Staff Software Engineer
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 Staff 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
- Youâll research, design, and build core improvements to the consensus mechanism, gossip protocol, state synchronization algorithm, leader election protocol, etc.
- Youâll devise experiments to test worst-case scenarios, and iterate on your design based on the results.
- Youâll design components while taking into account the behavior of other blockchain systems such as rollups, bridges, or staking systems.
- Youâll build performant system components from scratch in Rust.
Who you are
- You have at least 7 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. Youâll 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. Monadâs 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. Youâll be part of a small, exceptional team (bios here).
- Culture. Weâre 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, youâll help continue to shape our culture.
- Compensation. Youâll receive a competitive salary and equity package.
- Resources and growth. Weâre 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. Youâll learn a lot and grow as our company scales.
Salary and Benefits
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Restrictions3 days/week in office Hybrid role
Benefits/PerksCompetitive salary Competitive salary and equity package Dental Insurance Equity Package Holidays Hybrid work Medical Insurance Mental health stipend Paid parental leave Paid Time Off Parental leave Vision Insurance
Tasks- Build
- Test
Blockchain Blockchain Engineering C C++ Communication Consensus mechanisms Crypto Cryptography Distributed Systems Go Gossip Protocol Leader Election Rust Software architecture State Synchronization
Experience7 years
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