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Abacus Works · 2 months ago

Senior Protocol Engineer

positionNew York, United States
timeFull-time
remoteOnsite
seniorityMid, Senior Level
money$180K/yr - $280K/yr
date4+ years exp

Abacus Works is seeking a Senior Protocol Engineer to join the team behind Hyperlane, the first permissionless interoperability layer. The role involves designing and optimizing smart contracts, contributing to protocol development, and ensuring security best practices in the Hyperlane ecosystem.

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Responsibilities

Design, implement, and optimize the smart contracts that underpin the Hyperlane interchain messaging API
Contribute to Hyperlane protocol development and manage the on-chain state of various Hyperlane deployments
Work on integrations of Hyperlane with other protocols to expand our interoperability
Design and implement novel economic primitives that secure the Hyperlane interchain messaging API
Set and maintain smart contract security best practices

Qualification

Smart contract developmentEVM knowledgeCryptoeconomic systemsSoftware engineeringCode auditsTypeScriptRustSolanaCosmwasmMove-based environments

Required

2+ years designing, building, and maintaining smart contract protocols in production
Expert level knowledge of the EVM or other smart contract execution environments
A crypto-native with a strong understanding of cryptoeconomic systems
4+ years of software engineering experience with a proven track record
Experience with code audits and maintaining high security standards
The drive, intensity, and motivation to perform at a world-class level

Preferred

Experience building in Solana, Cosmwasm, or Move-based execution environments
Familiarity with other areas in our tech stack (TypeScript, Rust agents, etc)

Company

Abacus Works

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Abacus Works is a core developer team behind Hyperlane. Hyperlane is an open framework for interoperability.
dateFounded in 2022
location
Greenwich, Connecticut, USA
people-size11-50 employees
web-link
https://www.hyperlane.xyz

H1B Sponsorship

Abacus Works 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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2024 (3)

Funding

Current Stage
Early Stage
Total Funding
$18.5M
Key Investors
Variant
2022-09-22Seed· $18.5M

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