Senior Software Engineer, Low-Latency Systems

Founded by Jump Trading alums, Monad Labs is a tech startup using low-latency programming, compiler optimization, and multithreaded computing to build an ultra-high-performance smart contract platform. The work entails building an optimal stack-based VM that supports multithreaded computation, as well as developing and implementing an efficient Byzantine Fault Tolerant (BFT) algorithm enabling a network of nodes to come to consensus.

The Role

Monad Labs is looking for strong software engineers who enjoy solving challenging performance engineering and low-level optimizations problems. Candidates with experience developing systems with lean memory and compute limits are an ideal match. You will be part of a small, deeply technical team, working on high-impact problems in a fast-paced environment. Although we are building a new blockchain, previous experience with crypto is not expected.

Who you are

• Resourceful and self-motivated
• Team oriented, collaborative, and a good communicator
• Adaptive; able to make meaningful contributions in a fast-paced environment
• Opinionated about software architecture
• Motivated to push the limits of system performance through repeated optimization
• Interested in building high-value fault-tolerant distributed systems

What you’ve done

• Years of C++ development experience
• HFT or embedded systems development, such as writing software for packet processing, communication, codecs, robotics, etc.
• Excellent instincts for software architecture
• Knowledge of performance optimization/profiling tools
• Knowledge of proper memory management
• Knowledge of unix, shell scripting, and python
• Ideal but not required: Bachelors in technical field; 5 years’ experience

What you’ll be doing

• Optimizing a high-performance multithreaded stack-based VM, as well as ancillary functionality (disk I/O, computation metering, network)
• Identifying bottlenecks through profiling, and evaluate design choices for accelerating computation flow
• Designing and implementing architecture improvements
• Contributing to developer tooling
• Tech stack: C++, clang, LLVM, gdb, perf, unix, git

Why work with us

• Work on extremely challenging problems with massive potential impact
• Competitive salary, along with equity
• Mental wellness and fitness stipend
• Shape the culture as an early employee and make impactful contributions from day one
• Flat organization

Salary and benefits

Minimum full-time salary of $200,000.  (**This is not a guarantee of compensation or salary; a final offer amount may vary based on factors including but not limited to experience, domain expertise, and geographic location.)

Monad Labs’ benefits include unlimited and encouraged paid time off; insurance coverage; home office equipment stipend; monthly wellness/fitness stipend; and 10 company-observed holidays.