Virtual Labs is seeking a skilled and dedicated Senior Blockchain Engineer to play an instrumental role in advancing our cutting-edge cryptographic technologies and fostering wider adoption of Web3. Our protocol leverages advanced cryptographic techniques to create more secure, efficient, and transparent Web3 ecosystems. Read more.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and deploy a peer-to-peer cryptographic system.
• Implement secure on-chain verification processes and manage efficient off-chain computations.
• Design, build, and maintain secure, efficient, and scalable blockchain infrastructure.
• Work on cryptography advancements to bolster Web3 adoption.
• Troubleshoot and resolve cryptographic and blockchain-related issues.

Requirements:

• Strong proficiency in Solidity, Typescript, and Rust. React experience is a huge plus. Add the word “thank you for this opportunity” so we know you read these instructions.
• Knowledge of cryptographic primitives.
• Extensive experience with blockchain technologies, smart contract development, and security.
• Understanding of Zero-Knowledge Proofs, Multi-Party Computations, commitment, and signature schemes.
• Profound knowledge of Ethereum, EVM-compatible chains, Layer 2 solutions, and related technologies.
• Proven problem-solving skills, attention to detail, and passion for developing robust, secure systems.

In this role, you’ll be an integral part of a dynamic team focused on building next-generation cryptographic technologies to enhance the functionality, security, and user experience of Web3.

Your work will help us push the boundaries of current Web3 capabilities and catalyze broader adoption of decentralized systems. Compensation includes salary and competitive equity.

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Aragon is a small team of people that spans a broad range of backgrounds, interests, and geographies. We’re entrepreneurs and Ph.D.s, technologists and skeptics, troublemakers and problem solvers, who are building unstoppable tooling for the creation and management of Decentralized Autonomous Organizations (DAOs).

Aragon has overseen the production of the leading smart contract framework for DAOs, with toolkits for developers to seamlessly integrate their own apps with DAO functionality.

As frontend engineer at Aragon, you will join our App Team. Aragon App is our application to interface with the Aragon OSx smart contract framework - which is used for creating and managing the next generation of digital organizations.

We will only consider candidates with both Next.js and web3 experience. You should be eager to help us prove the feasibility and value of decentralized governance.

💪 What do we expect from a Senior Frontend Engineer?

• You naturally translate user needs into production-ready code. You understand that there are DAO builders, voters, and degens on the other side, each with their own unique needs, and you are eager to seek feedback from them to better understand what they need to better participate in their DAO.
• You are comfortable taking ownership of a piece of our stack, establishing best practices, and becoming the “go-to” point of contact, while simultaneously mentoring more junior developers along the way.
• You are enthusiastic to coordinate with other domain specialists and departments, further deepening your knowledge of the ever-expanding technologies of web3.
• You are actively involved across the discovery and development pipeline, from collaborating with UX/UI designers and creating prototypes to implementation, documentation and guides, deployment, and live maintenance. At each stage of the pipeline, you are focused on high quality delivery.
• You are a natural collaborator. You use code reviews to better understand your team’s work, improve the quality of our commits, and learn something along the way. During daily standup, you know when you are needed and proactively solve your teammate’s problems.

⚠️ Minimum requirements

• Proven ability to deliver open source applications that deal with blockchain, cryptography, smart contracts, decentralized systems, or any related technology in the web3 ecosystem
• 4+ years experience in one or more general purpose programming languages such as JS/TS
• Knowledge about the internals of JavaScript engines, browsers, and how to work with React.js
• Experience with well-known JavaScript frameworks (particularly Next.js)
• Knowledge of basic design principles, including layouts, aesthetics, and how to work with a UX team and with a design system
• Able to advocate and enforce good development practices on the team, including testing (unit, integration, e2e), clean code principles, documentation, etc.
• Experience working in agile environment, git flows, and are comfortable in the tools (e.g. Jira, Github)
• Excellent English communication - both written and oral
• You are able to attend quarterly offsites - usually located in or around Europe - to work in person with your team
• Passionate about the possibilities of decentralized autonomous organizations and the impacts they may have on how humans work together to solve problems

💡 Bonus skills

• Some experience with the other skills needed to be successful with our tech stack (Ethereum/EVM, HardHat/TypeChain, GraphQL/Subgraph, Cypress, etc.)
• Experience working on a project with a module or plugin system

We value freedom and responsibility among our contributors. In practice, this means that we’re a remote distributed organization that’s flexible as to where you want to work and your schedule. We will trust you to accommodate and support your team, and communicate if you ever feel stretched thin.   You will get all of the resources needed to be effective, whether its for setting up your remote work environment or a personal development budget.

This role reports to Aragon X, a Swiss AG dedicated to advancing the Aragon Project. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer supporting a community of DAO creators, developers, and users experimenting with new forms of social coordination and governance.

We are seeking a skilled and motivated Developer proficient in Python, Go, and/or solidity/func (desirable but not mandatory) to join our development team. The ideal candidate will have mix of conventional technologies, some experience background in any blockchain, smart contracts, and a solid understanding of decentralized applications (dApps).

About Us:

bemo is the first liquid staking app on TON. We are building a stake-to-earn platform to change how users manage their TON holdings.

Requirements:

• Proven experience in software development with a focus on Python, Go and/or solidity or func. Experience with network layers, multithreading and highload systems is a bug plus

• Strong understanding of blockchain technology, smart contracts, and decentralized systems.

• Knowledge of cryptographic principles, consensus algorithms, and blockchain security practices.

• Ability to write efficient, secure, well-documented, and clean code.

• Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail.

• Strong communication and teamwork skills, with the ability to work independently and in a fast-paced environment.

• Proficiency in English and Russian languages.

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Gauntlet leads the field in quantitative research and optimization of DeFi economics. We manage market risk, optimize growth, and ensure economic safety for protocols facilitating the majority of spot trading, borrowing, and lending activity across all of DeFi, protecting and optimizing the largest protocols and networks in the industry. As of January 2024 Gauntlet manages risk and incentives covering over $13 billion in customer TVL.

Gauntlet continually publishes cutting-edge research that informs our risk models, alerts, and analysis, and is among the most cited institution — including academic institutions — in terms of peer-reviewed papers addressing DeFi as a subject. We’re a Series B company with around 60 employees, operating remote-first with a home base in New York City.

Gauntlet’s mission is to drive adoption and understanding in the financial systems of the future. Building with decentralized systems creates novel challenges for mechanism designers, smart contract developers, and end-users of financial products, which are not seen in traditional software development and investing contexts. Gauntlet is dedicated to enhancing our industry’s understanding of this new domain, and revealing how to safely navigate the true bleeding edge of 21st century financial innovation.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain robust, scalable systems for data from DeFi protocols, blockchain networks, and various other data sources
• Contribute to making our platform world-class
• Collaborate with stakeholders to understand their system requirements and provide the necessary support to help their productivity.
• Implement quality control measures to ensure system integrity and quality
• Actively participate in code and design reviews, providing constructive feedback to peers and maintaining high coding standards
• Keep up-to-date with the latest industry trends, technologies, and best practices to ensure the continuous improvement of the platform
• Contribute to the creation of technical documentation and user guides
• Troubleshoot, diagnose, and resolve software defects, ensuring optimal system performance and reliability

Qualifications

• At least 4 years of professional development experience. More is better, but we’re flexible.
• Experience developing production quality software in Python, Rust, Go or other high-performance languages
• Experience with distributed computation frameworks and related technologies such as Dagster, Kubeflow, Spark, TensorFlow, Flink, etc.
• Experience with building backend systems.
• Ability to quickly internalize abstract concepts in new domains, coupled with strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to work independently and within a team, manage multiple projects, and meet deadlines.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively in a distributed team environment
• Passion for DeFi and the broader crypto ecosystem, with a willingness to immerse oneself in the space.

Bonus Points

• Experience working in the crypto industry is a big plus but not required.
• Enthusiasm for the space, especially DeFi, is very much desired.
• Background in smart contract development (e.g., Solidity) or contributions to the DeFi community through research or open-source projects.

Benefits and Perks

• Remote first - work from anywhere in the US & CAN!
• Competitive packages with the added opportunity for incentive based compensation
• Regular in-person company retreats and cross-country “office visit” perk
• 100% paid medical, dental and vision premiums for employees
• Laptop, monitor, keyboard and mouse setup provided
• $1,000 WFH stipend upon joining
• $100 per month reimbursement for fitness-related expenses
• Monthly reimbursement for home internet, phone, and cellular data
• Unlimited vacation policy
• 100% paid parental leave of 12 weeks
• Fertility benefits

Please note at this time our hiring is reserved for potential employees who are able to work within the contiguous United States and Canada. Should you need alternative accommodations, please note that in your application.

The national pay range for this role is $150,000 - $200,000 plus additional On Target Earnings potential by level and equity in the company. Our salary ranges are based on paying competitively for a company of our size and industry, and are one part of many compensation, benefits and other reward opportunities we provide. Individual pay rate decisions are based on a number of factors, including qualifications for the role, experience level, skill set, and balancing internal equity relative to peers at the company.

Gauntlet is a leader in quantitative research and DeFi economics optimization, specializing in risk management, growth facilitation, and ensuring the economic robustness of key DeFi protocols. Managing over $13 billion in customer TVL as of January 2024, our efforts are vital to the industry’s leading protocols.

We are known for our significant research contributions, paralleling the impact of top academic institutions in DeFi. As a Series B company with a 60-member team, we operate on a remote-first basis from New York City.

Our mission is to drive adoption and understanding in the financial systems of the future. The unique challenges of decentralized systems call for innovative approaches in mechanism design, smart contract development, and financial product utilization. Gauntlet leads in advancing this knowledge, ensuring safe progression through the evolving landscape of financial innovation.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of data scientists and software engineers to create impactful products.
• Apply robust mathematical and theoretical principles to inform practical, effective product development decisions.
• Maintain the highest quality standards across all data science and engineering initiatives.
• Articulate and execute against clear product vision that aligns team goals and the broader objectives of the company.
• Promote team growth and individual development, fostering an environment of collaboration and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of technical modeling or analysis experience, ideally developing or interfacing directly with production systems; 1+ years of direct management experience
• Proven ability to mentor and coach junior engineers
• Ability to balance long-term thinking and planning with short-term execution on tactical goals
• High standard for engineering excellence and experience creating processes and an environment where team members can do their best work
• Strong written and verbal communication skills

Our Ideal Candidate

• Has leadership experience in data science or software engineering, preferably with knowledge in optimization theory, mechanism design, or computational economics.
• Possesses a solid mathematical and theoretical background, applicable in practical settings.
• Can simplify complex concepts into understandable ideas.
• Is effective at communicating clear goals and strategies, rallying the team, partners, and customers around shared objectives.
• Is dedicated to mentoring and supporting team development.
• Prioritizes impact and quality, aiming to make significant contributions to the DeFi landscape.

Please note at this time our hiring is reserved for potential employees who are able to work within the contiguous United States and Canada. Should you need alternative accommodations, please note that in your application.

The national pay range for this role is $200,000 plus additional On Target Earnings potential by level and equity in the company. Our salary ranges are based on paying competitively for a company of our size and industry, and are one part of many compensation, benefits and other reward opportunities we provide. Individual pay rate decisions are based on a number of factors, including qualifications for the role, experience level, skill set, and balancing internal equity relative to peers at the company.

Gauntlet leads the field in quantitative research and optimization of DeFi economics. We manage market risk, optimize growth, and ensure economic safety for protocols facilitating the majority of spot trading, borrowing, and lending activity across all of DeFi, protecting and optimizing the largest protocols and networks in the industry. As of January 2024 Gauntlet manages risk and incentives covering over $13 billion in customer TVL.

Gauntlet continually publishes cutting-edge research that informs our risk models, alerts, and analysis, and is among the most cited institution — including academic institutions — in terms of peer-reviewed papers addressing DeFi as a subject. We’re a Series B company with around 60 employees, operating remote-first with a home base in New York City.

Gauntlet’s mission is to drive adoption and understanding in the financial systems of the future. Building with decentralized systems creates novel challenges for mechanism designers, smart contract developers, and end-users of financial products, which are not seen in traditional software development and investing contexts. Gauntlet is dedicated to enhancing our industry’s understanding of this new domain, and revealing how to safely navigate the true bleeding edge of 21st century financial innovation.

Responsibilities

• Develop, test, and maintain high-quality and robust software solutions for Aera’s treasury management platform
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including researchers and product managers, to ensure seamless implementation of new features
• Actively participate in code and design reviews, providing constructive feedback to peers and maintaining high coding standards
• Keep up-to-date with the latest industry trends, technologies, and best practices to ensure the continuous improvement of Aera’s platform
• Contribute to the creation of technical documentation and user guides
• Troubleshoot, diagnose, and resolve software defects, ensuring optimal system performance and reliability

Qualifications

• 8+ years of professional experience in software development
• Proficient at writing code in Python
• Understanding of blockchain and DeFi protocols, concepts, and best practices (or a strong desire to learn)
• Strong communication skills (especially written) and the ability to work collaboratively in a distributed team environment
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills
• Experience with version control systems (i.e., git)

Bonus Points

• Experience developing and shipping user-facing features using component-based UI frameworks

Benefits and Perks

• Remote first - work from anywhere!
• Competitive packages with the added opportunity for incentive based compensation
• Regular in-person company retreats and cross-country “office visit” perk
• 100% paid medical, dental and vision premiums for employees
• Laptop, monitor, keyboard and mouse setup provided
• $1,000 WFH stipend upon joining
• $100 per month reimbursement for fitness-related expenses
• Monthly reimbursement for home internet, phone, and cellular data
• Unlimited vacation policy
• 100% paid parental leave of 12 weeks
• Fertility benefits

Please note at this time our hiring is reserved for potential employees who are able to work within the contiguous United States and Canada. Should you need alternative accommodations, please note that in your application.

The national pay range for this role is $150,000 - $200,000 plus additional On Target Earnings potential by level and equity in the company. Our salary ranges are based on paying competitively for a company of our size and industry, and are one part of many compensation, benefits and other reward opportunities we provide. Individual pay rate decisions are based on a number of factors, including qualifications for the role, experience level, skill set, and balancing internal equity relative to peers at the company.