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Animoca Brands · 2 months ago

Chain Protocol Engineer, Moca Network (Web3)

positionUnited States
timeFull-time
remoteRemote
senioritySenior Level

Animoca Brands Limited is developing the Moca Network, which focuses on building chain-agnostic digital identity infrastructure for the open internet. They are seeking a Chain Protocol Engineer to work on the core of their Layer 1/rollup stack, focusing on protocol-level tasks such as consensus, execution, and networking.

AppsBlockchainCasual GamesDeveloper PlatformMetaverseVideo Games

Responsibilities

Own critical components of a Layer 1 in production
Fix, refine, and extend the core node software (consensus, execution, networking, storage)
Design, implement, and ship protocol upgrades via coordinated releases and hard/soft forks
Optimize end-to-end performance by improving throughput, latency, and proposer/validator efficiency under realistic workloads (DeFi, gaming, consumer)
Profile p2p stack, mempool, block building, and state access; remove hotspots and reduce variance
Deep-dive EVM and Solidity execution paths, opcode semantics, precompiles, and gas accounting
Improve compatibility with major tooling
Build upgrades and tools for nodes, validators, and infrastructure

Qualification

Layer 1 clients experienceSystems programming skillsConsensus protocols understandingMempool design experienceCryptography familiarityWritten communication

Required

Hands-on experience with Layer 1 clients or core protocol work
Contributed to Ethereum clients (Geth, Erigon, Nethermind), Solana (Agave), Cosmos SDK/CometBFT, Optimism/OP-Stack, Arbitrum, Polygon, or similar
Strong systems programming skills in one or more: Go, Rust, or C++
Deep understanding of Consensus protocols, validator pipelines, proposer/builder interfaces, finality
Proven experience in Mempool design, transaction pricing/priority, and DoS/spam resistance
A focus on precision, performance, and protocol correctness; bias to measure, then optimize
Excellent written communication: specs, RFCs, design docs, and crisp PRs

Preferred

Cosmos SDK module development, ABCI/ABCI++ experience, or rollup/framework work (OP-Stack, Cosmos Rollkit)
Parallel/optimistic execution research, PBS/MEV-Boost integration, or block builder experience
Cryptography familiarity: BLS, KZG, SNARK-friendly hashing, light client proofs, threshold signing
Experience building validator ops tooling at scale (snapshots, rapid state sync, slashing protection)
Familiarity with game/consumer workloads (bursty tx patterns, real-time UX constraints)
Contributions to open-source protocol repos; published benchmarks or protocol RFCs

Benefits

Comprehensive Benefits Package
Medical, life, and transportation allowances

Company

Animoca Brands

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Animoca Brands is a metaverse and gaming company focused on driving digital property rights through NFTs.
dateFounded in 2014
location
Cyberport, Hong Kong Island, HKG
people-size201-500 employees
web-link
https://www.animocabrands.com

Funding

Current Stage
Growth Stage
Total Funding
$863.21M
Key Investors
FutureverseNEOMTrue Global Ventures (TGV)
2024-06-28Corporate Round· $5M
2023-11-01Series Unknown· $20M
2023-10-24Secondary Market· $11.9M

Leadership Team

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Robby Yung
CEO of Investments
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Jared Shaw
Chief Financial Officer
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