Design blockchain architecture and modular node components, develop blockchain and DeFi protocols, operate servers and blockchain nodes at scale, and modify node software. The role requires proficiency in two specified programming languages, experience with cloud infrastructure and blockchain systems, meaningful open-source contributions, strong self-direction, and availability to work Pacific Time hours.
This is a remote position.
A trusted decentralized stablecoin platform built on Ethereum that offers a suite of financial products, including its own native stablecoin, a liquid staking solution, and an array of other financial instruments (including lending, automated market-making, and liquid staking) and also allows its users to mint and redeem their stablecoins at any time is opening a Senior Backend/DevOps Engineer (Remote - Anywhere in the world).
Their innovative versatile DeFi protocol issues decentralized stablecoins and has 3 subprotocols within it that integrate its own stablecoins. This project was initiated with the vision of creating a stablecoin that blends the characteristics of collateralized and algorithmic models, aiming to bring stability and efficiency to the DeFi sector and the platform has now positioned itself as a multifaceted player in the decentralized finance landscape.
Size : 12 people
Location : Remote, anywhere in the world, HQ based in the USA
MISSIONS :
- Design blockchain architecture in 2 of the following programming languages: Go, Rust, Javascript/Typescript, Python.
- Contribute novel ideas to developing unique blockspace markets and blockchain software never seen before.
- Design modular node components for data-availability (DA) and multi-VM execution environments.
- Design unique mechanisms/protocols at the blockchain level (like mempool searchers/MEV and advanced DeFi dapps)
- Run commodity hardware and servers at scale
- Run blockchain nodes and modifying blockchain node software
Profil
- Experience with running commodity hardware and servers at scale such as managing multiple instances on AWS, OVH, Azure etc.
- Experience running blockchain nodes and modifying blockchain node software, particularly geth, OP stack, and any zk rollup.
- Multiple prior contributions to open source node software or open source DeFi protocols that are of sufficient complexity (with publicly verifiable contributions).
- Proficient in 2 of the following programming languages: Go, Rust, Javascript/Typescript, Python.
Mandatory points :
1 - MUST be self directed and have initiative, given basic criteria for a task. (The employer is flexible with execution and design).
2 - Willing to work Pacific Time give or take a few hours
Nice to Have :
- Work experience at a “Top” crypto organization: Coinbase, Uniswap, Ethereum, Optimism, Arbitrum, Lido, Cosmos, Binance, Kraken, Polygon etc etc - ie a well known crypto company with a lot of users building highly scalable systems with a lot of data.
- Experience designing unique mechanisms/protocols at the blockchain level (like mempool searchers/MEV and advanced DeFi dapps).
- Prior experience running/staking ETH consensus forming nodes directly.
Informations contractuelles
- Fully remote position, live and work from anywhere in the world
- Strong independence and freedom to build and lead your part of the protocol
- Competitive salary with career growth to executive roles possible
- Generous token allocations and other tokens/bonuses/perks
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