Senior Smart Contract Engineer (EVM)
TLDR
Inaugural EVM-focused role developing production-ready contracts and mentoring others within a high-throughput DeFi infrastructure.
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.
The Opportunity
Ellipsis Labs is seeking an inaugural EVM Senior Smart Contract Engineer to join our team. In this role, you will:
Develop and maintain critical smart contracts for the EVM, along with the appropriate monitoring systems
Serve as in-house expert and mentor on the EVM
Qualifications
Required
Experience building, deploying, and maintaining EVM smart contracts in production
Experience working with auditors
Deep understanding of Ethereum and low-level EVM 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 with Rust or other statically typed languages
Experience in quant trading or DeFi
Ellipsis Labs builds sustainable and efficient DeFi protocols on advanced decentralized infrastructure, targeting professionals in the cryptocurrency trading space. Our key products, including Phoenix Perpetuals and SolFi, provide innovative solutions for trading and liquidity on Solana, facilitating over $285B in trading volume and positioning us as leaders in high-performance financial markets.