Sr. Software Engineer, Backend (EigenDA)

Eigen Labs is more than just a leading name in the blockchain space. We’re the driving force behind EigenLayer, a game-changing solution that revolutionizes crypto-economic security. Imagine a world where blockchain projects break free from the shackles of the scaling trilemma and capital limitations.

We’re building a platform to deliver security to novel distributed applications. In today's blockchain ecosystem, each service is typically secured by its own tokenized trust-network. With EigenLayer, services can build upon the established security of the Ethereum trust network, unlocking untold scalability while maintaining security and decentralization.

Enter EigenDA: Provisioning data availability is one of the key components for scaling blockchains, and specifically Layer2 rollups. EigenDA is a secure, high throughput, and decentralized data availability (DA) service built on top of Ethereum using the EigenLayer restaking primitive. Developed by Eigen Labs, EigenDA is thefirst actively validated service (AVS) to launch on EigenLayer. Restakers will be able to delegate stake to node operators performing validation tasks for EigenDA in exchange for service payments, and rollups will be able to post data to EigenDA in order to access lower transaction costs, higher transaction throughput, and secure composability across the EigenLayer ecosystem.

With EigenLayer, building blockchain infrastructure modules (AVSs) in a permissionless manner is no longer a hypothetical—it's our reality. Now, we invite you to be part of this exciting journey.

This is a full-time position that is fully remote or located with the largely Seattle-based team.

What You Will Do

• Collaborate with Researchers/Engineers to design and develop backends, built to run cloud services with their own infrastructure

• Deliver and own large features end-to-end, thinking through everything from customer experience, system reliability, scalability, operability, and ongoing metrics.

• Propose, write, and explain technical designs, approaches, and solutions

• Constantly research/learn new concepts, ideas, and frameworks

• Proactively contribute to discussions about technical issues, sprint and roadmap planning, and improving team processes

• Engage in the team design/code reviews, standups, and advocate engineering best practices

• What You Will Bring

• BS in Computer Science or related technical field (e.g., physics or mathematics)

• 5+ years of backend distributed systems experience

• 1+ years of full life cycle development with Go

• Exposure to cloud technologies (managing keys and/or bootstrapping AWS environments)

• Experience developing applications optimized for deployment and management via microservices

• Experience with highly scalable P2P networks

• Track record of successfully delivering complex and high-scale software systems

• Familiarity with blockchain tech and concepts such as; cryptography, polynomial commitments, signature schemes, hash functions, erasure codes, multi-threaded and parallel computing

The target salary range for this role is $187,000 to $253,000. This is determined by a few factors including your skillset, prior relevant experience, quality of interviews and market factors at the point in time of offer. Other rewards may include short- and long-term incentives, and program-specific awards. In addition, Eigen Labs provides various employee benefits, including:

US Benefits

• Competitive salary and non-cash compensation (tokens and equity)

• World class benefits package (medical/dental/vision)

• Remote work set up stipend

• Flexible hours and a supportive remote environment

• Flexible time off

• 401(k) retirement plan + company match

• Monthly wellness benefit

• Yearly off-sites

• Paid parental leave

If hired outside of the US through an EOR, benefits will be offered based on specific country requirements and EOR offerings.

Equal Opportunity Employment

There's one more, very important thing. We are an equal opportunity employer. We search for amazing people of diverse backgrounds, experiences, abilities, and perspectives. We take care of each other to create an inclusive work environment where we love to come to work every day. We hope you can join us.