Senior Protocol Engineer, Interoperability
Looking to join a world-class blockchain development team? Ava Labs makes it simple to deploy high-performance solutions for Web3, led by innovations on Avalanche. The company was founded by Cornell computer scientists, who partnered with Wall Street veterans and early Web3 leaders to execute a promising vision for redefining the way people build permissionless networks. Ava Labs is redefining the way people create value with Web3. Join us as we empower people to easily and freely digitize all the world’s assets on one open, programmable blockchain platform.
ABOUT AVALANCHE INTEROPERABILITY
The Interoperability team develops novel solutions for blockchains to communicate with one another seamlessly and securely. This includes connecting Avalanche to external ecosystems (Ethereum, Bitcoin, etc) via the Avalanche Bridges, and connecting Avalanche L1s via Avalanche Interchain Messaging. Future work includes extending interoperability to new virtual machines, designing and implementing new protocols to connect to external ecosystems in a trust-minimized manner, and exploring new use cases of cross-chain applications. The mission is to make it as easy as possible for chains to connect and exchange data, ultimately making many blockchains feel like one.
WHAT YOU WILL DO
- Design, optimize, and implement novel cross-chain transfer and interoperability protocols
- Contribute to core technical projects of the Avalanche Interchain Messaging and the Avalanche Bridges, from planning through release
- Engage with our open-source community
- Develop automated testing suites and tools
- Support our Infrastructure team with new releases and production monitoring (on-call rotation)
WHAT YOU WILL BRING
- BS in Computer Science or related discipline
- 1+ years of hands on blockchain, consensus protocols, distributed systems, applied cryptography, or similar systems
- Golang or C++ experience (Solidity is a big plus)
- Strong understanding of blockchains and distributed systems (fee structures, transaction formats & consensus mechanisms)
- Hands on experience with cloud deployments (AWS and/or Azure)
- Experience with cross-chain protocols and smart contract development is a plus
- Cryptography is a plus
- Experience leading teams is a plus
Salary Range: $214,990 - $228,427
(**This is not a guarantee of compensation or salary, a final offer amount may vary based on factors including but not limited to experience and geographic location. NYC metro candidates are required to be in office 2-3x/week, with exceptions.)
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WHY AVA LABS?
If you've ever thought about joining an early stage Web3 company - this is it! We're a global, world-class team of experts in computer science, economics, finance, marketing, and law with offices in New York City and Miami. We're highly passionate about Web3 and redefining the way people build and use finance and decentralized applications of all kinds. The company received early-stage funding from Andreessen Horowitz, Initialized Capital, and Polychain Capital, with angel investments from Balaji Srinivasan and Naval Ravikant. Join us and be a pioneer in a new technology that will have implications across a range of verticals such as finance, gaming, investing, collectibles, among many others.
Ava Labs is committed to diversity in the workplace and we’re proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not hire on basis of race, color, religion, creed, gender, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, parental status, sex, gender expression or identity, sexual orientation, or any other basis protected by local, state or federal law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.
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