Web3 Jobs: Senior Backend Engineer
Job Type: Remote.
About the Position
Flashbots is actively seeking experienced Backend Engineers who are self-starters, thrive in dynamic environments, rapidly adapt to new technologies, and approach complex problems with a builder mentality.
Key Responsibilities
- Actively contribute to the development of Flashbots’ core products, including MEV-Boost, MEV-Share, the Flashbots Builder, Suave, and upcoming offerings.
- Create and manage comprehensive technical documentation and diagrams for public use, ensuring accessibility and understanding of our products.
- Develop and maintain public API services and user-friendly tools supporting the Flashbots ecosystem, catering to searchers, integration partners, and end-users.
- Implement robust tests to ensure the quality and stability of our products.
- Engage positively with the community, addressing technical issues and fostering collaboration.
Qualifications:
- Proven experience working on production systems using Golang or Rust.
- Ability to contribute effectively in an asynchronous work environment, both as part of a team and independently.
- Adaptable, accountable, and solution-oriented, with a focus on delivering high-impact solutions.
- T-shaped skills, showcasing depth of knowledge in a specific area and breadth of knowledge across multiple areas.
Nice-to-haves:
- Deep familiarity with the Ethereum ecosystem and MEV supply chain.
- Experience across the Ethereum stack (e.g., working with Ethereum clients like Lighthouse, Prysm, Geth, or Reth, smart contract programming, etc.).
- Contributions to open-source projects.
About Flashbots:
Flashbots, established in 2020, is a research and development organization addressing the challenges posed by Maximal Extractable Value (MEV) to smart-contract blockchains, starting with Ethereum. The organization builds products to decentralize public blockchains, redistribute MEV, and empower users. Flashbots collaborates closely with the community to ensure the positive impact, security, and scalability of its products.
Our Impact
Flashbots has made a significant impact on the cryptocurrency world since its launch in 2021. The Flashbots Auction and MEV-Boost have been adopted widely, influencing Ethereum’s PoS ecosystem. Flashbots continues its journey with the introduction of MEV-Share as it progresses toward SUAVE.
Our Research
Flashbots Research, an independent arm, aims to become the hub of MEV research. Collaborating with external researchers and publishing research on various MEV topics, Flashbots Research contributes to the understanding and development of MEV-related concepts.
Why Flashbots?
- Competitive salary
- Above-market-rate equity compensation
- Unlimited PTO with autonomy for your work
- Attractive health coverage for US employees
- Yearly budget for individual learning and development goals
- Opportunity to work with leading minds in the crypto space
- Contribute to the future of blockchain technology
- Remote work with travel flexibility
- Paid travel for team on-sites worldwide
Flashbots is dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive team, welcoming applications from qualified candidates regardless of gender, race, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, age, or disability status.
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