Senior Protocol Engineer, Interoperability

Summary

Join Ava Labs' world-class blockchain development team and contribute to the development of innovative cross-chain transfer and interoperability protocols. The Interoperability team focuses on enabling seamless and secure communication between blockchains, including connecting Avalanche to external ecosystems like Ethereum and Bitcoin. You will design, optimize, and implement these protocols, contributing to core projects such as Avalanche Interchain Messaging and Avalanche Bridges. Responsibilities include developing automated testing suites, supporting the infrastructure team, and engaging with the open-source community. The ideal candidate possesses a strong understanding of blockchain technology, distributed systems, and relevant programming languages like Golang or C++. Ava Labs offers a dynamic work environment within a rapidly growing Web3 company.

Requirements

• BS in Computer Science or related discipline
• 1+ years of hands on blockchain, consensus protocols, distributed systems, applied cryptography, or similar systems
• Golang or C++ experience (Solidity is a big plus)
• Strong understanding of blockchains and distributed systems (fee structures, transaction formats & consensus mechanisms)
• Hands on experience with cloud deployments (AWS and/or Azure)

Responsibilities

• Design, optimize, and implement novel cross-chain transfer and interoperability protocols
• Contribute to core technical projects of the Avalanche Interchain Messaging and the Avalanche Bridges, from planning through release
• Engage with our open-source community
• Develop automated testing suites and tools
• Support our Infrastructure team with new releases and production monitoring (on-call rotation)

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with cross-chain protocols and smart contract development is a plus
• Cryptography is a plus
• Experience leading teams is a plus