Job Description:
Join Ephemera, Build the Future of Onchain Messaging
We are currently hiring a Staff level Smart Contracts Engineer focused on building and maintaining the decentralized XMTP network.
What You’ll Be Working On:
- Writing and deploying XMTP smart contracts on XMTP’s messaging L3.
- Working with our decentralization team on the indexing pipeline to bring data offchain
- Designing fun smart contract backed applications to power unique features in the Converse app
Your Experience:
- Minimum of 7+ years of professional experience as a software engineer, staff level.
- Extensive experience designing, building, and maintaining high-TVL smart contracts.
- Architected and designed complex systems onchain
- Expert at gas optimization. Some of these contracts will be very high throughput
- Experience working with auditors to find vulnerabilities
- Writing well-tested Solidity code
Nice-to-Haves:
- Experience working in open source and communicating with the public.
- Experience working as an auditor
- Formal verification experience is a plus
About You:
- You are passionate about decentralized technology and believe in an onchain future.
- You love to win and are fueled by solving hard problems.
- You are self-directed, see opportunities and are inspired by challenges and helping solve them.
- You have a small team mindset and are focused on where you can have the greatest impact.
- You love to learn, are not afraid of changing your opinion or being wrong.
Benefits:
- Competitive compensation package, Base + Equity.
- Salary range between $240k-$275k base range (depending on experience + location).
- Remote-first environment with semi-yearly gatherings to connect IRL.
- Fully paid Medical, Dental, Vision insurance in the US.
- Parental Leave.
- IT Equipment and WFH setup.
- Monthly Wellness and Lifestyle stipend.
- Personal assistant.
- Unlimited time off.
