Platform Engineer (Remote) at Lightning Labs (Lightning Labs)

Lightning Labs· Lightning Labs·6d ago

Role details

Work type

Remote

Employment

Full-Time

Job description

Lightning Labs is seeking a pragmatic senior software engineer who embraces the DevOps mindset to improve our developer experience.

Roles:

Manage the underlying cloud and cluster technologies that compose our internal platform
Manage stateful backend services such as databases and Bitcoin/LN nodes
Utilize, operate, and extend observability tools (logging/monitoring/tracing)
Improve robustness & security of our platform using enhancements like operators and overlay networks
Advise/assist dev teams with integrations, such as Helm charts, cloud resources, and the k8s lifecycle

Skills:

Check out our Github repos at:

Culture: Passionate, mission-driven team focused on bitcoin, cryptography, and open source. Emphasis on autonomy and impact. [lightning.engineering/team/]
Work Environment: Remote-first with team members across multiple time zones. [lightning.engineering/join-us/]
Engineering Culture: High technical bar; engineers work on core protocol development, distributed systems, applied cryptography, and shipping user-facing products. [jobs.ashbyhq.com/lightning]
Notable Perks: Not specified in available sources, but the careers page highlights a focus on "security, privacy, and decentralization."

One-liner: Lightning Labs develops open-source software for the Lightning Network, enabling faster, cheaper, and global layer-two bitcoin transactions. [lightning.engineering]
Entity Type: Private (venture-backed)
Headquarters: Remote-first; specific headquarters not disclosed in available sources. [lightning.engineering/join-us/]
Founded: Not publicly available from search results
Founders: Elizabeth Stark (CEO and Co-Founder) and Olaoluwa Osuntokun (CTO and Co-Founder). [lightning.engineering/team/]

Primary industry: Bitcoin infrastructure / Lightning Network protocol development
Target customers: Node operators, developers, businesses (B2B), and the broader Bitcoin community
Mission: "Bring bitcoin to the next billion people" by building secure, scalable, and non-custodial layer-two financial services. [lightning.engineering]

Lightning Terminal: A web-based UI for managing Lightning nodes – includes a dashboard, network explorer, and liquidity tools.
lnd: The leading open-source implementation of the Lightning Network protocol (Lightning Network Daemon).
Taproot Assets Protocol: A protocol for issuing and transferring assets on the Bitcoin blockchain using Taproot.
Verifiable, Non-Custodial Financial Services: A suite of Lightning-based services such as swaps and channel management. [lightning.engineering]

Valuation/Market Cap: Not publicly available
Key Metric: Funding details not disclosed in available sources; however, the team continues to expand with multiple open engineering positions. [jobs.ashbyhq.com/lightning]
Notable Investors/Partners: Not listed in search results
Growth Signals: Active hiring across engineering, product, and business development roles; new focus areas include AI integration and Taproot Assets. [lightning.engineering/join-us/]

Deep expertise in Bitcoin and Lightning Network (core contributors to the protocol and BOLT specifications).
Open-source, community-driven development with a strong focus on security, decentralization, and non-custodial design.
Comprehensive product suite covering node management, liquidity, and asset issuance. [lightning.engineering]

Scaling the Lightning Network through better tooling and developer experience (e.g., Lightning Terminal).
Advancing the Taproot Assets Protocol to enable new use cases on Bitcoin.
Integrating AI to accelerate development and automate workflows. [lightning.engineering/join-us/]
Growing developer adoption via community outreach and evangelist roles.

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