About Status

Status is building the tools and infrastructure for the advancement of a secure, private, and open web3.

With the high level goals of preserving the right to privacy, mitigating the risk of censorship, and promoting economic trade in a transparent, open manner, Status is building a community where anyone is welcome to join and contribute.

As an organization, Status seeks to push the web3 ecosystem forward through research, creation of developer tools, and support of the open source community.

As a product, Status is an open source, Ethereum-based app that gives users the power to chat, transact, and access a revolutionary world of Apps on the decentralized web. But Status is also building foundational infrastructure for the whole Ethereum ecosystem, including the Nimbus ETH 1.0 and 2.0 clients, the Keycard hardware wallet, and the Waku messaging protocol, the p2p communication layer for Web3.

As a team, Status has been completely distributed since inception. Our team is currently 200+ core contributors strong, and welcomes a growing number of community members from all walks of life, scattered all around the globe.

We care deeply about open source, and our organizational structure has minimal hierarchy and no fixed work hours. We believe in working with a high degree of autonomy while supporting the organization’s priorities.

About Status Network

Status Network is a forward-looking zkEVM L2 rollup on Ethereum tailored for social applications and seamless access to DeFi yield opportunities for everyone. Status Network is dedicated to providing an open playground for communities to build on and thrive, while also incentivising liquidity thanks to a native yield market. We are deeply committed to decentralisation, with a focus on minimising censorship risks and preserving the right to privacy.

Status Network is tightly integrated within the broader IFT ecosystem. The IFT is building the tools and infrastructure for the advancement of a secure, private, collaborative and open internet, which includes the Status app.

Status Network is set to become a settlement layer for these different protocols and social applications, offering the most seamless and open social infrastructure to build truly onchain organisations. Status Network will bring direct utility to the SNT token with upgraded tokenomics taking into account sequencer revenues.

The role

The L2 Lead Developer at Status Network will be responsible for the comprehensive deployment and ongoing operation of this new zkEVM L2 rollup. This role includes full oversight of the infrastructure setup in collaboration with a RaaS (Rollup as a Service) provider and other infrastructure partners. The Lead Developer will manage the integration of essential third-party partners required for the blockchain’s operation, including but not limited to bridges, RPC endpoint providers, developers tooling, blockchain indexers and explorers, and fiat-to-crypto gateways, with a focus on delivering the smoothest developer experience.

This position offers a unique opportunity to lead the engineering efforts for the launch and subsequent growth of a groundbreaking zk L2 rollup. You will be at the forefront of developing a platform that not only supports decentralised applications but also integrates social and financial functionalities deeply within its architecture, paving the way for a new era of onchain social interaction and economic exchange.

If you are driven by innovation in blockchain technology, eager to lead a cutting-edge project, and passionate about decentralisation and privacy, this role will provide you with the perfect platform to make a significant impact.

Key responsibilities:

• Spearhead the implementation, launch, and ongoing development of a new zkEVM L2 rollup on Ethereum.
• Oversee the entire infrastructure for the L2 rollup, collaborating with our RaaS and infra providers to ensure high reliability and performance.
• Manage technical integrations with external third-party providers as well as internal teams, including adapting Nimbus client software for the rollup and working with the Status App client teams for application integration.
• Collaborate on the codebase of our L2 stack partner to innovate and enhance the security and performance of our zkEVM rollup stack.
• Drive the development process of Status Network by establishing rigorous testing protocols on testnets and mainnet, implementing best practices in coding, security, and system design, and coordinating deployment processes to ensure the rollup’s integrity and availability at launch.
• Engage with the community and developers through outreach, documentation, and support to encourage adoption and feedback for continuous improvement.
• Lead, mentor, and expand our team of developers and engineers, promoting a culture of innovation and collaboration.

You will ideally have:

• Strong experience in the Ethereum ecosystem, particularly with L2 solutions like zkEVM rollups.
• Advanced knowledge of Solidity programming and a deep understanding of blockchain mechanics.
• Proven track record of leading software development teams, with experience successfully managing cross-functional teams.
• History of contributing to or leading open-source projects.
• Expertise in cloud infrastructure management, especially with AWS, including configuring and managing scalable and secure environments suitable for blockchain applications
• Proficient in setting up and maintaining continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines to streamline development and deployment processes, especially in the context of open-source software.
• Experience with implementing and managing decentralised and distributed systems, demonstrating a robust understanding of the challenges and solutions specific to these environments.
  • A hands-on approach and technical proficiency in troubleshooting, optimising, and innovating blockchain solutions under various constraint
  • Experience with various blockchain infrastructures and applications, including node operation, blockchain explorer integration, DeFi and NFT lending protocols, and cross-chain bridge mechanisms.
• Understanding of other blockchain and cryptographic technologies, including consensus algorithms, DeFi smart contract security, and network protocols.
• A strong alignment to our principles

Bonus points:

• Degen
• Comfort with remote and asynchronous work environments
• A passionate advocate for the Ethereum community and the broader ethos of open-source contribution
• Enthusiasm for decentralisation and a personal drive to promote censorship resistance within the crypto space

[Don’t worry if you don’t meet all of these criteria, we’d still love to hear from you anyway if you think you’d be a great fit for this role. Just explain to us why in your cover letter].

Hiring process:

• Interview with our People Ops team
• Interview with IFT Team Member
• Interview with IFT Team Member
• Interview with Program Lead

Compensation

The expected compensation range for this role is $140,000 - $180,000 (negotiable, dependent on how we assess your skills and experience throughout our interview process). We are happy to pay in any mix of fiat/crypto.

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.

Apply Now:

At Dash, our goal is to increase financial freedom and opportunities for everyone. We develop products that enable payments on the blockchain and make cryptocurrency accessible for consumers, merchants, businesses, and developers. We’ve designed a payments platform that puts user experience first, obscures the technical complexity underneath, and reinvents how cryptocurrency works in the future.

Dash is a cryptocurrency originally based on the Bitcoin blockchain, augmented with additional features focused on payments, and is one of the most recognized and accepted cryptocurrencies.

Dash Platform is a technology stack for building decentralized web3 applications on the Dash network with experience compared to the usual web. The two main architectural components, Drive and DAPI, allow developers to register identities and store application state on-chain using HTTP-based API.

Role

We are looking for a senior software developer responsible for the development and maintenance of Tenderdash (a fork of Tendermint), the BFT consensus engine of Dash Platform.

Responsibilities include:

• Implementing, testing, debugging, and improving multi-threaded, distributed asynchronous protocols.
• Profiling, managing, and analyzing metrics to optimize the performance of an L2 blockchain network.
• Identifying issues across various software components. As you get more familiar with our project, you may also contribute to other Dash Platform components, blockchain, and consensus libraries. You will collaborate with engineers and developers in the Dash Platform team to create new Open Source products in an Agile environment. This role presents an opportunity to work with an innovative cryptocurrency team and influence the way people interact with their money.

Responsibilities in details:

• Implement new features, maintain, improve, troubleshoot and document open-source Tenderdash consensus engine
• Contribute to the open-source development of Dash Platform components and libraries
• Discover and eliminate bugs, race conditions. Increase code test coverage
• Participate in the testing and deployment of new releases
• Contribute to developments and improvements of our continuous integration software
• Create benchmarks for various methods and work to increase performance in critical areas
• Strive to find ways to improve code quality
• Work with our technical writer to explain various functionality you will work on
• Apply creative solutions to eliminate limitations of cryptocurrency and provide improved user experiences

Required Qualifications

• 7+ years in software development
• 2+ years of production-level Go experience
• Good understanding of basic cryptography and data structures
• Practical experience with Docker and Docker Compose
• Practical experience with multi-threaded, distributed applications
• Knowledge or practical experience in peer-to-peer technologies
• Basic knowledge of blockchain technology
• Knowledge of functional and object-oriented design principlesExperience delivering high-quality code using integration and unit tests
• Ability to work remotely without constant supervision and be self-motivated
• Proficiency in the English language. You must be able to communicate with the team, both orally and in written form.
• Strong problem solving and critical thinking skills
• Attention to detail and a passion for software design
• Working hours overlap of at least 7AM UTC - 10AM UTC
• Available to help in case of critical emergencies (eg. chain halt)

Desired Qualifications

• Experience with Tendermint / CometBFT / Cosmos SDK (strongly desired)
• Experience building, monitoring and maintaining highly-available, high load production services
• End-user experience with metrics, logging and monitoring stack (Prometheus, Grafana, Elasticsearch, etc.)
• Good understanding of JSON, protocol buffers, REST and gRPC
• 3+ years of studies in Computer Science, Engineering, or related subjects at the university level
• Experience with blockchain technologies, especially within the field of cryptocurrency (strongly desired)
• Experience designing and implementing fault-tolerant, gracefully degrading software architecture Github Actions or similar CI/CD solutions
• Javascript / Typescript
• Understanding or interest to learn advanced cryptography
• Strong preference will be given to those candidates who provide evidence of their knowledge/ability via pull requests to any of our official Github repositories

Perks

• Contribute to technology at the forefront of the web
• Work with a company on a mission to have a positive impact
• Work on a fully remote team
• Work on a small, passionate team
• An entrepreneurial opportunity where you can have oversized impacts
• Opportunity to drive innovation and strategy
• Your work will be open source

Location / compensation

• Location can be anywhere – this is a 100% remote position
• Compensation will be at competitive rates and based on experience and location

About Status Network

Status Network is a forward-looking zkEVM L2 rollup on Ethereum tailored for social applications and seamless access to DeFi yield opportunities for everyone. Status Network is dedicated to providing an open playground for communities to build on and thrive, while also incentivising liquidity thanks to a native yield market. We are deeply committed to decentralisation, with a focus on minimising censorship risks and preserving the right to privacy.

Status Network is tightly integrated within the broader IFT ecosystem. The IFT is building the tools and infrastructure for the advancement of a secure, private, collaborative and open internet, which includes the Status app.

Status Network is set to become a settlement layer for these different protocols and social applications, offering the most seamless and open social infrastructure to build truly onchain organisations. Status Network will bring direct utility to the SNT token with upgraded tokenomics taking into account sequencer revenues.

The role

The L2 Lead Developer at Status Network will be responsible for the comprehensive deployment and ongoing operation of this new zkEVM L2 rollup. This role includes full oversight of the infrastructure setup in collaboration with a RaaS (Rollup as a Service) provider and other infrastructure partners. The Lead Developer will manage the integration of essential third-party partners required for the blockchain's operation, including but not limited to bridges, RPC endpoint providers, developers tooling, blockchain indexers and explorers, and fiat-to-crypto gateways, with a focus on delivering the smoothest developer experience.

This position offers a unique opportunity to lead the engineering efforts for the launch and subsequent growth of a groundbreaking zk L2 rollup. You will be at the forefront of developing a platform that not only supports decentralised applications but also integrates social and financial functionalities deeply within its architecture, paving the way for a new era of onchain social interaction and economic exchange.

If you are driven by innovation in blockchain technology, eager to lead a cutting-edge project, and passionate about decentralisation and privacy, this role will provide you with the perfect platform to make a significant impact.

Key responsibilities:

• Spearhead the implementation, launch, and ongoing development of a new zkEVM L2 rollup on Ethereum.
• Oversee the entire infrastructure for the L2 rollup, collaborating with our RaaS and infra providers to ensure high reliability and performance.
• Manage technical integrations with external third-party providers as well as internal teams, including adapting Nimbus client software for the rollup and working with the Status App client teams for application integration.
• Collaborate on the codebase of our L2 stack partner to innovate and enhance the security and performance of our zkEVM rollup stack.
• Drive the development process of Status Network by establishing rigorous testing protocols on testnets and mainnet, implementing best practices in coding, security, and system design, and coordinating deployment processes to ensure the rollup's integrity and availability at launch.
• Engage with the community and developers through outreach, documentation, and support to encourage adoption and feedback for continuous improvement.
• Lead, mentor, and expand our team of developers and engineers, promoting a culture of innovation and collaboration.

You will ideally have:

• Strong experience in the Ethereum ecosystem, particularly with L2 solutions like zkEVM rollups.
• Advanced knowledge of Solidity programming and a deep understanding of blockchain mechanics.
• Proven track record of leading software development teams, with experience successfully managing cross-functional teams.
• History of contributing to or leading open-source projects.
• Expertise in cloud infrastructure management, especially with AWS, including configuring and managing scalable and secure environments suitable for blockchain applications
• Proficient in setting up and maintaining continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines to streamline development and deployment processes, especially in the context of open-source software.
• Experience with implementing and managing decentralised and distributed systems, demonstrating a robust understanding of the challenges and solutions specific to these environments.
  A hands-on approach and technical proficiency in troubleshooting, optimising, and innovating blockchain solutions under various constraint
  Experience with various blockchain infrastructures and applications, including node operation, blockchain explorer integration, DeFi and NFT lending protocols, and cross-chain bridge mechanisms.
• Understanding of other blockchain and cryptographic technologies, including consensus algorithms, DeFi smart contract security, and network protocols.
• A strong alignment to our principles: https://status.app/manifesto

Bonus points:

• Degen
• Comfort with remote and asynchronous work environments
• A passionate advocate for the Ethereum community and the broader ethos of open-source contribution
• Enthusiasm for decentralisation and a personal drive to promote censorship resistance within the crypto space

[Don’t worry if you don’t meet all of these criteria, we’d still love to hear from you anyway if you think you’d be a great fit for this role. Just explain to us why in your cover letter].

Hiring process:

• Interview with our People Ops team
• Interview with IFT Team Member
• Interview with IFT Team Member
• Interview with Program Lead

Compensation

The expected compensation range for this role is $140,000 - $180,000 (negotiable, dependent on how we assess your skills and experience throughout our interview process). We are happy to pay in any mix of fiat/crypto.

Apply Now:

As a Blockchain Engineer, you will play a crucial role in the design and implementation of our protocol. Your primary focus will be on developing robust and scalable blockchain solutions, contributing to both the core blockchain and the surrounding infrastructure. Your work will involve a deep dive into blockchain technology, particularly focusing on the Cosmos SDK, to create efficient, reliable, and high-performing software.

About ZetaChain

ZetaChain aims to be the only blockchain you’ll ever need. It is a layer 1 blockchain and developer platform that connects any L1 and L2, from Ethereum to Bitcoin and beyond. Access all of crypto in one place, as a developer or user.

ZetaChain prides itself on its vibrant and active community, a testament to our growing impact and relevance in the blockchain space:

• Thriving Ecosystem: 1000 dApps developed between testnet and mainnet, showcasing diverse innovation and utilization.
• Engagement: With over a million community members, ZetaChain fosters a dynamic environment for engagement, and collaboration.
• Live on Mainnet: partnered with all major exchanges.
• Activity: Our network has over 550k unique addresses.
• Well Funded: Raised over $27M!

Find out more about our ecosystem.

Find out more about our hiring culture: Dream Team Culture.

Why You Want To Work Here

• Remote Flexibility: Enjoy the freedom and flexibility of a remote work environment, ensuring a work-life balance. Plus visits to our San Francisco HQ
• Cutting-Edge Technology: Dive deep into the latest advancements in blockchain technology with ZetaChain’s innovative protocol.
• Impactful Role: Play a pivotal role in shaping the security and efficiency of a leading blockchain protocol.
• Continuous Learning: Stay updated with the rapidly evolving blockchain landscape, ensuring you’re always at the forefront of the industry.

Responsibilities

• Actively contribute to the development of the ZetaChain protocol, focusing on high-quality code and innovative solutions.
• Employ best practices in software development to ensure the protocol is not only secure but also optimized for performance and scalability.
• Engage in the development and optimization of EVM contracts written in Solidity, ensuring they meet high standards of quality and efficiency.
• Lead and participate in research initiatives to explore new features, optimizations, and technologies that could benefit ZetaChain.

Who Would Be a Good Fit for This Role?

• Experienced Blockchain Developer:
  • Individuals with substantial experience in blockchain development, capable of understanding and building complex blockchain architectures.
• Innovative Software Engineering Background:
  • Developers who have a proven track record in software engineering, showing expertise in languages like Go, Rust, or Solidity.
• Contributor to Open Source and Blockchain Communities:
  • Individuals actively involved in the blockchain community, contributing to open-source projects and staying updated with the latest trends and advancements in blockchain technology.

Requirements

• Our tech stack
  • Protocol: Go (Cosmos SDK, go-ethereum, btcsuite)
  • Smart contracts: Solidity
• Location
  • Remote or San Francisco
• Experience
  • 4+ years of software development experience
  • 2+ years of blockchain development experience
  • Must Have: Hands-on blockchain development experience
• Additional Responsibilities
  • Participate in on-call rotation (Once every 5 weeks)