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We are seeking a seasoned blockchain engineer to play a pivotal role in developing the inaugural iteration of our bond tokenization technology and advancing our Bond DEX and On-Chain ETF products. The selected candidate will lead the design and implementation of critical smart contracts, integrating them with on-chain oracles and various DeFi protocols to fuel the EVM’s bond market.

Location and Work Arrangement: Located in the SF Bay Area, initially remote with a transition to 3 days in the office within a year.

Education And Experience

Hold a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a similar technical field.

Accumulate 7+ years of combined experience in smart contract and backend development.

Exhibit a startup ownership mentality.

Technical Expertise

Proficiency in smart contract development using Solidity or Cairo.

Previous involvement in a protocol with users and scaling.

In-depth knowledge of modern programming languages such as Python, Golang, Java, Scala, or C++.

Strong comprehension and interest in financial markets, coupled with experience in trading systems or risk engines.

Expertise in unit, integration, and end-to-end test automation as integral parts of the software development lifecycle.

Advanced to native English competency.

Nice-to-Haves

Desired Skills:

Past experience launching and maintaining web3 projects at scale.

Deep understanding of the cryptocurrency ecosystem (BTC, ETH, etc.) and underlying technologies (blockchain, PoW, PoS, etc.).

Interest and understanding of L1/L2 blockchain technology and ZK-Rollups.

Bonus Skills

Experience with applied mathematics in a financial institution, ideally as a quant for a market maker or hedge fund.

Previous engagement with crypto trading systems.

Key Responsibilities

Lead the architectural design and implementation of the bond tokenization v1 smart contracts.

Contribute to the development of v2+ NFT AMM and On-Chain ETF smart contracts.

Define and integrate custom on-chain oracles for broadcasting event data from Souq’s traditional finance partners onto the blockchain.

Implement custom on-chain DeFi price oracles for consumption by smart contracts.

Take ownership of testing procedures and unit test case creation for the designated areas, ensuring the security of the contracts.

Oversee engineers, collaborate with designers and product managers to transform requirements into products.