--- title: 'Platform Engineer (Remote) at Lightning Labs' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/platform-engineer-remote-lightning-labs-lightning-labs-wzzq9w9hvq8g' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-09-12' --- # Platform Engineer (Remote) at Lightning Labs - **Company:** Lightning Labs - **Location:** Lightning Labs - **Employment:** full-time - **Work type:** remote - **Posted:** 2022-05-03 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-12 - **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/lightning/fde1d2b6-99e1-404a-b343-c35b2c40f9ae ## 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: - Strong foundations in Linux, networking, security, cloud, and IaC - Managing and troubleshooting Kubernetes clusters in production - Operating and extending observability tools (logging/metrics/tracing) - Experience in a systems programming language (Go, Python, Rust, etc) - Preferred - Advanced cloud technologies: GitOps, DevSecOps, service mesh - Database administration: postgresql, etcd - Knowledge of Bitcoin and Lightning Network - Familiarity contributing to open source projects Check out our Github repos at: - https://github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd - https://github.com/lightninglabs/lndinit - https://github.com/lightninglabs/lndmon - https://github.com/lightninglabs/aperture ## About Lightning Labs ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: Lightning Labs develops open-source software for the Lightning Network, enabling faster, cheaper, and global layer-two bitcoin transactions. [[lightning.engineering]](https://lightning.engineering/) - **Entity Type**: Private (venture-backed) - **Headquarters**: Remote-first; specific headquarters not disclosed in available sources. [[lightning.engineering/join-us/]](https://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/]](https://lightning.engineering/team/) ## Core Business - 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]](https://lightning.engineering/) ## Products & Services - **[Lightning Terminal](https://lightning.engineering/)**: A web-based UI for managing Lightning nodes – includes a dashboard, network explorer, and liquidity tools. - **[lnd](https://lightning.engineering/)**: The leading open-source implementation of the Lightning Network protocol (Lightning Network Daemon). - **[Taproot Assets Protocol](https://lightning.engineering/)**: 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]](https://lightning.engineering/) ## Market Standing - **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]](https://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/]](https://lightning.engineering/join-us/) ## Competitive Advantages - 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]](https://lightning.engineering/) ## Strategic Focus - 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/]](https://lightning.engineering/join-us/) - Growing developer adoption via community outreach and evangelist roles. ## Why Work Here - **Culture**: Passionate, mission-driven team focused on bitcoin, cryptography, and open source. Emphasis on autonomy and impact. [[lightning.engineering/team/]](https://lightning.engineering/team/) - **Work Environment**: Remote-first with team members across multiple time zones. [[lightning.engineering/join-us/]](https://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]](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/lightning) - **Notable Perks**: Not specified in available sources, but the careers page highlights a focus on "security, privacy, and decentralization." ## Sources 1. [lightning.engineering](https://lightning.engineering/) 2. [lightning.engineering/team/](https://lightning.engineering/team/) 3. [lightning.engineering/join-us/](https://lightning.engineering/join-us/) 4. 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