Job description
You could work anywhere. Why Figment?
Figment powers the future of Web3 through industry-leading blockchain infrastructure. As the leading provider of staking solutions, we help 500+ institutional clients optimize their crypto rewards, including top exchanges, asset managers, wallets, foundations, custodians, and major token holders. Our clients trust Figment for a comprehensive suite of services, including reward optimization, cutting-edge API development, detailed rewards reporting, seamless partner integrations, governance support, and slashing protection.
Backed by a team of passionate and intelligent Figmates, with a 100% remote-first global presence across 12 countries, our company is on a mission to accelerate the adoption, growth, and long-term success of the Web3 ecosystem. We’re building the infrastructure that will power the decentralized future.
As a fast-growing tech company, we’re looking for builders and innovators — people who thrive in the face of uncertainty and are motivated to make an impact. We are also looking for true teammates - people who are genuine, humble, and driven to level up together. If you’re excited to shape the future, contribute to an energetic company culture, and work at the cutting edge of blockchain technology, we want you to join our team and help us lead the charge!
About the opportunity
Join Figment as a Associate DevOps Engineer and help build and support the infrastructure that powers blockchain validators across a wide range of protocols. You’ll work alongside a seasoned team of engineers to deploy, automate, and monitor the systems that keep our production environment healthy and secure.
This role is ideal for someone early in their DevOps career who wants to learn from experienced peers, develop hands-on experience with real-world infrastructure, and grow into managing production systems at scale. You’ll gain exposure to tools like Ansible, Terraform, Helm, and the systems that power the decentralization.
If you’re a motivated self-starter who enjoys solving infrastructure problems and is eager to grow in a fast-moving environment, this is the opportunity for you.
How you will make an impact
- Supporting infrastructure used to run high-performance blockchain validator nodes in production
- Implementing infrastructure automation using Ansible
- Helping maintain and improve CI/CD pipelines and container-based deployments
- Collaborating with senior engineers on system upgrades, deployments, and issue resolution
- Participating in the on-call rotation for monitoring, alerting, and incident response for production blockchain deployments
- Expanding your knowledge of Linux, cloud infrastructure, networking, and blockchain fundamentals
- Collaborating with protocol teams to deploy and launch new blockchain protocols
Who you are
- 1 -2 years of experience administering Linux-based servers, including package management, systemd, SSH, networking tools, and basic performance tuning
- 1-2 years of experience with infrastructure-as-code tools such as Terraform or Ansible to manage cloud or on-prem environments
- Ability to write and troubleshoot automation scripts in Bash, Python, or Go to support DevOps workflows
- Understanding of networking fundamentals such as DNS, subnets, firewalls, VPNs, ports, and routing
- Experience with containerization (e.g., Docker) and exposure to Kubernetes or similar orchestration systems
- Experience using observability and monitoring tools such as Datadog (or equivalent) to set up dashboards, alerts, and investigate incidents
- Comfort working with Git and CI/CD pipelines for automated deployment and testing
Nice to have
- Hands-on experience with cloud services such as AWS or GCP
- Familiarity with GitOps and continuous integration tools
- Experience running home labs, personal servers, or participating in open source
- Experience in blockchain activities such as running nodes, staking, and/or participating in governance
What Success Looks Like
- You deploy and monitor infrastructure confidently with guidance from senior teammates
- You proactively document what you learn and contribute to a culture of knowledge sharing
- You take ownership of tasks and follow through reliably
- You demonstrate curiosity, accountability, and a growing technical skill set that strengthens the team
Technologies we use
Linux, Ansible, Terraform, Datadog, Git, Bash, Python, Go, Docker, GitHub Actions, AWS, GCP
Teams you’ll collaborate with most often
You will be collaborating with other Blockchain DevOps Teams
Why you might be excited about us
At Figment, we offer an exciting range of competitive benefits designed to support and empower every member of our team:
100% remote-first environment. Our flagship office is in Toronto, Canada. We also have additional co-working spaces in New York, London, and Singapore. That means if you want to do your things in the office (if you’re near one), at home, or a bit of both, it’s up to you.
4 weeks of PTO that kick in day one, with an additional 1 week of flex days.
Extended company-paid health benefits that kick in day one.
Best in class parental leave and flexible arrangements.
A home office stipend to create a space that you enjoy working in.
Monthly Wifi reimbursement.
A yearly Learning & Development budget.
401K (US) or RRSP match (Canada).
Stock Options in the company.
A competitive bonus (based on company performance) that is distributed bi-annually - we believe that the company’s success should be shared with our employees often
- For roles listed within the Sales Department, there is instead a competitive commissions structure which will be outlined during your first interview with Figment
Annual onsite company gatherings and retreats to inspire team bonding, collaboration, and fun!
Other reasons you may love working at Figment
- We are a team of under 200 members, which allows for an impactful contribution from day one.
- We place a strong focus on personal career development to shape a role that fits your goals and interests. Your satisfaction and well-being matter to us, and we’re here to support your ongoing growth.
- Our culture is one of honesty, professionalism and risk taking in a high-growth environment.
- Our team members themselves recommend working at Figment - with an eNPS score of 54 (which is ranked as ‘great’!).
- We are also extremely proud of ranking as one of the top Web3 employers by Talent Titans.
Compensation
One of Figment’s core principles is “Making the Invisible Visible” - ensuring transparency and information sharing in all communication. Figment is committed to transparency regarding pay, benefits, and other compensation types for all internal roles as well as all roles being hired for.
Base Salary: The CAD base salary range for this position is CAD $80,000 - $105,000. This range reflects base salary only, and does not include additional compensation or benefits. _For candidates in other countries, the pay range will be disclosed upon your first interview with Figment (being a globally remote company, the list of salary ranges would simply be too long to note here!)._ The range displayed reflects the minimum and maximum range for a new hire across all Canada or the US. A candidate’s specific pay within the range will be determined by various factors including job-related skills, relevant education, and training.
Interview process
At Figment, we try to go above and beyond in making sure that you have the best possible experience interviewing with us. We strive for a smooth, organized, and informative process.
- During your first Recruiter Call, you will be provided with more information about Figment, the position and what to expect for the rest of the interview process. Please be prepared to discuss why you are interested in joining Figment and what excites you about the position and company.
- As we go through the process, we work to make sure that you hear back from us in a timely fashion. If we decide at any point that we’re unfortunately not moving forward, we will give you feedback on why it was not a fit.
- We aim for the entire process to take around 2-4 weeks from initial screen to offer. There can be exceptions on either side of the bell curve here, but as a rule, that’s the time-frame you can expect.
See here for Figment’s Privacy Policy and California Employee Privacy Policy.
At Figment, we have a thorough hiring process to verify the identity of all job candidates. This includes checking documents, conducting in-person interviews, biometric authentication and completing background checks. Candidates must pass all these steps to be considered for a job with Figment. Anyone who provides false information or tries to skip these steps will be disqualified from the hiring process immediately.
To learn more about Figment, our team, and the amazing work we are doing, visit our website. Are you ready to join us?
