Protocol Software Engineer - Storage
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A Protocol Engineer on the Storage team designs and optimizes core blockchain components, focusing on EVM execution, consensus, state management, and end-to-end performance at scale.
About this role
About Sei Labs
Sei Labs builds open sourced technology for the high-performance Sei Blockchain, the first parallelized EVM Layer 1 blockchain designed to scale with the industry. The unique optimizations built into Sei enable Web3 applications to reach Web2 level scale and performance, driving the mass adoption of digital assets.
Our teams are comprised of former Google, Goldman Sachs, Robinhood, Nvidia, and Databricks veterans dedicated to onboarding the next billion users onto a vibrant ecosystem of applications.
Sei Labs has raised over $30M from top investors including Jump Crypto, Multicoin Capital, Coinbase Ventures, Distributed Global, Hudson River Trading, and Flow Traders.
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Storage at Sei
Sei Labs is looking for a Protocol Engineer specialized in the EVM to lead the development of core components of the Sei Blockchain. Our mission at Sei is to Scale the EVM, you’d be at the epicenter of everything we’re about.
You'll work at the forefront of blockchain infrastructure, designing and optimizing the foundational layers of a high-performance, scalable decentralized network on our Storage team. You'll be helping build the most performant end to end solution for a massive amount of data as the Sei network hits mainstream traction. If you're passionate about low-level systems design, performance optimization, and shaping the future of decentralized networks, this is a great opportunity to make a lasting impact in Web3.
Responsibilities
Write code to build the core sei blockchain (execution, consensus, state management, etc.)
Analyze and own the end to end performance of Sei’s EVM implementations.
Proactively identify and drive optimizations and improvements to the product.
Take ownership over your work and the work of the team.
Qualifications
5+ years of infrastructure engineering experience
2+ years of EVM specific work in building and scaling a Layer 1 blockchains performance
Deep end to end understanding of the EVM from execution to storage
A proven tech lead with experience planning and leading large projects with long-term impact on a single system or team
Strong technical grasp and excellent judgment on task prioritizations
Able to tackle complex engineering problems that deliver results
History of creating and applying new processes and tooling to increase engineering efficiency
Skills
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