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PIP Labs ยท 3 hours ago

Senior Blockchain Engineer

positionPalo Alto, CA
timeFull-time
remoteOnsite
seniorityMid, Senior Level
date4+ years exp

PIP Labs is the team behind Story, a purpose-built Layer 1 blockchain designed specifically for intellectual property. They are seeking a Senior Blockchain Engineer to contribute to the development of Confidential Data Rails and other innovative features, focusing on improving network performance and reliability.

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Responsibilities

Design, build, and improve Cosmos SDK modules and Geth precompiled contracts
Design and implement new cryptographic primitives such as Distributed Key Generation (DKG) and Threshold decryption
Work closely with platform, infra, and product teams to define system behavior and integrate new protocol features
Optimize consensus and execution performance, reliability, and efficiency
Write clean, well-tested code and participate in code reviews
Investigate potential reported issues, debug complex distributed system behaviors, and help ensure network stability

Qualification

Cosmos SDKGo (Golang)Distributed systemsCryptographyBlockchain architectureFast-moving startupOpen-source contributionsToken economics

Required

4+ years of software engineering experience, including significant work with Cosmos SDK, Tendermint/CometBFT, EVM, or other Layer 1 blockchain frameworks
Strong experience with Go (Golang)
Solid understanding of distributed systems fundamentals and cryptography
Experience with blockchain architecture (consensus, state machines, storage, cryptography), or strong willingness to learn
Comfort working in a fast-moving startup with high ownership and end-to-end responsibility

Preferred

Experience implementing state-of-the-art cryptographic algorithms
Contributions to blockchain open-source projects
Familiarity with Cosmos Modules
Understanding of token economics or on-chain governance models

Company

PIP Labs

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PIP Labs is a research and engineering company focused on decentralized technologies, intellectual property (IP), and artificial intelligence (AI).
location
Palo Alto , California , US
people-size51-200 employees
web-link
https://piplabs.xyz

H1B Sponsorship

PIP Labs has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
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2025 (6)

Funding

Current Stage
Growth Stage
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