Joblaze summary

The Senior Software Engineer at Aptos Labs focuses on developing and optimizing the backend infrastructure that supports the Aptos blockchain ecosystem. This role requires expertise in languages like Rust, Go, or Python, along with a solid understanding of distributed systems and API design. Ideal candidates have over five years of experience in building scalable backend systems and are comfortable working autonomously in a fast-paced environment. The position offers the opportunity to influence technical direction and potentially lead a growing team.

Joblaze insights

Listed about a month ago — first seen on Joblaze September 3, 2026. Last confirmed on Aptos Labs's careers page October 27, 2026.
Salary band is below the typical range for Backend roles (median ~$180,000).
Starts above 24% of 164 comparable senior backend roles in United States that list Python we track (median $173,000 across 66 companies). See Python salary trends
Python appears in 41.4% of 531 comparable senior backend roles in United States; infrastructure appears in 0.4% of 531 comparable senior backend roles in United States.

Quick facts

Is the Senior Software Engineer, Platform Infrastructure role remote?: It's hybrid — Aptos Labs expects some on-site time in Palo Alto, California.
What's the salary range?: Aptos Labs lists $160,000–$260,000 for this role.
How much experience is required?: At least 5 years of relevant experience for this Senior Software Engineer, Platform Infrastructure role.
Where is the role based?: Aptos Labs is hiring for this position in Palo Alto, California.
What's the tech stack?: Joblaze extracted these technologies from the posting: APIs, Blockchain, C++, Go, Java, Python.
What seniority level is this role?: Aptos Labs targets senior candidates for this position.
Is this full-time or contract?: Full-time for this Senior Software Engineer, Platform Infrastructure role at Aptos Labs.

From the original posting

Aptos is a people-first blockchain on a mission to help billions of people achieve universal and fair access to decentralized assets in a safe and scalable way.

About The Role

We're looking for a talented, driven Senior Software Engineer to build the critical infrastructure that powers the Aptos blockchain ecosystem.

This role will have significant impact and visibility - the systems you build will directly enable thousands of developers to build on Aptos. You'll work on APIs, indexers, node infrastructure, SDKs, and developer tools that form the foundation of the network. You'll help shape technical direction and may grow into leading other engineers as the team scales.

You should love solving hard distributed systems problems and have a passion for building robust, scalable infrastructure. You will be joining a lean team with a lot of autonomy – you should be a self-starter and thrive on self-directed work in a fast-paced environment.

This role sits in our Palo Alto, CA or New York, NY office.

What you'll be doing:

Leading initiatives to design, build, and optimize backend services and platform infrastructure for the Aptos blockchain
Developing scalable APIs, indexing services, and data pipelines to support blockchain data access
Building and maintaining infrastructure for node operations, monitoring, and observability
Building and maintaining SDKs, libraries, and developer tools
Writing clean, performant, well-tested, and production-ready code
Collaborating closely with protocol engineers, infrastructure teams, and product engineers

What you bring:

5+ years of experience building and shipping scalable backend systems
Strong experience building backend systems in languages such as Rust, Go, C++, Java, Python, or similar
Deep understanding of systems programming concepts
Strong understanding of distributed systems, databases, and API design
Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work autonomously in a fast-paced environment
Experience with blockchain infrastructure, indexing, or node operations (a plus)
Web3 experience or familiarity (a plus)
Background in payments, DeFi, or TradFi (a plus)
Comfortable leveraging AI tools to enhance productivity and code quality

The base salary range for this full-time position is $160k - $260k. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and typical maximum target for new hire salaries for the position of a candidate based in the Bay Area at any level. We do hire exceptionally talented professionals with decades of experience in their field. As such, our range may be higher than what is displayed. Our base salary ranges are determined by experience and location, and we hire at all levels for multiple roles. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location, job-related skills demonstrated during the interviews, working experience, and relevant education or training. Please note that the compensation details listed in role postings reflect the base salary only and do not include equity, tokens, or benefits.

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Senior Software Engineer, Platform Infrastructure

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