Flashbots is hiring a
Senior Backend Engineer

Summary

Flashbots is seeking a seasoned Backend Engineer to contribute to the development of their core products. The role involves creating technical documentation, developing APIs, implementing tests, and engaging with the community. Qualifications required are 5+ years of experience in production systems, skilled in Rust or Go, ability to work effectively in an asynchronous environment, adaptability, accountability, solution-orientation, T-shaped skills. Benefits offered include significant equity compensation package, unlimited PTO, attractive health coverage for US employees, $3000 yearly budget for learning and development goals, remote work, paid travel, and working alongside bright minds in the crypto space.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in production systems
• Skilled in Rust or Go
• Experience building scalable services, ideally in the Ethereum space
• Ability to contribute effectively in an asynchronous work environment
• Adaptable, accountable, and solution-oriented
• T-Shaped skills

Responsibilities

• Contribute actively to the development of Flashbots' core products such as our Block Builder, MEV-Share and our future offerings
• Create and manage comprehensive technical documentation/diagrams for public use, fostering an understanding and accessibility of our products
• Develop and maintain public API services and user-friendly tools to support the Flashbots ecosystem, including searchers, integration partners, and end-users
• Implement robust tests to ensure the quality and stability of our offerings
• Engage positively with our community, addressing their technical issues and fostering a collaborative environment

Preferred Qualifications

• Deep familiarity with the Ethereum ecosystem and MEV supply chain
• Experience working across the Ethereum stack (e.g., working with Ethereum clients like Lighthouse, Prysm, Geth or Reth, smart contract programming, etc.)
• Contributed to open-source projects

Benefits

• Significantly above market rate equity compensation package
• Unlimited PTO with a high level of freedom and autonomy for your work
• Attractive health coverage package for US employees
• $3000 Yearly budget for your individual learning and development goals
• Work alongside the brightest minds in the crypto space
• Help save the world by ensuring crypto remains decentralized, permissionless and censorship-resistant
• Remote working - work from anywhere in the world
• Paid travel - 2 x team on-site in different parts of the world per year plus periodic travel to events