Caldera

Staff Distributed Systems Engineer (Metalayer)

Remote

$175,000 – $275,000Compensation
Senior (5 to 8 years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
UnknownVisa
Blockchain, Fintech, Crypto & Web3Industries

Position Overview

  • Location Type: Remote
  • Job Type: Full-Time
  • Salary: $175K - $275K

We’re looking for an incredible software engineer to help us build the future of blockchain interoperability. You will contribute to the Metalayer, our new product that makes interop easy for our network of over 75 rollups and dapp developers who want to access users across them. Your focus will be on designing and implementing the smart contracts and off-chain infrastructure that power cross-chain interactions. You’ll tackle challenges like designing secure bridging mechanisms, implementing efficient proof verification, and creating developer-friendly interfaces for cross-chain applications. This is the ideal opportunity for an engineer who has experience building DeFi protocols, cross-chain bridges, or MEV infrastructure. If you're passionate about solving blockchain interoperability challenges and have a track record of building secure, decentralized systems, this could be perfect for you. We’re backed by some of the best investors in the valley and offer competitive pay and equity, and full benefits.

Requirements

  • 5+ years of engineering experience, including at least 2 years of experience developing high-availability, distributed systems.
  • Deep knowledge of Go, Rust or similar languages.
  • Experience building complex Ethereum “dapps” with Solidity or Yul.
  • Comfortable building systems that secure user’s funds.
  • Love writing fast, well-optimized, well-tested, clean code.
  • Confident with performance optimization, identifying bottlenecks and scalability concerns.

Responsibilities

  • Help architect the caldera Metalayer, a high-performance, stack-agnostic blockchain interop solution.
  • Develop our reference relayer/solver using languages like Go, Rust, and Solidity.
  • Write efficient and secure EVM smart contracts in Solidity that are used both to operate the interop system and to be consumed by other developers.
  • Drive the technical direction, establish roadmaps, communicate and collaborate with internal and external partners to help Caldera win.

Company Information

  • About Caldera: Caldera enables dynamic, scalable blockchain experiences. Currently, dapps that are deployed to general-purpose blockchains compete with thousands of other applications for space on the network — this can lead to congestion and high fees or even network outages. That’s where we come in. We’re building software that makes it easy for the most innovative blockchain applications to launch their own ultra-performant blockchains (rollups), enabling applications to own their ecosystem, scale to millions of users, and provide a superior user experience to their players.
  • Location: Located in San Francisco and New York, and work in-person or remotely.

Bonus Points (Optional Skills)

  • Experience implementing MEV/intents solvers.
  • Experience implementing or using a consensus algorithm (e.g., Paxos/Raft, pBFT, Tendermint, …) in the past.
  • Understanding of tradeoffs in the blockchain interop space and how advancements like Z...

Skills

Go
Rust
Solidity
EVM
Distributed Systems
Ethereum
Smart Contracts
Performance Optimization
Scalability
Security
Solidity
Yul

Caldera

Customizable blockchain rollups for developers

About Caldera

Caldera.xyz creates customizable blockchain rollups that improve the performance and scalability of existing blockchains like Ethereum and Polygon. These rollups allow developers and organizations to deploy applications with high transaction throughput and low fees, while offering features like paying for transaction fees in native tokens or eliminating them altogether. The platform is user-friendly and EVM compatible, making it accessible to a wide range of clients without requiring extensive technical knowledge. Caldera's goal is to optimize blockchain operations for its clients and establish itself as a key player in the blockchain infrastructure market.

San Francisco, CaliforniaHeadquarters
2022Year Founded
$23.3MTotal Funding
SERIES_ACompany Stage
Fintech, Crypto & Web3Industries
11-50Employees

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Home Office Stipend
Conference Attendance Budget

Risks

Increased competition from new entrants like Espresso Systems threatens market share.
Over-reliance on Ethereum's ecosystem poses risks if Ethereum faces challenges.
Rapid technological advancements could render Caldera's solutions obsolete without continuous innovation.

Differentiation

Caldera offers customizable blockchain rollups for enhanced performance and scalability.
Clients can tailor blockchain environments, optimizing operations with low fees and high throughput.
Caldera's platform is user-friendly, allowing non-technical users to manage blockchain rollups.

Upsides

Caldera raised $15M to develop the Metalayer, enhancing Ethereum's rollup ecosystem.
Partnerships with ApeCoin and RARI Foundation expand Caldera's reach in gaming and NFTs.
Guardian Nodes launch offers decentralization and rewards, boosting community involvement.

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