Why this role stands out
This role offers a unique opportunity to contribute to groundbreaking DeFi protocols at a profitable, venture-backed startup, allowing you to significantly impact the future of finance. You'll thrive here if you possess deep expertise in SVM smart contracts and a passion for building efficient, high-performance markets. Apply to join a team dedicated to innovation and shaping a better financial system.
Quick overview
Job description
Ellipsis Labs is a profitable, venture-backed New York-based startup building sustainable and efficient DeFi protocols on high-throughput decentralized infrastructure. Our long-term goal is to build a better financial system.
Our flagship product, Phoenix Perpetuals, brings professional-grade perpetual futures to Solana. Building on our experience developing efficient markets, Ellipsis Labs also operates SolFi, a proprietary automated market maker that provides efficient liquidity for key trading pairs. Our foundational product, Phoenix Legacy, is a limit order book on the Solana blockchain that established our expertise in operating high-performance markets. Combined, these products have facilitated over $285B in trading volume across Solana markets.
The Opportunity
Ellipsis Labs is seeking an SVM Smart Contract Engineer to join our team. In this role, you will:
Develop and maintain critical smart contracts for the SVM, along with the appropriate monitoring systems
Qualifications
Required
Experience building, deploying, and maintaining SVM smart contracts in production, with and without Anchor
Experience working with auditors
Deep understanding of Solana and low-level SVM concepts
A demonstrated track record of high agency, willingness to dive into unfamiliar technical and non-technical areas, and a team-first attitude
Passion for decentralized finance
Preferred
Experience with cloud infrastructure, preferably AWS
Experience in quant trading or DeFi
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