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Join Category Labs as a Senior Researcher in Systems, focusing on databases and operating systems. Work on high-impact problems in decentralized technology with a competitive salary and benefits.
Senior Researcher, Systems
About the Company
Category Labs (formerly known as Monad Labs) is a team of systems engineers and researchers building at the frontier of decentralized technology. We're the team behind Monad, a high-performance, EVM-compatible Layer 1 whose public mainnet is now live. After raising $225M in Series A funding led by Paradigm, we are growing our team.
About the Role
We are looking for systems researchers with a strong interest in databases and operating systems. You will be part of a small, deeply technical team, working on high-impact problems in a fast-paced environment. Although we are building a new blockchain, previous experience with crypto is not expected.
What You Will Do
- Design performant algorithms and architectures related to storage or recovery, in single-node or distributed environments
- Research new architectures
- Work with tech stack: C++, clang, LLVM, gdb, perf, unix, git
Requirements
- PhD in Computer Science or equivalent
- Significant research experience into databases or operating systems
- Experience writing performant algorithms
- Experience writing production-grade code
- Resourceful and self-motivated
- Collaborative
- Adaptive; able to make meaningful contributions in a fast-paced environment
- Curious about lower-level system details
- Interested in building high-value, performant and distributed systems
Why Work with Us
- Challenging problems: Work on extremely challenging problems with massive impact
- Huge opportunity: The EVM standard is ubiquitous, but existing EVM-compatible chains are very slow. Monad's core innovations offer developers the best of both worlds (portability and performance)
- The right team: Small, exceptional team where engineers and researchers make up 90% of the organization
- Open by default: Core software is public on GitHub. You'll build in the open, and your work ships where the whole ecosystem can see it
- Culture: Lean team united in collaboration, low ego, and high-quality output. As an early member, you'll help shape our culture
- Resources and growth: Well-capitalized with backing from leading venture funds like Paradigm, Electric Capital, Greenoaks, Dragonfly, and Coinbase Ventures
AI at Category Labs
We're an AI-native team, and we expect engineers to use coding agents and keep up as the tooling evolves. AI is leverage, not a crutch. Review what it generates with the same scrutiny you'd give a teammate's PR, and own every line you ship. Judgment is what matters, not how long you typed by hand.
Compensation & Benefits
Base Salary: $180,000 – $250,000 USD yearly
This reflects the minimum and maximum range across US locations. The final offer may vary based on factors such as relevant skills, experience, domain expertise, and work location. If you are based outside of the US, geographic considerations may impact your final compensation.
Benefits for all Full-Time Employees:
- Private health insurance options
- Flexible paid time off
- Monthly wellness reimbursement
- Paid parental leave
Benefits for US employees:
- World-class benefits package with 100% paid medical, dental, and vision insurance including 75% coverage for dependents and HSA + FSA options
- 401(k) with company match
- Lunch and dinner stipend (in-office NYC)
Benefits for employees hired through an EOR (outside of the US): Based on EOR offerings and country-specific requirements.
Category Labs is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer and welcomes all qualified applicants.
Why Work with Us
- Challenging problems: You’ll work on extremely challenging problems with massive impact. See our [Blogs](https://www.category.xyz/blogs) and [Publications & Talks](https://www.category.xyz/papers-talks) for a flavor of the problems we are solving in the real world.
- Huge opportunity: The Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) standard is ubiquitous, but existing EVM-compatible chains are very slow. Monad’s core innovations offer developers the best of both worlds (portability and performance) and are a game-changer for mass user adoption in crypto.
- The right team: You’ll be part of a small, exceptional team (engineers and researchers make up 90% of the team).
- Open by default: Our core software is public on GitHub. You’ll build in the open, and your work ships where the whole ecosystem can see it.
- Culture: We’re a lean team working together to achieve very ambitious goals. We are united in our culture of collaboration, low ego, and high-quality output. As an early member of our team, you’ll help to shape our culture.
- Compensation: You’ll receive a competitive salary and equity package.
- Resources and growth: We’re well-capitalized, with [backing](https://x.com/monad_xyz/status/1777687376136982767) from leading venture funds like Paradigm, Electric Capital, Greenoaks, Dragonfly, and Coinbase Ventures. We keep a lean team, and this is a rare opportunity to join. You’ll learn a lot and grow as our company scales.