Senior Protocol Engineer

burnt; United States; Remote; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Autonomy and independence

Job summary

Burnt Labs / XION is seeking a senior blockchain software engineer with 8+ years in distributed systems and 5+ years Cosmos SDK experience. You will own cross-chain integrations and optimize high-use modules across the platform.

Collaborate with leading web2/web3 teams to push cutting-edge protocol concepts and ensure scalable, secure consumer dapps. Strong Golang and IBC design skills are essential.

Qualifications

• 8+ years Blockchain or distributed systems design
• 5+ years Cosmos SDK development
• 3+ years Golang
• 3+ years IBC protocol/app design
• Rust (recommended)
• 3+ years Typescript (recommended)
• 3+ years Hyperlane warp routes (recommended)

Responsibilities

• Optimization and expansion of high-use modules such as x/auth, x/authz, x/feegrant
• Custom cross-chain integrations with IBC or non-IBC blockchains
• Integration of protocol level ZK proving systems for consumer dapp integration
• Expand testing automation and internal development tooling
• Coordinate and collaborate with the best teams in the web2 and web3 space
• Research and evaluate cutting edge protocol concepts to sustain the platform

Job description

We’re a fast-growing tech scale-up with $36M in funding, revolutionizing the modern internet with cutting-edge solutions that drive mass-adoption. We already work with major brands such as Uber, Amazon, North Face, Temu, Lego, BMW, North Face and 100’s more. Our secret? Removing all blockchain and crypto complexities that are barriers to creating user-friendly applications solving real-world use-cases. Our investors include Multicoin, Circle Ventures, Animoca, Valor, Alliance DAO, and more. With a community of over 1M followers across all socials and a CEO who has been featured on the NYSE and NASDAQ, we believe we are only at the beginning of making XION a global brand.

Required experience

• Software development
• 8+ years Blockchain or similar distributed systems design/development
• 5+ years Cosmos SDK development
• 3+ years Golang
• 3+ years IBC protocol/app design

Recommended experience

• Rust
• 3+ years Typescript
• 3+ years Hyperlane warp routes

Day to day work and responsibilities

• Optimization and functional expansion of high use modules such as x/auth, x/authz, x/feegrant
• Custom cross-chain integrations with IBC or non-IBC blockchains
• Integration of protocol level ZK proving systems for consumer dapp integration
• Expand testing automation and internal development tooling
• Coordinate and collaborate with the best teams in the web2 and web3 space
• Research and evaluation of cutting edge protocol concepts, to maintain the forward facing technological sustainability of the platform

Why work at Burnt Labs / XION

• Consumer minded team, building for massive audiences and user-bases
• Direct product ownership and impact
• Autonomy and independence
• Competitive compensation