DevOps Engineer (App Release)

Phantom is revolutionizing the way millions of people interact with the crypto ecosystem. Our self-custodial wallet offers a seamless, unified experience for managing accounts and tokens across Solana, Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Polygon, empowering users with a single, convenient solution. By integrating cutting-edge security features and launching innovative tools for an enhanced personalized user experience, Phantom is able to provide a next-generation, safe and easy to use self-custodial wallet for everyone. This strategy has allowed Phantom to achieve significant milestones including surpassing 16 million MAU’s, reaching #1 in the Google play store finance category, and consistently trending as a Top 50 app across all categories, right next to X, PayPal, Coinbase, and ChatGPT.

Our crypto wallet is used by millions of people to access apps and financial services built on the Solana blockchain. As a DevOps Engineer (App Release Management), you'll focus on building robust CI/CD pipelines and managing the lifecycle of application releases across mobile and web platforms. Your role will prioritize reliable, repeatable deployments and infrastructure optimization, ensuring smooth and timely delivery of our applications.

This role is remote; however, we’re only open to candidates based in US timezone

• CI/CD Pipeline Management: Build, optimize, and maintain CI/CD pipelines for automated deployments. Implement automated build, test, and release processes using modern DevOps tools.

• Release Coordination: Define and manage release cadences (weekly, bi-weekly). Collaborate with engineering, QA, and product teams to ensure smooth deployment cycles. Establish clear deployment criteria and manage go/no-go decisions.

• Build & Version Management: Maintain semantic versioning practices. Manage release branches, hot-fixes, and ensure build reproducibility.

• Platform-Specific Deployment: Automate and streamline deployments for: iOS: Xcode, App Store Connect, TestFlight. Android: Android Studio, Google Play Console. Web Extensions: Chrome Web Store, Firefox Add-ons

• Infrastructure Management: Maintain and optimize cloud infrastructure supporting deployments. Monitor infrastructure reliability, scalability, and security.

• Monitoring & Incident Response: Implement effective monitoring and alerting solutions. Track deployment health metrics and respond promptly to incidents.

• Quality Assurance & Automation: Establish and enhance QA processes, ensuring adherence to industry-accepted best practices. Drive test automation for product releases, creating efficient test plans and automation scripts integrated into the CI/CD pipeline. Perform and guide performance, stress, and end-to-end testing.

• Compliance & Guidelines: Ensure compliance with platform-specific policies (e.g., Apple’s App Store Guidelines, Google’s Developer Policies). Uphold accessibility standards and manage age ratings and content descriptors.

• Monitoring & Feedback: Track key metrics such as crash rates and user feedback post-release. Monitor app store reviews and ratings, providing insights for continuous improvement.

• 5+ years of experience as a DevOps Engineer with a focus on app release management.

• Proven experience managing CI/CD pipelines and deploying applications for mobile (iOS, Android) and web platforms.

• Strong experience with automation and infrastructure tools such as Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Terraform, Docker, and Kubernetes.

• Proficiency in scripting languages (Bash, Python, etc.) to automate deployment tasks.

• Solid understanding of build reproducibility, semantic versioning, and branching strategies.

• Experience troubleshooting deployment issues, conducting root cause analysis, and documenting clear solutions.

• Strong communication and collaboration skills within cross-functional teams.

• QA experience, particularly in test automation, is a significant advantage.

• Previous experience with web3, crypto, fintech, or consumer-facing tech.

• Background or familiarity with software development, even if through personal projects.

We are a team of experienced builders in the blockchain and crypto industry. Our journey began from users seeking an easy, seamless path to accessing the crypto ecosystem. This passion fueled our exponential growth, allowing us to onboard over 15M+ active users in just over three years; with our user base growing weekly. Our dedication to a secure and seamless user experience has made us the leading wallet on Solana as well as our multi-chain approach enhances our platform's versatility, meeting the needs of a diverse and growing user base. By staying at the forefront of technology and user expectations, we continue to innovate and set industry standards on self-custodial crypto wallets.

There has never been a better time to work in crypto to help shape the future of innovation with a focus around the wallet experience!

• First impressions matter: Wallets are responsible for a users first impression with crypto and onboarding new users into crypto. By ensuring that a user has a great first-time experience with crypto, we can help supercharge the growth of the entire ecosystem.

• Make crypto easier to navigate: There is no easy way for a user to discover and navigate all that crypto has to offer. Wallets have a unique opportunity to help users not only onboard to crypto but also stay retained by exploring new things to do.

• We live in a multi-chain world: We currently support Solana, Ethereum, Polygon and Bitcoin with more networks to come in the new future. We are focused on creating a unified, multi-chain crypto experience for users.

• Competitive salary and equity

• Comprehensive insurance (medical/dental/vision) — 100% covered

• Stipend for your ideal remote set-up

• Flexible hours and a supportive remote environment

• Unlimited vacation: Take time when you need it (and we really mean it!)

• 401(k) retirement plan

• Monthly wellness benefit

• Weekly meal benefit

• Global off-sites

We strongly encourage candidates of all different backgrounds to apply. We believe that our work is stronger with a variety of perspectives, and we’re eager to further diversify our company. If you have a background that you feel would make an impact at Phantom, please consider applying. We’re committed to building an inclusive, supportive place for you to do the best work of your career.

The target base salary for this role will range between $160,000 to $220,000 with the addition of equity and benefits. This is determined by a few factors including your skillset, prior relevant experience, quality of interviews and market factors (such as location) at the point in time of offer.