Protocol Software Engineer - Consensus

Company: Sei Labs
Location: New York, NY
Employment Type: Full-time
Workplace: Hybrid

About Sei Labs

Sei Labs builds open sourced technology for the high-performance Sei Blockchain, the first parallelized EVM Layer 1 blockchain designed to scale with the industry. The unique optimizations built into Sei enable Web3 applications to reach Web2 level scale and performance. Sei Labs has raised over $30M from top investors including Jump Crypto, Multicoin Capital, Coinbase Ventures, Distributed Global, Hudson River Trading, and Flow Traders.

About the Role

Sei Labs is looking for a Protocol Engineer to lead the development of core components of the Sei Blockchain. You'll work at the forefront of blockchain infrastructure, designing and optimizing the foundational layers of a high-performance, scalable decentralized network. You'll collaborate closely with the engineering team and ecosystem partners, constantly innovating to push the boundaries of blockchain technology.

Responsibilities

• Write code to build the core Sei blockchain (consensus, state management, etc.)
• Proactively identify and drive optimizations and improvements to the product
• Collaborate with the frontend team to fine tune the REST API to support customers
• Take ownership over your work and the work of the team

Requirements

• 5+ years of infrastructure engineering experience
• Proven results in building or scaling Layer 1 blockchains performance
• Proven tech lead with experience planning and leading large projects with long-term impact on a single system or team
• Strong technical grasp and excellent judgment on task prioritizations
• Able to tackle complex engineering problems that deliver results
• History of creating and applying new processes and tooling to increase engineering efficiency