Design and implement core Web3 protocol features and secure smart contracts. Develop and deploy Solidity-based contracts, ensure scalability and performance, review code, mentor junior engineers, and collaborate across teams to integrate blockchain and DeFi solutions.
Summary: Join a venture-backed Web3 startup at the forefront of innovation, creating next-generation social and financial primitives. As a Senior Software Engineer, you will design and develop core protocol features and secure smart contracts that will drive the future of decentralized technology.
Responsibilities:
- Architect and implement core protocol features for Web3 applications.
- Develop and deploy secure smart contracts using Solidity.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate blockchain solutions.
- Ensure the scalability and performance of blockchain implementations.
- Stay updated with the latest developments in blockchain technology and EVM internals.
- Conduct code reviews and provide mentorship to junior developers.
Required skills:
- Proficiency in Solidity and TypeScript.
- Strong understanding of Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) internals.
- Experience in developing and deploying smart contracts on blockchain platforms.
- Knowledge of decentralized finance (DeFi) and blockchain protocols.
- Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.
- Strong communication and collaboration abilities.
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