THORChain · 21 hours ago
Senior/Junior Protocol Engineer - THORChain (Go/Cosmos SDK)
United States
Full-time
Remote
Entry, Mid, Senior Level
2+ years expTHORChain is a decentralized cross-chain liquidity protocol that enables native asset swaps across multiple blockchains. They are seeking a Senior or Junior Protocol Engineer to design and implement protocol upgrades, optimize resource efficiency, and enhance cross-chain capabilities within their core node software, THORNode.
Crypto & Web3Blockchain
Hiring Manager
Chad Barraford
Responsibilities
Design and implement chain upgrades addressing incentive mechanisms, computational efficiency, and cross-chain capabilities within the `x/thorchain` module (70+ message types, 114+ handlers)
Write production-grade Go code implementing protocol designs that handle significant value in adversarial environments
Build and maintain Bifrost chain clients that observe external blockchains and coordinate multi-party signing
Evaluate implications of protocol decisions across economic, scalability, security, and usability dimensions
Respond to critical chain emergencies and coordinate incident response
Work with teams to communicate functionality, inform indexing schemas, and participate in architecture and security-focused decision-making
Stay current with developments in Cosmos SDK, CometBFT, and the broader crypto ecosystem to identify best practices and opportunities
Qualification
Required
2+ years production-grade Go development experience
Strong mathematical and abstract reasoning capabilities
Knowledge of crypto-economic primitives (AMMs, liquidity pools, incentive design)
Strong commitment to testing (unit, integration, property-based)
Fluent English communication skills
Genuine commitment to decentralization and cryptocurrency
Preferred
Cosmos SDK chain development experience
Multi-chain experience: Bitcoin (UTXO model), Ethereum (EVM), Solana, or other architectures
TSS/MPC: Experience with threshold signatures or multi-party computation
Understanding of DeFi protocol mechanics
Protocol Buffers and gRPC experience
P2P networking experience (libp2p or similar)
Company
THORChain
Powering fast and low-fee digital asset trading; enabling instant and liquid payments.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
unknownKey Investors
Jon Carr-Harris
2019-12-19Private Equity
2018-07-01Series Unknown
2018-07-01Initial Coin Offering
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