Senior Software Engineer, Blockchain Infrastructure

Espresso Systems

Espresso Systems

Software Engineering, Other Engineering
Remote
Posted on Tuesday, May 16, 2023
Espresso's mission is to bring Web3 applications like decentralized finance, NFTs, and DAOs to the mainstream by making them cheaper, scalable, and more private for users.
The Espresso Sequencer supports the decentralization of layer-2 (L2) rollups in the Ethereum ecosystem and beyond. It handles the decentralized sequencing and data availability of rollup transactions, functioning as a middleware between underlying layer-1 (L1) platforms and any zkVM or optimistic VM.
In addition to scalability, Espresso supports applications with greater privacy guarantees than exist in today's smart contract ecosystems. Leveraging zero-knowledge proofs, Espresso has developed the Configurable Asset Privacy (CAP) protocol that allows developers to determine what transactional data remains private and for whom.
Contributors to Espresso comprise a diverse team located around the world. We are passionate about building a better infrastructure for how we transact and interact online. We are builders, designers, researchers, and hackers and have contributed in academia, in open source communities, in policymaking, and beyond. We are backed by over $30mm in funding from leading investors in technology and crypto including Greylock Partners, Electric Capital, Sequoia Capital, and Polychain Capital.
As a Senior Software Engineer, you will closely collaborate with fellow engineers and product managers to build infrastructure to bring privacy and scalability to the Ethereum ecosystem. Your focus will be on the hardware, software, storage, networking, solidity based smart contracts and reliability aspects of Espresso, while using the cryptography tools developed by our team.

Responsibilities

  • Contribute to the design and implementation of Espresso’s core blockchain infrastructure in Rust
  • 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

  • B.S. in Computer Science, Mathematics, or relevant field, or equivalent computer science and software engineering experience
  • Professional systems engineering with web3 development experience
  • Understanding of software engineering and security best practices, in particular smart contract security
  • Experience shipping and taking engineering projects to production
  • Proficiency developing in Solidity; familiarity with precompiles
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills
  • Passion for writing correct code

Preferred

  • Proficiency with Rust in a production environment (or similar strongly-typed languages such as C++, Haskell, Ocaml, etc.)
  • Experience working on blockchain infrastructure, e.g. EVM based dApps
  • Enthusiasm for the rapidly developing Web3 ecosystem

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