Founding Protocol Engineer
Remote
$120k–$180k
lead
2 months ago
full-time
quality 8.8/10
- Own the trust and verification layer of Joyride's hybrid architecture.
- Work alongside the Founding Principal Engineer to build an options exchange.
- Prove off-chain execution verifiable on-chain.
- Design systems for censorship-resistant recovery and unilateral exit.
- Threat-model the boundary between off-chain and on-chain systems.
- 5+ years of systems engineering in Rust, C++, or Go.
- Deep experience with Solana program development or equivalent blockchain runtime.
- Strong applied cryptography: Merkle trees, digital signatures, hash-based commitments, proof systems.
- Understanding of DeFi security: common exploit vectors, smart contract auditing patterns.
- Experience with hybrid or L2 architectures.
- Competitive salary and meaningful equity.
- Remote-first.
- Full autonomy over your domain.
- Open-source friendly.
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