Senior Protocol Engineer

Summary

Join Ava Labs, a world-class blockchain development team, and contribute to the evolution of the Avalanche platform. You will extend the Avalanche Primary Network, design abstractions over the EVM, and write low-level libraries for Custom Virtual Machines. Specific projects include improving P-Chain uptime voting scalability, transitioning Subnets to dynamic fees, augmenting Permissionless Subnet security, and enabling Cross-Subnet Communication. The ideal candidate possesses strong coding skills in Golang or Rust, a passion for open-source development, and a commitment to code quality and performance. Ava Labs offers a competitive salary and the opportunity to be a pioneer in Web3 technology.

Requirements

• Demonstrated capability in subject area (open source code or published work is a bonus)
• Golang or Rust programming experience

Responsibilities

• Extend the Avalanche Primary Network to make deploying and interacting with Subnets simpler and more accessible
• Design abstractions over the EVM such that its core components can be independently deployed, optimized, and better adapted to Avalanche
• Write and maintain low-level libraries that Custom Virtual Machines can use to communicate with AvalancheGo
• Make P-Chain uptime voting more scalable using BLS Multi-Signatures
• Transition Subnets to use dynamic fees to price Subnet registration
• Augment the security of Permissionless Subnets with Avalanche
• Enable Cross-Subnet Communication across the Avalanche Network using Avalanche Warp Messaging

Preferred Qualifications

• You believe in a future where blockchain technologies make the world a more fair and free place for everyone
• You have the desire to work on open-source code and engage with the community. You wish to work together with other talented contributors instead of working alone
• You are a coder. You prefer implementing a proof-of-concept before writing a multi-page technical document
• You create and find projects that provide value. You don’t need to wait for someone to tell you what to research or work on
• You have an obsession with code quality and performance. You ship code when it is ready, not as soon as it passes unit tests

Benefits

Salary Range: $163,000 to $203,600