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Autheo · 1 month ago

Senior Platform Blockchain Engineer

Autheo is a visionary technology company building the virtual machine platform that surpasses Ethereum EVM, Solana SVM, and all legacy execution environments with microsecond latencies, and mathematically proven security. They are seeking an exceptional Senior Platform Blockchain Engineer to join their pioneering team as an Equity Co-Founder, focusing on native blockchain execution and delivering high-speed, secure decentralized computation solutions.

Computer Software

Responsibilities

Architect and ship next-gen DAG + BFT hybrid consensus achieving 50B+ TPS and <500 μs probabilistic finality
Design dynamic sharding system scaling linearly across 10,000+ validator nodes with zero-downtime re-sharding
Build temporal weighting, verification pools, and entropy-based leader selection that eliminate Sybil and grinding attacks
Implement tuple-based state model and n-tier execution layers for unlimited horizontal scaling
Embed NIST FIPS 203–206 post-quantum cryptography (ML-KEM, ML-DSA, SLH-DSA) directly into consensus and networking
Deliver production cross-chain bridges supporting 5M+ TPS asset transfers and message passing
Formally verify liveness, safety, and double-spend resistance using TLA+ / Apalache
Drive open-source SDKs and tooling that become the default for sovereign chain deployment
Publish novel consensus and sharding breakthroughs at Devcon, Consensus, SBC, ICDCS
Keynote at Devcon 2026 on '50 Billion TPS Layer 0 at Sub-Millisecond Finality'

Qualification

Layer 0 / Layer 1 blockchainRustGoDAGsBFT variantsShardingFormal verificationPost-quantum cryptographyCross-chain interoperabilityInnovationTeam leadershipCommunication

Required

8+ years building production Layer 0 / Layer 1 blockchains in Rust and/or Go
Multiple mainnet launches with ≥10M TPS real-world throughput
Deep expertise in DAGs, BFT variants (Tendermint, HotStuff, Narwhal/Bullshark), sharding, and formal verification (TLA+, Coq)
Hands-on post-quantum cryptography integration into consensus
Proven track record shipping cross-chain interoperability (IBC, XCM, or equivalent) at scale

Preferred

Former core contributor to Cosmos SDK, Substrate, Solana, Aptos, Sui, or Avalanche
First-author papers at top distributed systems or cryptography venues
Patents in consensus, sharding, or post-quantum blockchain primitives

Benefits

Equity in Launch Legends
Autheo
The WFO Creator Network
Token allocations in the Autheo blockchain

Company

Autheo

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Autheo is a full stack Layer-0 Web3 Operating System designed to unify the modern digital stack into a single evolving network.

Funding

Current Stage
Growth Stage
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