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Job Position Company Posted Location Salary Tags

Russell Tobin

United States

$63k - $90k

Polygon

United States

$72k - $100k

Powelson Consulting

United States

$11k - $60k

Polygon Technology

United States

$27k - $70k

Polygon Technology

United States

$72k - $100k

Obol Labs Inc.

United States

$54k - $60k

Consensys

Remote

$120k - $245k

Everyrealm Inc.

New York, NY, United States

$54k - $62k

Polygon

Italy

Injective Labs

United States

$45k - $75k

Convex Labs

New York, NY, United States

$60k - $95k

Immutable

Sydney, Australia

$63k - $70k

TechKit

San Francisco, CA, United States

Energi

Portland, OR, United States

$33k - $75k

Polygon

United States

$72k - $100k

Russell Tobin
$63k - $90k estimated
NC Cary US
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Position Details:

Job Title

Blockchain Engineer

Location

Cary, NC

Type

Full-Time / Permanent (Direct hire with client)

Industry

Financial Services (Investment / Corporate / Commercial / Private Banking, Asset Management)


Your Key Responsibilities:

How You’ll Lead

  • Encourage Corporate Bank Trust and Agency Architects to understand how to link the Bank applications with dApps
  • Lead the asset tokenization initiative
  • Collaborate with different vendors that we may use to accelerate our products development, such as Cashlink and Taurus

Skills You’ll Need

  • Experience in Information Technology
  • Experience with smart contract programming in Solidity and deployment on Blockchain
  • Commercial experience with Blockchain concepts such as oracles, keeper, layer 2, polygon, Ethereum Virtual Machine
  • Educated to bachelor’s degree level or equivalent qualification/work experience

Skills That Will Help You Excel

  • Knowledge of DeFi, Centralized Exchange and Crypto Currency: dYdX, Compound, Uniswap, Yield, Set, e-money, ETH, USDT, stablecoin, Coinbase
  • Knowledge of financial asset classes
  • Excellent communication skills, both with Business and IT people
  • Self-starter
  • Ability to educate and raise awareness about the benefits and risks of Blockchain technology

What is the meaning of Layer 2?

Layer 2 in the context of cryptocurrency and blockchain technology refers to a secondary framework or protocol that is built on top of an existing blockchain system (the main chain or Layer 1)

The primary purpose of Layer 2 solutions is to solve the scalability and speed issues that many blockchains face, especially those that have become popular and heavily used, like Ethereum

Here are the key aspects of Layer 2 solutions:

  1. Scalability Enhancement: They help in scaling the main blockchain by handling transactions off the main chain. This reduces the burden on the main chain, allowing for faster and cheaper transactions.
  2. Types of Layer 2 Solutions: There are various forms of Layer 2 solutions, including state channels, sidechains, plasma chains, and rollups. Each has its own mechanism for interacting with the main chain and handling transactions.
  3. State Channels: These involve two parties engaging in numerous transactions outside of the main chain, which are then consolidated into a single transaction. This is especially useful for situations where multiple transactions occur between the same parties.
  4. Sidechains: These are separate blockchains that are connected to the main chain via a two-way peg. They operate independently and can have their own consensus mechanisms but are secured by the main chain.
  5. Plasma Chains: Plasma chains are similar to sidechains but with a more hierarchical structure. They report back to the main chain regularly and are optimized for mass transaction handling.
  6. Rollups: Rollups process and store transaction data on a sidechain but post transaction data to the main chain. They come in two varieties: optimistic rollups and zk-rollups, each with its own method of transaction verification.
  7. Security Considerations: While Layer 2 solutions are generally secure, they can have different security models compared to the main chain. This is an important consideration for users and developers.
  8. Impact on User Experience: For end-users, Layer 2 solutions can greatly improve the experience by reducing transaction fees and increasing transaction speeds.
  9. Adoption and Development: Many blockchain projects are actively developing Layer 2 solutions to enhance their networks. This is an ongoing area of innovation in the blockchain space.