Senior Software Engineer, Consensus
Remote
Monad Labs is the team building Monad, the performant and parallel EVM Layer-1 blockchain. We are a team of systems engineers and community builders who are on a mission to help crypto eat the world. After recently raising $225M in series A funding led by Paradigm, we are growing our team.
The Role
We are hiring a Senior Software Engineer to research, design, and build core improvements to the blockchain protocol. Your work will involve distributed algorithms, cryptography, and consensus mechanisms. You will draw on previous experience in distributed systems or blockchain engineering, and will work as a vital member of a small, high-performing team.
What you'll do
- You’ll research, design, and build core improvements to the consensus mechanism, gossip protocol, state synchronization algorithm, leader election protocol, etc.
- You’ll devise experiments to test worst-case scenarios, and iterate on your design based on the results
- You’ll design components while taking into account the behavior of other blockchain systems such as rollups, bridges, or staking systems
- You’ll build performant system components from scratch in Rust
Who you are
- You have at least 4 years of software engineering experience.
- You have backend engineering experience in Rust, Go, or C++/C
- You have excellent instincts for software architecture
- You value communication and collaboration
Why work with us
- Challenging problems. You’ll work on extremely challenging problems with massive impact.
- Huge opportunity. The Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) standard is ubiquitous, but existing EVM-compatible chains are very slow. Monad’s core innovations offer developers the best of both worlds (portability and performance) and are a game-changer for mass user adoption in crypto.
- The right team. You’ll be part of a small, exceptional team (bios here).
- Culture. We’re a lean team working together to achieve very ambitious goals. We are united in our culture of collaboration, low egos, and high-quality outputs. As an early member of our team, you’ll help continue to shape our culture.
- Compensation. You’ll receive a competitive salary and equity package.
- Resources and growth. We’re well-capitalized, with backing from leading venture funds like Paradigm, Electric Capital, Greenoaks, Dragonfly, and Coinbase Ventures. We keep a lean team, and this is a rare opportunity to join. You’ll learn a lot and grow as our company scales.
Salary and Benefits
Minimum full-time salary of $200,000. (**This is not a guarantee of compensation or salary; a final offer amount may vary based on factors including but not limited to experience and geographic location.)
Monad Labs’ benefits for US-based full-time employees include medical, dental, and vision insurance (100% coverage for employees); unlimited and encouraged paid time off; monthly mental health and fitness stipend; paid parental leave; and 10 company-observed holidays.
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Benefits/Perks10 holidays Competitive salary Competitive salary and equity package Dental Dental Insurance Equity Package Holidays Medical Medical Insurance Mental health stipend Paid parental leave Paid Time Off Parental leave Unlimited Paid Time Off Vision Insurance
Tasks- Build
- Build consensus mechanism
- Build system components from scratch
- Design components considering other blockchain systems
- Devise experiments for testing
- Research and design blockchain improvements
- Test
Blockchain Blockchain Engineering C C++ Communication Consensus mechanisms Crypto Cryptography Distributed Systems Go Gossip Protocol Leader Election Rust Software architecture Software Engineering State Synchronization System architecture
Experience4 years
Education