Senior Smart Contract Engineer (EVM)
Ellipsis LabsAbout the role
Ellipsis Labs is a profitable, venture-backed New York-based startup building sustainable and efficient DeFi protocols on high-throughput decentralized infrastructure. Our long-term goal is to build a better financial system.
Our flagship product, Phoenix Perpetuals, brings professional-grade perpetual futures to Solana. Building on our experience developing efficient markets, Ellipsis Labs also operates SolFi, a proprietary automated market maker that provides efficient liquidity for key trading pairs. Our foundational product, Phoenix Legacy, is a limit order book on the Solana blockchain that established our expertise in operating high-performance markets. Combined, these products have facilitated over $285B in trading volume across Solana markets.
The Opportunity
Ellipsis Labs is seeking an inaugural EVM Senior Smart Contract Engineer to join our team. In this role, you will:
Develop and maintain critical smart contracts for the EVM, along with the appropriate monitoring systems
Serve as in-house expert and mentor on the EVM
Qualifications
Required
Experience building, deploying, and maintaining EVM smart contracts in production
Experience working with auditors
Deep understanding of Ethereum and low-level EVM concepts
A demonstrated track record of high agency, willingness to dive into unfamiliar technical and non-technical areas, and a team-first attitude
Passion for decentralized finance
Preferred
Experience with cloud infrastructure, preferably AWS
Experience with Rust or other statically typed languages
Experience in quant trading or DeFi
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