Smart Contract Engineer | EigenLabs | Remote (United States)

<h2><strong class=" font-semibold">About Eigen Labs</strong></h2>
<p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3">Eigen Labs is a dynamic and innovative team that provides crypto-economic security services for proof-of-stake (PoS) blockchain modules, such as rollups, bridges, oracles, and dApps. Eigen Labs is building the EigenLayer protocol to enable permissionless innovation on Ethereum. With EigenLayer, blockchain services can rely on Ethereum for security, making it possible for anyone to build innovative blockchain modules without large upfront capital costs. Eigen Labs is also building a data availability service on top of EigenLayer known as EigenDA, which will serve the critical need to provide critical liveness and security guarantees to scaling solutions such as rollups.</p>
<h2><strong class=" font-semibold">About the Role</strong></h2>
<p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3">Eigen Labs is seeking a highly skilled Senior Smart Contract Engineer with at least two years of experience in Ethereum development using Solidity. The ideal candidate will be responsible for designing and developing secure and efficient smart contract protocols. They must have a deep understanding of blockchain fundamentals and the EVM, as well as experience with developer tools, security best practices, and testing frameworks. As a Smart Contracts Developer, the candidate will work closely with the product and leadership teams to set the on-chain strategy and roadmaps. This is a unique opportunity to build an entirely new paradigm of permissionless innovation, and create outsized impact on EigenLayer, and the Ethereum community.</p>
<p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3">This is a full-time position that is fully remote or located with the team based in Seattle. Relocation support available for candidates to move to Seattle, SF Bay Area, or Vancouver, BC.</p>
<p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3"><strong class=" font-semibold">Responsibilities</strong></p>
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<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Design, implement and deploy smart contracts that meet rigorous audit requirements</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Write highly readable, optimized, and secure code backed by a comprehensive test suite</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Design and architect smart contract protocols</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Collaborate with other developers, security auditors, and stakeholders to ensure the quality and security of smart contracts</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Work closely with leadership, product teams and auditors to review potential vulnerabilities and writing documentation on these systems</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Develop and own best practices for protocol upgrades and versioning across different proof-of-stake networks.</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Stay up-to-date with the latest Solidity &amp; EVM releases, developer tooling, and exploits</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Participate in code reviews and provide feedback to other developers</span></li>
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<h2><strong class=" font-semibold">About You</strong></h2>
<p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3"><strong class=" font-semibold">The ideal candidate will have</strong></p>
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<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or a related field</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">3+ years of relevant industry experience, with 2+ years of smart contract development in Solidity on Ethereum or any EVM-based chain</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Experience with production deployments of non-trivial protocols, and associated security audits</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Deep understanding of blockchain fundamentals, common vulnerabilities, and the EVM</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Experience with developer tools for smart contract application developers (Hardhat, Foundry)</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Passion for collaborating with other developers, security auditors, and stakeholders to ensure the quality and security of smart contracts</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Strong testing skills and experience with testing frameworks for smart contracts</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Ability to design elegant, and usable smart contract interfaces</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Appreciation for direct communication and active listening</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Ability to collaborate with cross-functional and geographically remote teams, partners, and community members</span></li>
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<p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3"><strong class=" font-semibold">Bonus Points</strong></p>
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<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Experience building and managing a protocol with significant TVL is a plus.</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Experience in Web3 security, including smart-contract audits, formal verification, validator node management, wallet security, and key management.</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Familiarity with cryptography</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Experience with full-stack software development or at least one modern web development framework (e.g., React)</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Connect with the developer community and collaborate with engineering teams within the ecosystem. Contributions to open-source blockchain projects.</span></li>
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<p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3"><strong class=" font-semibold">You enjoy contributing in a team environment</strong></p>
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<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Proficient and thoughtful with asynchronous and synchronous communication, giving and receiving feedback, and working independently and with a team</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Proactively contribute to discussions about technical issues, sprint and roadmap planning, and improving team processes</span></li>
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<p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3"><strong class=" font-semibold">You want to help the crypto ecosystem improve the everyday lives of billions</strong></p>
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<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Excited to learn and develop blockchain technology.</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Recognize the culture and community in crypto are different from other professional software industries, and you want to embrace and improve it.</span></li>
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<p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3">In compliance with local law, we are disclosing the compensation, or a range thereof, for roles in locations where legally required. $150,000 &#8211; $250,000 is the annual base salary. Other rewards may include annual bonuses, short- and long-term incentives, and program-specific awards. In addition, Eigen Labs provides various employee benefits, including:</p>
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<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Employer-covered Medical, Dental, and Vision plans</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">401k</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Unlimited Paid Time Off</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">12 weeks of fully paid maternity and paternity leave</span></li>
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