Compiler/PolkaVM Software Engineer

Summary

Join Parity's Smart Contracts team as a Software Engineer and contribute to the development of PolkaVM and the revive recompiler. You will work on a state-of-the-art RISC-V based virtual machine and an LLVM-based EVM to RISC-V recompiler, creating benchmark suites, and integrating these technologies into the smart contract execution environment. This role requires experience or a strong interest in virtual machines, RISC-V, and related technologies. You will work autonomously and collaboratively, taking ownership of your work and communicating effectively. Parity offers a remote-first, flexible work environment with competitive remuneration, including tokens, and various benefits such as healthcare (in select locations), parental leave, PTO, and team events.

Requirements

• Experience or are excited to learn about things such as Virtual machines, RISC-V, AMD64 assembly, dynamic recompilation, bytecode interpreters, compilers (in particular code optimization and machine code generation), low level memory management, low level operating system interfaces (Linux in particular), security sandboxing, performance engineering, zero knowledge proof systems in general and zero knowledge virtual machines in particular
• Work autonomously and solve problems independently
• Work well in a collaborative, open-source culture and environment
• Take ownership of your work and actively see it through to the end, gathering and incorporating feedback as you progress
• Have good communication skills and you can present your work in “plain English”, not only to your colleagues, but also in blog posts or at conferences

Responsibilities

• Work on a state-of-the-art RISC-V based virtual machine and an LLVM-based EVM to RISC-V recompiler
• Create comprehensive benchmark suites to track and improve performance against competing technologies
• Integrate those technologies into our smart contract execution environment

Benefits

• Competitive remuneration packages based on iterative market research, including tokens (where legally possible)
• ���Future of work” environment that’s remote-first and self-initiating with flexible hours
• Team mates that are genuinely excited about their impact and projects
• Access to the brightest minds in this space to learn about Web3 and develop your skills and knowledge while on the job
• Becoming part of the wider ecosystem (career and networking opportunities)
• Team and company-wide retreats
• Work laptop
• Healthcare
• Parental leave
• PTO (28 days per year)
• Local team events