About Us
Chainlink Labs is the primary contributing developer of Chainlink, the decentralized computing platform powering the verifiable web. Chainlink is the industry-standard platform for providing access to real-world data, offchain computation, and secure cross-chain interoperability across any blockchain. Chainlink Labs helps power verifiable applications for banking, DeFi, global trade, and gaming by collaborating with some of the world’s largest financial institutions, notably Swift, DTCC, and ANZ. Chainlink Labs also works with top Web3 teams, including Aave, Compound, GMX, Maker, and Synthetix. Chainlink Labs was ranked in Newsweek’s 100 Most Loved Workplaces 2023 in both the United States and United Kingdom.
The Engineering Team
At Chainlink Labs, our engineering team pushes the scale and capabilities of decentralized applications across the industry. The Chainlink Network holds >70% market share in the oracle space, solving real-world problems by enabling smart contracts to securely interact with off-chain data/computation.
We value talented and driven craftsmen who work collaboratively to tackle complex challenges, deliver product impact, and grow as builders. Join us and shape the future of blockchain technology and decentralized finance.
About The Role
As a software engineer working on Chainlink, you’ll collaborate with an experienced technical team of other senior engineers, distributed systems computing experts, and security experts, who are all committed to building world-changing decentralized infrastructure. You’ll develop and build highly scalable, secure, and reliable software that will change the way smart contracts function at a fundamental level.
Your Impact:
- Developing systems that protect Chainlink, its partners, and users
- Solving complex problems across various Chainlink product verticals
- Helping with deployment and planning of related security infrastructure
- Engaging with other teams and product owners to advise and help build in security from the start.
Requirements:
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science (or related field) or equivalent experience
- 5+ years of experience with Rust
- One of: Experience in Blockchain research (relevant areas include but are not limited to Distributed Systems, Smart Contracts, Formal Methods, Verification) OR Experience building security software, securing enterprise systems, or working in a security related function.
Preferred Requirements:
- Experience writing/auditing Solidity smart contracts
- Experience working on open source software with a GitHub history to prove it
- Experience running infrastructure
- Knowledge of infrastructure security and cloud deploymentsExperience writing Go software
- Experience working with Ethereum-style JSON-RPC endpoints or equivalent for other blockchains
- Experience with fuzzing or software verification
Our Stack:
Rust, Golang, TypeScript, Solidity, Postgres, Terraform, AWS
