Senior Software Engineer

Category Labs

106d • $200,000

About The Position

Category Labs (formerly known as Monad Labs) is a team of systems engineers and researchers on a mission to design and build at the frontier of decentralized technology. We strive to design and build step-function improvements over existing blockchain solutions. After recently raising $225M in series A funding, led by Paradigm, we are growing our team. We are hiring a Senior Software Engineer to research, design, and build core improvements to the blockchain protocol. Your work will involve distributed algorithms, cryptography, and consensus mechanisms. You will draw on previous experience in distributed systems or blockchain engineering, and will work as a vital member of a small, high-performing team.

Requirements

• At least 5 years of software engineering experience in Rust, C++, or C.
• Significant experience building performant systems from scratch, such as databases, device drivers, or embedded systems.
• Excellent instincts for software architecture, memory management, and performance optimization/profiling tools.
• Bachelor’s in Computer Science or equivalent.
• Value communication and collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Research, design, and build core improvements to the consensus mechanism, gossip protocol, state synchronization algorithm, leader election protocol, etc.
• Devise experiments to test worst-case scenarios, and iterate on your design based on the results.
• Design components while taking into account the behavior of other blockchain systems such as rollups, bridges, or staking systems.
• Build performant system components from scratch in Rust.

Benefits

• World class benefits package (medical/dental/vision)
• Unlimited paid time off
• 401(k) retirement plan + company match
• Lunch and dinner stipend (in-office NYC)
• Monthly wellness benefit
• Paid parental leave

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree