Pond is pioneering blockchain’s foundational models by leveraging graph deep learning to predict on-chain behaviors and accelerate the development of AI-powered, crypto-native applications. Its solutions target key sectors including DeFi, social networks, trading, MEV, and security, utilizing an innovative, decentralized AI development process.

The technical team brings extensive expertise from leading graph AI companies such as WeChat, TigerGraph, and Yuga Labs. With a remarkable track record of over 40 publications in prestigious journals and conferences—such as IEEE, Nature, Harvard Business Review, ICML, NeurIPS, CVPR, and PNAS—the team is at the forefront of cutting-edge AI research and application.

Our $7.5M seed round is led by Archetype, with participation from Cyber Fund (Lido founder’s fund, which rarely invests directly, backed Solana pre-seed and Ethereum pre-ICO), Coinbase Ventures, Delphi Digital and Anagram (the fund of Solana’s president and former president of Polychain).

We have a 30+ wide range of angels in DeFi, MEV, social, security, and more including the co-founder of Near, the co-founder of ENS, CTO of Exo Labs, co-founders of Plume Network, COO of Matrixport, the Head of Market Research of Flashbots, the founder of Mamori, the founder of SEDA, former GP of Variant—Spencer Noon, the founder of Zerion, the founder of Nuffle, the founder of OpenGradient, and others.

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The role:

We are seeking a skilled and passionate Smart Contract Engineer to join our innovative blockchain team. The ideal candidate will have proven experience in developing and deploying smart contracts and be deeply familiar with blockchain technologies. As a Blockchain Smart Contract Engineer, your main task is to develop, test, and maintain smart contracts on different blockchains according to business needs.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, test, and deploy smart contracts on blockchain platforms such as Ethereum, Base, or Solana.
• Collaborate with the development team to create and implement decentralized applications (DApps).
• Write high-quality, secure, and sustainable code for blockchain applications.
• Perform code reviews and provide constructive feedback to peers.
• Maintain and optimize existing blockchain applications and smart contracts.
• Work closely with project managers and other stakeholders to define and achieve project goals.
• Stay updated with the latest blockchain technologies and cryptographic methods.
• Contribute to the architecture and design decisions for blockchain systems.

Required Skills and Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• 2+ years of experience in blockchain development.
• Strong proficiency in Solidity and other smart contract languages.
• Experience with blockchain development frameworks and tools (e.g., Truffle, Hardhat, Remix).
• Understanding of consensus algorithms and blockchain protocols.
• Knowledge of front-end technologies (e.g., HTML, CSS, JavaScript) for DApp integration.
• Experience with version control systems, preferably Git.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to work under pressure.

Preferred Skills:

• Familiar with Solidity language, and preferably have some understanding of Rust.
• Familiarity with off-chain storage solutions and integrations (IPFS, The Graph).
• Understanding of Layer 2 scaling solutions (e.g., Optimism, Arbitrum).
• Contributions to open-source blockchain projects.
• Prior experience in a fintech environment.

Job Overview

Genius is seeking a senior Front-End Developer with years of experience building in Next JS, Tailwind and React Native, to lead beautiful, pixel perfect experiences for our end users. We are extremely pedantic, and want you to be too.

Job Description

1. Implement, and optimize user-centric interfaces for Genius’ cross-chain trading platform, focusing on seamless user experience and intuitive design. Builds must be pixel-perfect and 100% design accurate.
2. Collaborate with backend and smart contract teams to integrate frontend components with Genius’ proprietary Synchronous Liquid Matching engine and liquidity management system
3. Build modular, reusable, and performant components using Next JS and Tailwind (primary stack). Our current Native Apps are primarily hacking React Native’s webview. If you don’t have deep expertise with React Native, but are generally familiar, we encourage you to apply.
4. Implement responsive designs that adapt to various devices and screen sizes
5. Manage a junior developer
6. Work closely with UX/UI designers to implement visually appealing and user-friendly interfaces that align with Genius’ brand and design guidelines in an obsessive and pedantic way.
7. Optimize frontend code and implement NextJS best practices to hit 90+ Lighthouse score.

Ideal Candidates Are:

Non-Negotiables:

1. Extremely hungry to take high ownership and grind with the team. ~60 hrs/wk.
2. Understand deeply the psychology of an on-chain trader and is passionate about mainstream adoption.
3. Detail-oriented to an extreme degree.

Core Competencies:

1. Advanced proficiency with Next.js, Tailwind, Node.js & Postgres.
2. Familiarity with React Native
3. Extensive experience with building responsive, modular, and maintainable code
4. Experience with Fintech and DeFi UX.
5. Strong attention to detail and ability to ship product fast with quality