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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Platform Engineer - **Company:** Tempo Payments, Inc. - **Location:** United States (Remote available) - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Linux, DevOps, Monitoring of Systems, Python (Programming Language), Prometheus, Shopify, Cloud Platform System, Grafana, Kubernetes, Infrastructure Automation Frameworks, Bare Metal, Terraform - **Published:** September 3, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.builtincolorado.com/auth/login?destination=/job/platform-engineer-remote-usa/10983046 ## About the Role * Proven experience maintaining and scaling bare metal servers and cloud environments for production systems * Proficient at building tooling and scripts using Rust, Go or Python * Deep expertise deploying Kubernetes within production environments and working with IaC and configuration management tools like Terraform, Helm and ArgoCD * Skilled at deploying monitoring, alerting and observability systems (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana), securing and hardening those systems, and troubleshooting issues with engineers * Knowledgeable about Linux and networking, and troubleshooting on Linux systems Attributes * High motor * Razor-sharp thinker with precise command of language * Concise, evidence-based communicator * Excellent organizational and logistical skills * Intense curiosity and open-mindedness * Scrappiness; willingness to roll up sleeves * Growth mindset ## Description Remote Hiring Remotely in USA Senior level Remote Hiring Remotely in USA Senior level Build and manage Tempo's infrastructure stack, improve developer velocity and experience, maintain blockchain, validator, and explorer reliability, and support enterprise validator onboarding. The role involves production bare-metal and cloud environments, Kubernetes, infrastructure as code, observability, Linux, networking, security hardening, troubleshooting, and tooling development using Rust, Go, or Python. The summary above was generated by AI Tempo is a layer-1 blockchain purpose-built for stablecoins and real-world payments, born from Stripe's experience in global payments and Paradigm's expertise in crypto tech. Tempo's payment-first design provides a scalable, low-cost predictable backbone that meets the needs of high-volume payment use cases. Our goal is to move money reliably, cheaply, and at scale. Our north star is simplicity for users: fintechs, traditional banks, merchants, platforms, and anyone else looking to move their payments into the 21st century. We're building Tempo with design partners who are global leaders in AI, e-commerce, and financial services: Anthropic, Coupang, Deutsche Bank, DoorDash, Mercury, Nubank, OpenAI, Revolut, Shopify, Standard Chartered, Visa, and more. We're a team of crypto-optimists, building the infrastructure needed to bring real, substantial economic flows onchain. We like to move fast and swing for the fences - join us! The Role You'll build out Tempo's infrastructure stack and ensure the engineering team can ship effectively and efficiently. This is an opportunity to work on cutting-edge technology at the frontier of crypto. Responsibilities * Implement and manage the infrastructure that allows the engineering team to ship quickly and effectively * Proactively identify and eliminate bottlenecks in the devops process to ensure optimal developer velocity * Maintaining Tempo chain reliability, validator infrastructure, explorer reliability and more * Improve Tempo core developer experience * Helping onboard the largest enterprises directly into crypto. 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