Commonwealth Labs is hiring a

Blockchain Engineer (Rust) - Commonwealth Labs

At Commonwealth Labs, we help start, grow, and participate in an ecosystem of networks. One of our most mature projects is Edgeware. Edgeware is a smart contract chain in the Polkadot Ecosystem (top 7 CMC). The network is live, has several venture funded teams building on it, and has a variety of interesting scaling challenges. With this role, you will help shape how organizations make decisions on a global scale. Some of the projects you might work on include:

• Core research and development to improve the economic model of our system
• Infrastructure for smart contracting systems
• Systems for verifiable and secure voting built on cutting-edge cryptography
• Experiments in quadratic voting and public goods distribution that bridge economic theory and practice

As one of the first companies building decentralized governance systems, what we work on will influence a whole generation of networks, including organizations beyond the blockchain. Our technology will help to underpin decision making for projects and protocols at the cutting edge of computation, financial, and legal infrastructure.

Almost all the work we do is open-source, and much of it is on a progressive tech stack developed by some of the best engineers in the world.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Research and drive high-level decisions about Edgeware protocol architecture, incentive structures, and features
• Spec, implement, test, and audit protocol upgrades and additions
• Work effectively with a high degree of autonomy, within a collaboratively minded team
• Keep abreast of the nascent and rapidly evolving blockchain space, and introduce innovative functionality
• Collaborate cross-functionally with other teams, including engineering (internal and external), research, data science, product management, executive leadership, and recruiting
• Gather and analyze Commonwealth usage statistics to identify and prioritize areas for improvement
• Be a steward and influencer of our early engineering culture

REQUIREMENTS

• Understanding of blockchain technology and cryptoeconomic protocols
• Ability to write very high quality, well-tested code
• Passion for the benefits of decentralization and the Commonwealth mission
• The ability to learn and adapt to a rapidly evolving tech stack
• 2+ years of experience in software engineering with a system programming language such as Rust or Golang.

PREFERRED

• Knowledge of Solidity, assembly, and the EVM
• Experience building cryptographic and distributed protocols

BENEFITS

• Additional cryptocurrency-based compensation
• Comprehensive insurance (medical/dental/vision)
• Monthly mobile phone bill and transportation reimbursement
• Take vacation when you need it (and we really mean it)
• Work from anywhere in the world

Commonwealth is an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity at our company and do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

Commonwealth Labs focuses on Governance and Blockchain / Cryptocurrency. Their company has offices in New York City and San Francisco. They have a small team that's between 11-50 employees.

You can view their website at https://commonwealth.im or find them on Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn.

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