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Principal EVM Software Engineer - Smart Contracts Team

Remote:

Full Remote

Contract:

Fixed term

Experience:

Senior (5-10 years)

Work from:

United States

Offer summary

Qualifications:

Master’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience, 7+ years of software development experience, Expertise in Java programming language and EVM-based blockchain, Experience with web3 tools in JavaScript or TypeScript.

Key responsabilities:

Designing, implementing, and innovating compiler algorithms
Enhancing smart contract services on the Hedera network

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Job description

About Hashgraph:

Hashgraph is a fast-growing software company committed to supporting, developing and servicing Hedera, an open source, proof-of-stake platform. Hedera is EVM-compatible and has been specifically built to meet the needs of enterprise and Web3 applications, which require speed, security, stability and sustainability. Hedera’s public network is governed by industry-leading organizations, spanning 11 sectors and 14 regions who oversee the development and direction of the decentralized platform.

About the role:

The Smart Contracts team is looking for a seasoned EVM engineer who can contribute to the performance and optimization of the Hedera native services (Java) and the web3 services (JS/TS) that process transaction bytes to transform the network node states and expose network block, transaction, and account data.

You may find yourself doing all of the following:

Designing, implementing, and innovating compiler and optimization algorithms
Implementing and enhancing the Java and Node JS-based smart contract services on the Hedera network that expose EVM features
Contributing to open source code clients that focus on VM state transitions based on contract bytecode with a goal of new feature support and performance improvements
Contributing to the design and management of EVM state processing parallelization
Developing various aspects of the Hedera Hashgraph Distributed Ledger Ecosystem
Being a strong and proficient hands-on programmer
Spending 80% of your time designing, coding, and testing

Qualification Requirements:

Master’s degree in Computer Science or a similar field, or equivalent work experience
7+ years of software development experience
Experience with distributed open-source application development
Excellent debugging, critical thinking, and interpersonal skills
Experience with compilers, parsers, interpreters, and garbage collectors
Experience with performance, static code, and data-flow analysis
Expertise in the Java programming language, VM, and its ecosystem of libraries and tools
Deep knowledge of and experience with an EVM-based blockchain
Experience writing and debugging smart contracts for an EVM-based ledger
Experience with web3 tools written in JavaScript or TypeScript
Experience in a tech or team lead role with the ability to guide engineers up to the Staff level
Strong grasp of Computer Science fundamentals, including concurrency, performance optimization, and reusability
Strong engineering principles and processes aimed at developing simple, modular, testable, and high-quality code
Familiarity with high-performance architectural systems and design patterns
Familiarity with test-driven software development processes and continuous integration tools and systems

Other skills that are great to bring with you but that we can help you develop:

Experience with blockchain (e.g., Bitcoin or Ethereum) protocol development is a plus
EVM Client development
Familiarity with security principles, cryptographic tools, and libraries
Experience in developing libraries and platforms for use and deployment by application developers