Senior Protocol Engineer - DELV｜Meet.jobs

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This is a remote role expected to work on either ET or PT | The listed locations are preferred, but not required!

About the company:

DELV is building new protocols for new markets to advance the safe adoption of decentralized financial systems by building novel, research-backed, and open source infrastructure.

Our latest flagship product, Hyperdrive (https://hyperdrive.trade/), is a new automated market maker (AMM) protocol for fixed and variable rates generated from reputable yield sources in DeFi. || Learn more here: https://blog.delv.tech/.

Working at DELV means you will be building on the cutting edge of DeFi to help shape the future of trustless ownership and programmatic markets for crypto-native assets.

About the role:

We are looking for an exceptionally talented and product-oriented Smart Contract Engineer with extensive experience in decentralized finance that is capable of thoroughly designing and developing advanced, efficient, and secure smart contract protocols as the third member of our protocol team.

This person will be expected to have a confident grasp on the DeFi ecosystem, an ability to construct elegant solutions to complex problems, and the technical aptitude to become an expert in the protocols we work on with a strong foundation in math and logic balanced with user experience. This role will be a key team member responsible for the writing, reviewing, maintaining, and communicating all parts of our smart contract stack.

A growth mindset, experience in DeFi, and passion for delivering high quality technical solutions with purpose is required.

What you'll do

• Build a range of new protocol developments and enhancements
• Define the math and logic needed for new smart contracts
• Bridge support for other chains and networks (e.g., L2s, Gnosis Chain, Solana/Rust)
• Develop new smart contracts not yet hypothesized
• Organize your own priorities, dependencies, timelines, and deliverables.
• Establish yourself as a core member of a very passionate team in a friendly environment
• Think and act strategically while also sweating the small details
• Collaborate with a cross-functional team to develop, test, and deploy smart contract systems
• Participate in code reviews and provide feedback to other developers

Responsibilities###

• Write production-grade Solidity smart contracts
• Review smart contracts code for security and efficiency
• Write and maintain high coverage tests
• Develop processes to deploy and interact with smart contracts
• Make a HUGE impact helping to bring ideas to code
• Work within a dynamic team, who challenges the status quo and champions continuous improvement
• Stay updated with emerging technologies in the blockchain space and continuously enhance your knowledge
• Drive standardization of protocol systems by designing and defining interfaces and clear standards
• Work closely with leadership and product teams to set our onchain strategy and product roadmap(s)

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of writing solidity smart contracts working with the Ethereum blockchain
• Strong experience in managing the full life cycle of smart contracts including design, testing, review, deployment and onchain interaction
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to articulate complex concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Deep understanding of the DeFi ecosystem and various DeFi protocols with (preferred) experience building a DeFi protocol
• Prior experience deploying complex smart contract systems to mainnet
• Experience in communicating with users, other technical teams, and product management to understand requirements, describe software product features, and technical designs
• Ability to derive the information from a research paper, whitepaper, technical paper, litepaper, etc.
• Excellent writing skills and the ability to drive via influence
• Proven ability to operate with a high degree of autonomy and handle multiple tasks simultaneously
• Strong testing skills and experience with testing frameworks for smart contracts

Preferred Qualifications

• Security experience, ideally in the Ethereum ecosystem.
• Senior level experience (5+ years) in another programming language or stack.
• Experience working with cross chain/rollup protocol deployment.
• Formal verification, cryptography, and mathematical background.
• Ability to thrive in ambiguous business situations; be open to acting quickly and iterating.
• Empathy, curiosity, and desire to constantly improve, acquire new skills, and drive to results.
• Ability to influence without authority and collaborate effectively with virtual teams
• Experience in traditional finance, ideally at a firm offering fixed income and other investment products.

What We're Offering

• Competitive salary (and equity) in an exciting space driving disruptive innovation
• The opportunity to play a key role with autonomy in our growing organization
• A remote work environment with competitive benefits and holidays.
• Unlimited time-off policy
• 7 additional company holidays, including all-company week-long winter break
• Annual team offsites focused on strategic planning balanced with team building and fun
• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Agile working environment with flexible working hours (in CT or ET timezone) and location, and career advancement
• Optional, company-sponsored meetups to connect with your remote teammates and other DeFi ecosystem players
• Applicants for employment in the US must have work authorization that does not now, or in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the United States

Closing:

If you’re convinced you are the right fit and are eager to apply, we look forward to hearing from you!

Once you've applied, please be patient :) it may take us up to 2-4 weeks to get back to you!

Don’t meet every single requirement?
Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At DELV we are dedicated to building an inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you’re experienced in DeFi but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every other qualification in the job, we encourage you to apply anyways.

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