Yield Nest - Senior Smart Contract Engineer

We are looking for an experienced smart contract engineer to help us take over the restaking market. This position offers a great chance to develop cutting-edge smart contract systems at the forefront of a rapidly evolving segment, poised to redefine Ethereum.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop smart contracts for the YieldNest protocol, including integrations with staking providers and the EigenLayer ecosystem (node operators and services)
• Research and innovatively expand the realm of Liquid Restaking technologies.
• Architect and implement supporting systems for the protocol.
• Design and implement security and monitoring best practices for the on-chain systems and spot and fix vulnerabilities and critical system issues

• Minimum of 3 years experience in developing and deploying production-grade Solidity contracts.
• Comprehensive understanding of Liquid Staking protocols (LSDs) and Ethereum Staking.
• Proficiency in DeFi, encompassing protocol mechanics and smart contract-level integrations with various protocols (lending, yield generation, DEXes).
• Proven track record in optimizing and launching complex smart contract systems on Ethereum mainnet, with significant traction metrics (e.g., high TVL or transaction volume), preferably with a top 20 TVL-ranked protocol.
• Strong attention to detail, ability to think critically about on-chain security, and ability to write clean, maintainable, and reusable code.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams across multiple timezones
• Proficiency with CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and deployment tools

Nice to haves

• Prior experience in developing Liquid Staking protocols and/or staking platforms.
• Familiarity or expertise in EigenLayer.
• Familiarity with DevOps practices and running blockchain nodes.

Our tech-stack

• Solidity, Foundry, Hardhat
• Vercel (Serverless Functions, Cron, Frontend Deployments)
• Next.js, Tailwind CSS, Webflow
• TypeScript, JavaScript
• ethers.js, Viem, Wagmi