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. We recently raised $225M in series A funding to scale our team in bringing the Monad blockchain to production.
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.
