Software Engineer, Smart Contracts
Remote
Engineering – Infrastructure /
Full-time /
Remote
Espresso Systems is the lead developer of Espresso: the coordination layer for cross-chain transactions and interactions. We are building a network and marketplace that enables chains to interoperate seamlessly, without sacrificing scale or sovereignty. Chains that are fueled by Espresso create better experiences for their users and capture more value for their ecosystems.
At Espresso, we work with leading projects developing chains, rollups, and applications including Offchain Labs, Polygon, Cartesi, RARI Chain, and beyond. We support these teams in offering users an open, interoperable experience through a pragmatic and diligent approach to infrastructure design and by harnessing the power of free and fair markets.
Contributors to Espresso comprise a diverse and passionate team located around the world. We are developers, designers, and researchers who have contributed in academia, in open source communities, in policymaking, and beyond. We are backed by over $50m in funding from leading investors in technology and crypto including a16z, Greylock Partners, Electric Capital, Sequoia Capital, and Polychain Capital.
As a smart contract software engineer, you will closely collaborate with fellow engineers and researchers to build the blockchain infrastructure needed to bring Espresso's scalability infrastructure to the Ethereum ecosystem. Examples of work include implementing smart contracts to manage the HotShot proof-of-stake consensus mechanism underpinning the Espresso Sequencer and utilizing our cryptographic primitives to verify the Espresso Sequencer's state efficiently on the blockchain.
Responsibilities
- Design, implement, test, and deploy EVM smart contracts
- Work with external auditors to evaluate security and safety of smart contracts
- Take engineering projects from concept and design to production, while working with engineering leaders and the product team to create sound and realistic roadmaps
Requirements
- 3+ years of professional software engineering experience or equivalent blockchain/smart contract development experience
- Proficiency developing in Solidity; familiarity with precompiles
- Understanding of software engineering and security best practices, in particular smart contract security
- Experience interacting with dapps/web3
- Experience shipping and taking engineering projects to production
Preferred
- Professional experience with Rust
- Experience working on blockchain infrastructure
- Enthusiasm for the industry is a must!
Benefits
- Fully remote with flexible hours
- Work alongside the brightest minds in the crypto space
- Competitive salary + equity package
- Regular team off-sites to international locations
- Unlimited vacation policy
- Top-tier health, dental, and vision coverage for US employees
