Senior Protocol Engineer
Location
United States
Posted
6 days ago
Salary
0
Seniority
Senior
Job Description
Senior Protocol Engineer
XION
• Optimization and functional expansion of high use modules such as x/auth, x/authz, x/feegrant • Custom cross-chain integrations with IBC or non-IBC blockchains • Integration of protocol level ZK proving systems for consumer dapp integration • Expand testing automation and internal development tooling • Coordinate and collaborate with the best teams in the web2 and web3 space • Research and evaluation of cutting edge protocol concepts, to maintain the forward facing technological sustainability of the platform
Job Requirements
- Software development, 8+ years
- Blockchain or similar distributed systems design/development, 5+ years
- Cosmos SDK development, 3+ years
- Golang, 3+ years
- IBC protocol/app design
- Rust, 3+ years (recommended)
- Typescript, 3+ years (recommended)
- Hyperlane warp routes (recommended)
Benefits
- Consumer minded team, building for massive audiences and user-bases
- Direct product ownership and impact
- Autonomy and independence
- Competitive compensation
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