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Senior Software Engineer, Low-Latency Systems

Monad

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10-50

New York, NY, USA

About the job

Overview:

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.
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
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.