Senior Consensus Engineer
Ava Labs
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Posted:
August 14, 2023
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Remote
About the position
Ava Labs is seeking a talented individual to join their world-class blockchain development team. As a member of this team, you will have the opportunity to work on high-performance solutions for Web3, with a focus on innovations in Avalanche. The company, founded by Cornell computer scientists and partnered with Wall Street veterans and early Web3 leaders, is dedicated to redefining the way people build permissionless networks and create value with Web3. If you are passionate about blockchain technologies and believe in a future where they can make the world a more fair and free place, this role may be a perfect fit for you.
Responsibilities
- Fuzz and maintain existing Snow-Family Consensus Algorithms implemented in AvalancheGo
- Implement enhancements to the Snow-Family Consensus Algorithms
- Produce testing frameworks to simulate the correctness and liveness of new consensus algorithms
- Demonstrate capability in subject area (open source code or published work is a bonus)
- Have programming experience in Rust, Golang, Java, or C++
- Believe in a future where blockchain technologies make the world a more fair and free place for everyone
- Have the desire to work on open-source code and engage with the community
- Implement demos and proofs-of-concept before writing multi-page technical documents
- Create and find projects that provide value
- Have an obsession with code quality and performance
- Ship code when it is ready, not as soon as it passes unit tests
Requirements
- Demonstrated capability in subject area (open source code or published work is a bonus)
- Rust, Golang, Java, or C++ programming experience
Benefits
- Fully remote engineering team
- Salary range: $158,400.00 - $208,200.00 (final offer amount may vary based on factors including experience and geographic location)
- Early-stage funding from Andreessen Horowitz, Initialized Capital, and Polychain Capital
- Angel investments from Balaji Srinivasan and Naval Ravikant
- Equal Opportunity Employer
- Commitment to diversity in the workplace
- No hiring based on 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
- Employment decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need