Published: Fri, 20 Dec 2024 02:50:51 GMT
Position: Lead Blockchain Engineer
Company Name: Ondo Finance
Location: Remote (PT, MT, CT, or ET time zones)
Salary: Competitive, including salary, future token rights, and/or equity options
Benefits: Full benefits (medical, vision, and dental), flexible vacation policy
About the Company:
Ondo Finance is a leading provider of institutional-grade, blockchain-enabled investment products and services. Our mission is to revolutionize traditional and decentralized finance by creating a secure and scalable platform for tokenized assets. We have a technology arm that develops decentralized finance technology and an asset management arm that creates and manages tokenized funds. As the first company to tokenize exposure to US Treasuries, we have expanded into several other assets and are focused on incubating protocols that support both tokenized real-world assets and traditional crypto. Backed by top investors such as Founders Fund, Coinbase Ventures, Pantera Capital, and Tiger Global, we are currently the leaders in the space in terms of AUM and are well-capitalized to continue growing the firm.
About the Role:
We are seeking a talented and experienced Lead Blockchain Engineer to join our fully remote team. In this role, you will play a crucial role in architecting and building a secure and scalable blockchain platform that supports a wide range of decentralized applications, particularly those focused on Real World Asset (RWA) tokenization. This is a rare opportunity to shape the future of both traditional and decentralized finance while working on the forefront of technical innovation and real-world asset adoption.
Responsibilities:
• Lead Platform Development: Design, build, and scale a secure RWA blockchain platform, ensuring it meets performance, security, and functionality requirements.
• Oversee Infrastructure, Optimization, and Upgrades: Continuously improve the performance and feature set of the platform to meet usage requirements and market demands.
• Smart Contract and Protocol Development: Drive the development of smart contracts and protocols, ensuring seamless EVM integration and support for novel use cases.
• Technical Leadership: Serve as a tech lead for protocol projects, guiding the engineering team in delivering high-impact, scalable solutions while making sound technical decisions that align with long-term goals.
Requirements:
• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field.
• 5+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• Minimum of 2+ years of professional software engineering experience working in web3. Prior experience from a layer one blockchain or DeFi protocol strongly preferred.
• Proven results in building and scaling blockchain platforms.
• Experience with smart contract development, blockchain protocols, and blockchain virtual machines.
• Strong expertise with the Cosmos SDK and ecosystem tools.
• Strong expertise with Byzantine Fault Tolerant consensus protocols (e.g. Tendermint).
• Proven experience as a tech lead, with a track record of successfully planning and leading large projects with long-term impact on a single system or team.
• Strong technical grasp and excellent judgment on task prioritization.
• Strong emphasis on understanding the “why” behind requirements and commitment to defining the “minimum scope”.
• Based in PT, MT, CT, or ET time zones.
• Excellent technical and non-technical communication skills, both verbal and written.
What We Offer:
• Competitive compensation including salary, future token rights, and/or equity options – we believe great talent deserves great compensation.
• Full benefits (medical, vision, and dental) and a flexible vacation policy.
• Small remote-first team across many countries – you’ll be an early team member helping shape our vision, culture, and design practices.
• A+ colleagues – our team includes alumni from Goldman Sachs, Blackrock, Two Sigma, Bridgewater, Mckinsey, SpaceX, AWS, Google, Meta, Pinterest, and Uniswap.
• Best-in-class investors – we are proud to be backed by leading crypto experts and VCs, including Pantera Capital, Founders Fund, and Coinbase Ventures. Apply link
