations
• Proven SRE methodology experience, including automation, CI/CD, and IaC development
• Experience in compliance-driven environments (SOC2, PCI, ISO27000)

Soft Skills & Leadership Traits

• Reliability-first mindset with strong ownership during high-pressure incidents
• Excellent collaboration across Engineering, Product, Support, and Operations
• Advocate for automation, data-driven decisions, and operational excellence
• Capable of mentoring junior engineers and cross-functional peers

Success in This Role Looks Like

• Reduced MTTR, improved MTTA, and fewer recurring incidents
• Increased automation and reduced operational toil
• Improved observability maturity and actionable service insights

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We're offering a unique opportunity to join Launch Legends (and Autheo) as a part-time Equity Cofounder. Founded nearly four years ago, Launch Legends is at the forefront of bridging Web3 blockchain technology with the next evolution of Web2 integration-bringing businesses on-chain through enterprise-grade solutions, DePIN innovations, and decentralized financial infrastructure. Our flagship project, Autheo, is an AI enabled Layer-Zero OS with an integrated Layer-1 blockchain and complete decentralized infrastructure thast includes decentralized compute, storage, identity, and service marketplaces, as well as a Full-stack development enveronment (DevHub)-engineered for scalable enterprise adoption, developer innovation, and real-world blockchain integration., With nearly 100 equity cofounders from leading companies and institutions-many with advanced degrees and PhDs-Autheo is solving the critical challenges blocking business adoption of blockchain technology. Key Features: * Enterprise-Grade Layer-1 Blockchain - High-speed, self-securing, and cost-efficient infrastructure built for scale. * Developer Hub & Application Marketplace - A decentralized platform where developers build, deploy, and monetize real-world apps. * Web2-Web3 Integration - Microservices, SDKs, and governance frameworks for seamless business migration. * Decentralized Cloud & Compute - Secure, privacy-preserving storage and AI-powered compute for next-gen applications. * DePIN Infrastructure - On-chain networks powering real-world infrastructure ownership and resource sharing., If you're ready to automate the future of blockchain infrastructure, empower scalable Web3 adoption, and shape enterprise-grade decentralized solutions, we invite you to take the next step. Let's build the future-together. 🌐 🚀 WHY JOIN LAUNCH LEGENDS? * Traction with Momentum: Autheo is already gaining significant traction in the blockchain space, with rapid developer adoption, platform growth, and partnership interest. * Cross-Industry Impact; Autheo is positioned to transform not only the Web3 ecosystem-but also Web2 and the broader technology sector-by enabling real-world business adoption of decentralized infrastructure. * Real Innovation, Not Hype: Unlike many blockchain ventures, Autheo is focused on substance over speculation. We are building real solutions: modular fullstack infrastructure, enterprise-grade toolkits, decentralized identity, cloud, compute, and service orchestration. * Backed by Elite Talent: You'll join a team composed of professionals from top-tier universities, Fortune 500 companies, and major blockchain platforms. Our team includes multiple PhDs and senior engineers who have launched and scaled world-class technologies. If you're ready to redefine blockchain adoption, empower global business integration, and help shape the next generation of Web3 and developer ecosystems, we invite you to take the next step. Let's build the future-together.