Senior Protocol Engineer

Summary

Abacus Works is seeking a Senior Protocol Engineer to work on Hyperlane, a permissionless interoperability layer. The role involves designing, implementing, and optimizing smart contracts, contributing to protocol development, managing on-chain state, working on integrations with other protocols, and designing novel economic primitives.

Requirements

• 2+ years designing, building, and maintaining smart contract protocols in production
• Expert level knowledge of the EVM or other smart contract execution environments
• A crypto-native with a strong understanding of cryptoeconomic systems
• 4+ years of software engineering experience with a proven track record
• Experience with code audits and maintaining high security standards

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and optimize the smart contracts that underpin the Hyperlane interchain messaging API
• Contribute to Hyperlane protocol development and manage the on-chain state of various Hyperlane deployments
• Work on integrations of Hyperlane with other protocols to expand our interoperability
• Design and implement novel economic primitives that secure the Hyperlane interchain messaging API
• Set and maintain smart contract security best practices

Preferred Qualifications

• The drive, intensity, and motivation to perform at a world-class level
• Self-describe as a 'gas golfer
• Experience building in Solana, Cosmwasm, or Move-based execution environments
• Familiarity with other areas in our tech stack (TypeScript, Rust agents, etc)

Benefits

Base salary range for this role is 175k to 250k (NY), subject to experience and location