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MEV-aware protocol · decentralized trading

Senior Protocol Engineer

New York · Onsite$400k/yrPosted 31 months ago
Software engineeringSeniorFull Time
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Join us as a Senior Protocol Engineer at Sorella Labs, where you will be instrumental in architecting and engineering a first-of-its-kind decentralized trading system at the forefront of MEV-aware application design. You will be responsible for supporting the design, testing, and implementation of our Rust-based backend execution and consensus systems, which play a pivotal role in the functioning of our protocol.

This full-time, remote or in-person based in our Soho, Manhattan office.

Responsibilities

  • • Collaborate with our protocol engineers on the research, development, and implementation of Angstrom, our Rust-based execution engine and underlying consensus

  • • Play a key role in the development of our other rust-based, Angstrom-related extensions, such as backend data-indexing, vault infrastructure, and more

  • • Architect and implement core and peripheral mechanisms for Angstrom

  • • Work closely with a small team of talented developers, ensuring efficient project progress across the backend stack

  • • Create and manage comprehensive technical documentation and diagrams for public use

  • • Constantly be curious and evaluate how to improve the current protocol and code implementation

Qualifications

  • • Strong knowledge of the Rust language, with proven previous development experience

  • • Demonstrated history working on high-performance production systems, with a deep understanding of asynchronous programming, networking, and computer architecture

  • • Familiarity with the Ethereum Virtual Machine

  • • Experience designing and building critical systems from the ground up

  • • Ability to contribute effectively in an asynchronous work environment, both as part of a team and independently

  • • Track record in leading technical teams and in management of complex software projects

  • • A strong passion for writing elegant and efficient code

  • Nice to Haves

  • • Previous experience in high-frequency trading or MEV

  • • Significant contributions to open source projects

  • • Working knowledge of the Ethereum ecosystem and MEV supply chain

  • • Experience working with Ethereum execution clients, particularly Reth

  • • Experience working with EVM-related libraries such as Alloy

  • • Experience designing and implementing consensus-based systems

  • • Background in mathematics

Compensation

$400k+ total compensation (total compensation consists of a base salary, equity and other benefits and forms of compensation depending on the position type)

This is an expected compensation range but may vary depending on level of experience.

Benefits

  • • New NYC office in Soho

  • • Office meals, snacks & beverages

  • • Comprehensive health, dental and vision

  • • 401k + match

  • • Access to 529 education plans, high yield cash savings, Roth IRA & financial coaching

  • • Gym/Fitness reimbursement

  • • Industry conference, event and travel opportunities

  • Join Our Team

  • We're about passion, impact, and real-world solutions.

  • We value talent, an eagerness to learn, and proactivity.

  • We're on the lookout for adaptable, fast-learning individuals keen to join us in actively shaping the future of DeFi. Whether you're a blockchain veteran or come from a background in high-frequency trading or other critical high-performance systems, your contribution will make an outsize impact.

  • We offer

  • • Independence and autonomy in your work

  • • A dynamic, fast-paced environment in Manhattan's vibrant core

  • • Total compensation that stands out above the market

  • • Regular international travel for conferences and global team building

Who we are

We are a mission-driven team of established builders and researchers creating sustainable on-chain markets and experiences. Our expertise spans across several pivotal areas of Ethereum research with a particular focus on MEV and DEX design.

Operating at the forefront of MEV-aware infrastructure, we have fostered strong working relationships with leading organizations like the Ethereum Foundation, Uniswap Labs, Chainbound, and Gattaca.

Our contributions to the community also extend to multiple open-source projects, including:

• Reth

• Foundry

• Alloy

• Ethers-reth

• Brontes, our (forthcoming) canonical MEV tracing system built on top of Reth

About Sorella Labs

Sorella Labs Inc. is a dual product and research organization building solutions to the hardest problems in decentralized finance.

The team is currently building a robust and scalable protocol to address the two leading challenges decentralized systems pose in on-chain liquidity markets:

• Loss-vs-rebalancing (LVR) for liquidity providers (LPs)

• Suboptimal execution for swappers