Protocol Engineer, Flashbots

Salary not provided

+ Equity

Rust

Senior and Expert level

Remote from Canada, Europe, UK, US

Ethereum research and development firm

Be an early applicant

Ethereum research and development firm

21-100 employees

B2BCryptocurrencyMarket researchSaaSBlockchain

Be an early applicant

Salary not provided

+ Equity

Rust

Senior and Expert level

Remote from Canada, Europe, UK, US

21-100 employees

B2BCryptocurrencyMarket researchSaaSBlockchain

Company mission

To provide a permissionless, transparent, and fair ecosystem, for MEV extraction to reinforce the Ethereum ideals.

Job

Company

Role

Who you are

This role is ideal for a proactive problem solver with a penchant for deep technical challenges, strong communication skills, and a builder mentality
Proven mastery of distributed systems and blockchain, with a history of conquering Rust challenges
Significant open-source contributions to Ethereum or mission-driven projects, with active community involvement
Flexible, accountable, and focused on high-impact solutions. You have exceptional leadership, balancing IC execution with cross functional collaboration
Proactive problem-solver who drives continuous improvement

Desirable

Experience with Ethereum clients (e.g., Geth) or adjacent infrastructure (indexers, p2p overlays)
Smart contract development proficiency
Thought leadership in open-source projects or protocol specifications
In-depth knowledge of Ethereum's scaling roadmap and crypto landscape

What the job involves

Flashbots is searching for a Protocol Engineer with a focus on distributed systems and scaling to join our team
You'll be helping contribute to a cutting-edge distributed system, navigating nuanced tradeoffs between latency, privacy, fault tolerance, and incentives
Spearhead SUAVE and SUAPPS development, leveraging your Rust/Go expertise
Forge high-performance, battle-tested code while optimizing Flashbots' protocols
Innovate with top mechanism designers at the nexus of incentives and distributed systems
Craft clear, comprehensive technical documentation and diagrams
Champion community engagement and strategic collaborations

Our take

Flashbots is a research and development organization that is mitigating the miner-extractable value (MEV) problem, striving for a transparent and fair ecosystem for MEV extraction to reinforce the Ethereum blockchain ideals.

Flashbots, while connecting searchers and mining pools, stands out for not using private contracts and arrangements. Instead, it is an open participation system where any searcher or mining pool can join. This is considered more beneficial to the network, rather than a few private entities dominating because it still allows for competition.

The company is making notable strides, having raised $60M to fund the launch of Suave, an ambitious new project aimed at transforming the way blockchain operators earn value across different networks. With this, the company is becoming a genuinely exciting disrupter to an ever-changing industry. While things are still in motion, the company has ramped up its hiring efforts, signalling an exciting phase of growth and innovation ahead.

Kirsty

Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle

Company

Funding (1 round)

Jul 2023

$60m

SERIES B

Total funding: $60m

Company 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
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

Leadership

Stephane Gosselin

(Co-Founder & General Manager)

Co-founder, General Manager, and Board Member at Flashbots.

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