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Ritual · 5 months ago

Smart Contract Engineer

United States

Contract

Remote

Mid Level

Ritual is building a sovereign execution layer for AI, with a focus on creating applications at the intersection of crypto and AI. They are seeking an experienced smart contract engineer to build and maintain open-source smart contract libraries and frameworks, collaborating with cross-functional teams to develop innovative products.

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Responsibilities

Building and maintaining core smart contract frameworks and libraries

Managing smart-contract release lifecycles; from architecting to audit to post-release

Spearheading research into novel smart contract functionality beyond the EVM

Collaborating with a cross-functional team of engineers, designers, researchers, product managers, and operations teammates to create best-in-class products

Qualification

SoliditySmart contract engineeringEVM understandingNetwork node architecturesSmart contract auditsSoftware engineering principlesOpen-source contributionsNon-EVM execution environmentsCommunication skillsCollaboration abilities

Required

General mastery of software engineering principles

Strong proficiency in Solidity and at least one other non-smart-contract language

Deep understanding of the EVM and differences across L1/L2/L3 environments

Familiarity with network node architectures (geth, reth, op-stack, orbit, etc.)

Experience participating in past smart contract code audits (maintainer or auditor)

Desire to dive in at the lowest level; experience to know when not to

Strong communication and collaboration abilities; emphasis on written communication

Preferred

Experience with alternative, non-EVM-based execution environments

Past experience in contributing to or maintaining open-source projects

Benefits

Highly competitive compensation package, including annual discretionary bonus & optimized tax structure compared to the vast majority of web3 startups

Top 1% of benefits across the web3 startup space

100% of premiums covered on highest quality healthcare

Aggressive company 401k match

Fully remote and/or hybrid, up to you!

Participate in virtual and in-person events

Much much more!