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Senior Protocol / Blockchain Software Engineer

Sei is an open-source Layer 1 blockchain optimized for speed and scalability, specializing in the exchange of digital assets and supporting high-performance decentralized applications.

Sei Labs

Employee count: 51-200

United States only
About SeiSei Labs builds open sourced technology for the high-performance Sei Blockchain, the first parallelized EVM Layer 1 blockchain designed to scale with the industry. The unique optimizations built into Sei enable Web3 applications to reach Web2 level scale and performance, driving the mass adoption of digital assets.
Our teams are comprised of former Google, Goldman Sachs, Robinhood, Nvidia, and Databricks veterans dedicated to onboarding the next billion users onto a vibrant ecosystem of applications.
Sei Labs has raised over $30M from top investors including Jump Crypto, Multicoin Capital, Coinbase Ventures, Distributed Global, Hudson River Trading, and Flow Traders.
We're a globally distributed team with a fully remote workforce. Check out our website and docs for more details.
Protocol Engineering at SeiSei Labs is looking for a Protocol Engineer to lead the development of core components of the Sei Blockchain. You'll work at the forefront of blockchain infrastructure, designing and optimizing the foundational layers of a high-performance, scalable decentralized network. You'll collaborate closely with our engineering team and ecosystem partners, constantly innovating to push the boundaries of blockchain technology. If you're passionate about low-level systems design, performance optimization, and shaping the future of decentralized networks, this is a rare opportunity to make a lasting impact in Web3.

Responsibilities

  • Write code to build the core sei blockchain (consensus, state management, etc.)
  • Proactively identify and drive optimizations and improvements to the product.
  • Collaborate with our frontend team to fine tune our REST API to support our customers.
  • Take ownership over your work and the work of the team.

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of infrastructure engineering experience.
  • Proven results in building or scaling Layer 1 blockchains performance.
  • A proven tech lead with experience planning and leading large projects with long-term impact on a single system or team.
  • Strong technical grasp and excellent judgment on task prioritizations.
  • Able to tackle complex engineering problems that deliver results.
  • History of creating and applying new processes and tooling to increase engineering efficiency.

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We are Sei, a pioneering force in the world of blockchain technology. Our core mission is to build the best infrastructure for the exchange of digital assets, pushing the boundaries of what's possible in terms of speed, scalability, and reliability. We envision a future where decentralized and centralized applications offer comparable, seamless user experiences, and we're making that vision a reality by uniquely combining Web2-like performance with the robust decentralization and sovereignty of Web3. At Sei, we are driven by a commitment to ruthless optimization, focusing intently on what truly matters to users and developers. Our design and iteration processes are intentionally rapid and pragmatic, ensuring that any upgrades to the Sei network are directly aimed at solving real-world problems and enhancing the capabilities available to our community.

We believe in building in public, with fully open-sourced code, because we're convinced that this transparency and collaborative spirit can help propel the entire crypto space forward at an accelerated pace. Our architecture is a testament to this philosophy, featuring innovations like a parallelized Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) designed to significantly boost throughput and developer flexibility. We're engineered to evolve, with an adaptive blockchain technology ready to meet future needs and support emerging applications. Security is paramount in everything we do; our blockchain utilizes battle-tested architecture, including Tendermint consensus and Wasm, to provide a secure and reliable environment for projects. Furthermore, we are proud that our operations are carbon neutral, reflecting our commitment to eco-friendly development. We're backed by elite global institutions who share our vision and recognize the transformative potential of Sei's technology. Together, we're not just building a faster blockchain; we're unlocking a brand new design space for consumer-facing applications and redefining the future of digital asset exchange.

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