At Matter Labs, we believe freedom drives progress and prosperity. We don’t see ourselves as a company, but as a team aligned around a single mission: to advance personal freedom for all (see ZK Credo).

To achieve this goal, we’re building zkSync — a credibly neutral, fully open source technology stack and network on top of Ethereum, which is owned and governed by its community. We use advanced cryptography called zero-knowledge proofs to scale Ethereum infinitely without compromising on security or decentralization. With a world-class team, a community of over 1M supporters across Twitter + Discord, and hundreds of millions $ in funding, we have abundant resources to accomplish the mission.

The Role

We're looking for a Software Engineer- Blockchain Integrations to be at the forefront of real-world blockchain adoption. This role uniquely combines deep engineering skills with great interpersonal skills and plays a key part in our strategy to onboard the next billion users.

If you are passionate about building innovative and scalable Web3 applications and have experience designing world-class systems, we would love to hear from you!

This position is fully remote.

What You'll Be Doing

• Be a goal-oriented developer, diving deeply into our codebase to solve problems spanning our smart contracts to our core node

• Conduct independent research in your area of ownership, design, implement, and document partner-oriented solutions to our core technology

• Combine great engineering skills with great interpersonal skills to onboard the biggest companies in both Web3 and Web2

• Collaborate closely and often with core engineers, product, business, and external development entities in order to affect change

• Develop a strong understanding of the value zkSync brings to the world derived by a true mastery of the technology

• Help partners dive into the ZK Stack and design their products

• Work with DeFi Blue Chips to help them deploy on zkSync Era

What We Look For in You

• 3+ years in backend software development and a deep understanding of software engineering best practices and architectures

• Experience in Web3 and a track record of success

• Passion for our mission to advance personal freedom for all

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills

• Ownership mindset

• An understanding of Merkle Trees

• Excellent understanding of Ethereum

• Ability to thrive solo thinking through complex problems just as much as collaborating with partners

• Fluency in written and spoken English

• Extra points: understanding of the EVM, experience with dev tools, experience building protocols, experience with rust

Working at Matter Labs

At Matter Labs, you have the freedom to work how you want, when you want, and from where you want. All positions are 100% remote (with optional travel to team and/or industry events). We operate in lean and nimble teams, with no time tracking and minimum bureaucracy. We move fast. Only results matter. We will provide you with everything you need to learn, grow, and be productive.

Our results-only environment means anyone who believes in our mission can join us, regardless of background, sexual orientation, race, gender, and age. Both our team and community are made up of people from diverse backgrounds. That's why, out of politeness and respect, we refrain from opinions on politics, religion, or sex at the workplace.

We designed our culture around the tenants of freedom and ownership. This ethos will underpin our positive-sum community as we evolve toward full decentralization.

What we Offer

- Competitive compensation

- Equity and token package 

- 100% coverage for health, dental, and vision Insurance 

- 16 weeks of parental leave

- Flexible paid time off 

- Company closure weeks 1-2x per year

- $2000 USD work equipment stipend

- $300 USD monthly co-working allowance 

- Company offsites 1-2x per year

- $500 USD learning & development stipend 

- 401k plan for US Employees 

Don't meet every single requirement? That's ok. At Matter Labs, we think big with a long-term view and encourage you to apply even if you don't think you check every box in the job description.

If this role resonates with you, please apply now.

Read more about working at Matter Labs here.

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Description

Arrakis aims to disrupt the current market-making industry by providing the infrastructure to enable every project in the world that wants to launch a token to benefit from non-custodial, trust-less, and automated on-chain market-making strategies. We believe in a world where every organisation, from a small startup to a large enterprise, will be tokenized and traded on-chain. For this world, Arrakis is building the tools to create the necessary liquidity to enable this token economy to rival and out-compete the traditional financial industry.

As one of our Backend Developers within market making, you will be further contributing to the cutting edge development of Arrakis, working with a very experienced and high performing team to create the future of DeFi.

What you will achieve:

• Creation of new on-chain trading strategies
• Monitoring, tuning and improving market making performance across chains.
• Develop backend infrastructure for our market making operations
• Develop, refine and implement strategies and infrastructure for algorithmic liquidity provisioning for the major tokens of the industry

Requirements

• Strong experience building and developing high frequency, ultra-low-latency applications
• 3+ years of experience with C++ / Rust
• Good understanding of the financial market, order books, market making, arbitrage and/or markets microstructure
• A bachelor’s degree in computer science, maths, physics, or similar field
• Experience working with SQL databases
• Experience with Google Cloud / AWS
• Experience working with containers such as Docker / Kubernetes
• Awareness of security principles for critical finance applications, both on and off-chain.

Nice to have:

• Previous automated market making experience and experience with Uniswap
• Experience building your own trading bot
• CEX / DEX arbitrage experience
• Experience dealing with low level networking advantageous (TCP/IP, UDP, networking in the cloud, packet decoding, latency)
• Passionate about contributing / researching cutting edge DeFi technologies.
• Ability to know/understand smart contract code

Benefits

Join an amazing team of industry veterans focused on revolutionising web3 market making, collaborating with major projects like MakerDAO, Uniswap, Aave, Lido, operating fully remotely with members spanning Zug, Paris, New York, Berlin, London supported by world-class investors including Uniswap Labs, Robot Ventures, Accel, Longhash, and more.

What we offer:

• Competitive salary + performance-based compensation
• SPICE token package
• Work remotely or with the Founders in person, in Switzerland
• Chance to travel the world to go to exciting events, connecting with key industry players
• Join amazing in-person offsites all over the world

• Collaborate with quantitative researchers to understand their workflow, challenges, and requirements, and provide technical solutions to improve their research productivity
• Design, develop, and maintain software tools, platforms, and frameworks that enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of research activities, including data gathering, preprocessing, analysis, and model development
• Identify and implement advanced data processing techniques, algorithms, and statistical methods to optimize research workflows and enhance data analysis capabilities
• Leverage your expertise in software engineering, data engineering, and machine learning to build scalable and robust systems that facilitate large-scale data analysis and experimentation
• Conduct code reviews, provide technical guidance, and mentor junior research engineers to ensure code quality, maintainability, and adherence to best practices
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including quantitative researchers, data scientists, and engineering professionals, to integrate research tools and systems into the existing infrastructure
• Assist in the evaluation and implementation of third-party tools, libraries, and data sources that can enhance the research process
• Participate in research discussions, contribute ideas, and provide technical expertise to improve research methodologies and strategies
• Contribute to the development and maintenance of documentation, user guides, and training materials related to research tools and processes

• 4+ years experience working in close partnership with quantitative researchers to develop, deploy and maintain quantitatively-driven alpha strategies.Previous experience at a quantitative hedge fund is strongly preferred.
• Master's or Ph.D. in Computer Science, Engineering, Data Science, or a related field
• Strong Python programming skills, with a focus on building scalable and efficient systems
• Proficiency in data processing, analysis, and visualization tools, libraries, and frameworks
• Solid understanding of statistical modeling, machine learning techniques, and their practical applications in quantitative research
• Experience with AWS
• Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to design practical solutions to complex research challenges
• Strong communication and collaboration skills to effectively work with cross-functional teams and translate research requirements into technical solutions
• Experience in recruiting, mentoring, and guiding junior team members is preferred

Are you keen to work in a well-resourced startup environment, where your ideas, experience, and drive to find creative solutions makes a difference? We’d like to hear from you.

The salary for this role is anticipated to be between $150,000 and $250,000. This anticipated salary range is based on information as of the time this post was created. This role may also be eligible for additional forms of compensation and benefits, such as a discretionary bonus, health, dental and other benefits plans. Actual compensation will be carefully determined based on a number of candidate factors, including their skills, qualifications and experience.

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We are seeking a skilled and experienced Data Engineer. This is a high impact role with the ability to contribute meaningfully to the development and management of our data engineering platform. This position requires strong technical capabilities and a proven ability to collaborate effectively with quantitative researchers, facilitating seamless cooperation to process, analyze, and manage a large and diverse corpus of datasets that enable our quantitative investment process.

Key Responsibilities:

• Work closely with quantitative researchers to understand their data requirements, provide technical solutions, and integrate data engineering processes effectively with quantitative strategies
• Design, develop, and optimize robust data pipelines, enabling ETL processes that support quantitative research, analysis, alpha forecasting, and execution
• Implement rigorous data quality assurance measures to ensure the accuracy, reliability, and consistency of data inputs and outputs
• Evaluate, select, and manage the appropriate data engineering tools, technologies, and infrastructure, with a focus on scalability and automation
• Collaborate with compliance and risk management teams to ensure data privacy, security, and regulatory compliance standards are adhered to
• Effectively communicate complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders, enabling them to understand the value and impact of specific data engineering initiatives

Skillset and Qualifications:

• 3+ years experience in data engineering. Previous experience at a quantitative hedge fund is highly desirable.
• Master's or Ph.D. in Computer Science, Engineering, Data Science, or a related field
• Proficiency in programming languages such as Python and C++, along with experience in big data technologies. Strong knowledge of SQL and relational databases.
• Demonstrated expertise in designing and optimizing data pipelines, data modeling, ETL processes, data warehousing, and data governance
• Proven ability to collaborate effectively with quantitative researchers and other stakeholders, translating their requirements into technical solutions
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, capable of analyzing complex datasets, identifying patterns, and extracting meaningful insights
• Thrive in a fast-paced and dynamic environment, adaptable to changing priorities and emerging technologies
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to travel periodically between our offices in London and NYC

Are you keen to work in a well-resourced startup environment, where your ideas, experience, and drive to find creative solutions makes a difference? We’d like to hear from you.

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