DeFi Protocol Developer(Solidity)
Crypto Directories, San Francisco, CA, United States
What you’ll do as a DeFi Protocol Developer at Syndr:
Develop secure tested smart contract code for our trading platform.
Work to enable platform composability with a range of 3rd party protocols and providers.
Deploy, document, maintain and upgrade platform contracts and related systems.
Research and analyze different (existing and future) DeFi protocols (Spot, Derivatives, Lending, RWAs, etc.), token models, and incentivization mechanisms, comparing their pros, cons, and trade-offs.
Keep yourself up to date with the latest security vulnerabilities & potential exploits.
Build automated scanners for suspicious transactions and response systems.
Represent Syndr at technical conferences and hackathons.
Collaborate with smart contract auditing firms.
Requirements
Prior verifiable (on-chain) experience with writing secure smart contracts.
Experience with smart contract testing (unit, integration, fuzzing, etc.) and deployment.
Comfortable with state-of-the-art Solidity tooling, including Foundry, OpenZeppelin, Hardhat, Slither, Multisigs, Fireblocks, Ledger, Graph, IPFS, ENS, etc.
Expert knowledge of existing popular DeFi protocols including but not limited to Uniswap (v2 + v3), GMX, dYdX, vAMMs, Balancer, Lyra, Synthetix, Ribbon, Aave, Compound, Curve, Convex, and MakerDAO.
Strong analytical and web3 experience:
Analysis of the Ethereum state using SQL queries with Dune.
Query data from the Blockchain using RPC endpoints.
Experience with upgradable smart contracts.
Experience with popular web3 libraries:
NodeJS (ethers, web3).
Python (web3py, ethaccount).
Golang (geth).
Good with maths, statistics, and problem-solving.
You will stand out if…
You have TypeScript and React experience.
Experience with Intel SGX, Secure Enclaves, or HSM.
You have prior (manual/automated) trading experience (in TradFi or crypto/DeFi), with knowledge of derivative products like futures, options, and perpetuals.
You have experience with other non-trading DeFi products like swaps, lending, etc.
Experience working as a smart contract auditor/warden at Sherlock or Code4rena.
Experience working on trading systems and infrastructure.
Values & How we work?
The entire crypto space doesn't just move fast but is constantly accelerating. It’s hard building a DeFi product — it’s 24/7, 365 days a year, markets do not close, the ground beneath you can shift, assumptions can and do fail & risk of burning out is real.
We take our product + brand very seriously.
If we see even a small flaw in our product, we always ask ourselves - Why isn't this perfect?
All members have perpetual autonomy to fix anything broken that we notice, and we do not wait for someone else to tell us what to do.
Take extreme ownership of everything we do.
If the team fails, everyone fails, so prioritize and execute.
We think long-term, set big goals, and communicate with clear directions and goals to achieve them. Everyone must understand not just what they're doing but also why they are doing it.
No egos, lead by example, and mutual accountability.
Strive for clear and simple communication - this is easier said than done but communicating the 'why' of an issue is equally important as the 'what.'
All meetings have an agenda, with outcomes clearly defined as tasks and call-to-actions.
Prioritize all tasks by - what is more important for our users without compromising on any of the above goals.
What we Offer
Unique opportunity to work with a small, focused & ambitious team on very interesting projects and get the level of responsibility and ownership that would be unlikely at any other project.
Great company culture: informal, non-hierarchical, ambitious, highly professional yet collaborative and entrepreneurial.
Sense of a shared mission.
Work on the latest technology, equipment, and web3 stack with dedicated budgets.
Flexible working hours.
Annual team retreat.
Competitive compensation.