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Senior Protocol Engineer

Sorella Labs Inc.1 open role

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$400,000 a year
Where
New York, NY
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The posting

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
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