Senior Smart Contract Engineer (SVM)

Ellipsis Labs; New York (NY); On-site; USD 170,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

Ellipsis Labs, a startup in New York, is looking for an SVM Smart Contract Engineer. Your responsibilities will include developing and maintaining smart contracts for the SVM along with monitoring systems. Required qualifications include experience with SVM smart contracts, working with auditors, and a strong understanding of Solana. The role offers a competitive compensation range from $170K to $250K, with a focus on decentralized finance and a team-oriented mindset.

Qualifications

• Experience building, deploying, and maintaining SVM smart contracts in production.
• Experience working with auditors.
• Deep understanding of Solana and low-level SVM concepts.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain critical smart contracts for the SVM.
• Create appropriate monitoring systems.

Skills

SVM smart contracts

Solana

Team collaboration

Decentralized finance

Tools

AWS

Job description

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.

Opportunity

Ellipsis Labs is seeking an SVM Smart Contract Engineer to join our team. In this role, you will:

• Develop and maintain critical smart contracts for the SVM, along with the appropriate monitoring systems

Qualifications

Required

• Experience building, deploying, and maintaining SVM smart contracts in production, with and without Anchor
• Experience working with auditors
• Deep understanding of Solana and low-level SVM 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 in quant trading or DeFi

Compensation Range: $170K - $250K