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Principal EVM Engineer – Smart Contracts
Location
United States
Posted
1 day ago
Salary
Not specified
Seniority
Lead
Job Description
Job Requirements
- Education: Master’s degree in Computer Science (or similar field) or equivalent professional experience.
- Experience: 10+ years of software development experience, with at least 4+ years specifically in blockchain protocol development.
- Java Mastery: Expert-level proficiency in the Java language and VM. You should be comfortable working in a "plain vanilla" Java environment without the crutch of libraries or frameworks.
- EVM Expertise: Deep architectural knowledge of EVM-based blockchains and experience writing/debugging smart contracts.
- Leadership: Experience in a Tech Lead or Team Lead capacity, with a proven ability to mentor and guide engineers up to the Staff level.
- Computer Science Fundamentals: A rigorous grasp of concurrency, performance optimization, and high-performance architectural design patterns.
- Quality Focus: Strong adherence to test-driven development (TDD), CI/CD processes, and cryptographic security principles.
- Bonus Points: Hands-on experience with Hyperledger Besu.
- Expertise with compilers, parsers, interpreters, or Garbage Collector (GC) tuning (Hotspot/GraalVM).
- Experience with Protobuf and compile-time dependency injection (e.g., Dagger).
- Familiarity with Web3 tooling (JavaScript/TypeScript) and data-flow analysis.
Benefits
- Competitive Compensation: High-growth salary structure.
- Equity & Tokens: Direct stake in the ecosystem’s success through equity and token grants.
- Performance Bonuses: Annual bonuses based on impact and delivery.
- Comprehensive Health: Full health insurance and 401k matching (for US-based employees).
- Innovation-First Culture: Work on a decentralized platform governed by world-leading organizations across 11 different sectors.
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