Research Engineer

Summary

Chainlink Labs is seeking a Research Engineer to support its mission of building secure and flexible decentralized oracle technologies. The role requires professional software development experience, a B.S. in computer science or equivalent, and familiarity with academic processes and literature on relevant research topics. Preferred qualifications include advanced degrees in related fields, knowledge of Go or Rust, and familiarity with blockchain technologies and smart contracts.

Requirements

• B.S. in computer science or equivalent professional experience along with coursework in algorithms and data structures and discrete math
• Professional software development experience is required

Responsibilities

• Working with Chainlink core engineering to identify short- and long-term research challenges critical to the company’s success and to transition innovations from Chainlink Labs into production
• Working with research scientists and technical advisors to study, invent, and build cutting-edge oracle technologies for the benefit of the company and community
• Staying abreast of the evolution of relevant technology ecosystems and participating in relevant technical communities for more effective application development and to guide research toward practical and impactful work

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced computer science or related degree, coursework in applied and theoretical cryptography, mechanism design, distributed systems, or related fields
• Familiarity with Go or Rust
• Broad knowledge of blockchain technologies and familiarity specifically with smart contracts

Benefits

All roles with Chainlink Labs are global and remote-based. Unless otherwise stated, we ask that you try to overlap some working hours with Eastern Standard Time (EST)