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Senior Backend Software Engineer

EigenLayer

Saas

10-50

Washington D.C., DC, USA

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About the job

Overview:

Eigen Labs is more than just a leading name in the blockchain space. We’re the driving force behind EigenLayer, a game-changing solution that revolutionizes crypto-economic security. Imagine a world where blockchain projects break free from the shackles of the scaling trilemma and capital limitations. In today's blockchain ecosystem, each service is typically secured by its own tokenized trust-network. With EigenLayer, services can build upon the established security of the Ethereum trust network, unlocking untold scalability while maintaining security and decentralization.

With EigenLayer, building blockchain infrastructure in a permissionless manner is no longer a hypothetical—it's our reality. Now, we invite you to be part of this exciting journey. If you’re looking to collaborate with a talented team of engineers, driving innovation and inventing groundbreaking technologies, we look forward to hearing from you!

WHAT YOU WILL DO

Collaborate with Researchers/Engineers to design and develop backends, built to run cloud services with their own infrastructure
Leverage your skills and knowledge of distributed systems to create technologies that power the world’s most innovative crypto projects.
Create node operator tools that are capable of launching to different types of validator environments
Constantly research/learn new concepts, ideas, and frameworks
Proactively contribute to discussions about technical issues, sprint and roadmap planning, and improving team processes
Engage in the team design/code reviews, standups, and agile development processes

WHAT YOU WILL BRING

BS in Computer Science or related technical field (e.g., physics or mathematics)
5+ years of backend distributed systems experience
2+ years of full life cycle development with Go
Exposure to cloud technologies (managing keys and/or bootstrapping AWS environments)
Experience developing applications optimized for deployment and management via microservices
Experience with highly scalable P2P networks
Track record of successfully delivering complex and high-scale software systems

NICE TO HAVES

Familiarity with blockchain tech and concepts such as; cryptography, polynomial commitments, signature schemes, hash functions, erasure codes, multi-threaded and parallel computing
Ability to integrate smart contracts
Experience with Liquid Staking or Node Operations platforms

Skills required

AWSP2PNodeBootstrap

Employee location

Washington D.C., DC, USA

Experience level

Not specified

Workplace type

remote

Job type

full time

Compensation

$225000 - 250000 /yr