About the company
Risk Labs is the foundation and core team behind the UMA and Across projects. UMA and Across are decentralized protocols governed by community members across the globe in DAOs, and are supported by Risk Labs Foundation. UMA's optimistic oracle (OO) can record any verifiable truth or data onto a blockchain. Across is a cross-chain bridge for L2s and rollups secured by UMAās OO.
Job Summary
Responsibilities
šProtocol Architecture: Research and develop protocol upgrades and new financial concepts. šSmart Contracts: Implement designs with a focus on security, simplicity, ease of use, and gas-efficiency. šCode Review and Mentorship: Write code in a highly collaborative open source ecosystem. In depth reviews of othersā contributions is expected with a focus on helping others grow their technical expertise. šBots: write off-chain code to interact with and manage smart contracts. Bot systems should have a high degree of correctness, efficiency, and antifragility. šLanguage experience is not as important as your demonstrated ability to learn quickly but our language stack is simply: Typescript, Solidity, GCP
Requirements
š4+ years full-time experience in Software Engineering in a software, financial services, or related organization š2+ years of experience with blockchain based projects (hackathons and personal projects too) šExperience with databases, networking, and data pipelines is strongly preferred šOutstanding critical thinking skills; low ego, high curiosity and comfort in being wrong šLove for great software; desire to understand the why and the how of everything you work on šDemonstrated ability to learn new tech and write secure and clean code šPassion for blockchain technology, cryptonomic protocol design, game theory, and decentralized finance šGrowth mindset; a desire to learn from and mentor those around you šStrong communication and collaboration skills, especially written