🧠Founding Engineer
pod
Posted on Feb 3, 2025
Founding Engineer
Job Title: Founding Engineer
Location: Remote or Onsite (Athens, Greece)
Type: Full-Time
About Us:
We are an ambitious, early-stage Web3 startup building a revolutionary new layer-1 protocol designed to bring Web2-like experience to Web3 systems. Our team is creating a chainless, blockless, leaderless protocol that challenges the common notion of consensus. Read more about pod here. We are backed by a16z crypto, 1kx and BBF.
If you’re passionate about the cutting-edge of Web3 and eager to shape the future of Web3, we’d love for you to join us.
About the Role:
As a Founding Blockchain Engineer, you'll collaborate directly with the CTO to architect and build the core infrastructure of Pod. This is a high-impact role where you’ll shape the foundation of a platform designed to push the boundaries of decentralized applications.
Responsibilities:
Architect and Build: Design and implement critical systems, including consensus mechanisms, transaction reordering processes, and state management.
Innovate: Address complex challenges in distributed systems and cryptography to enhance scalability and robustness.
Collaborate: Work closely with the founding team to iterate rapidly based on feedback from our integration partners and other members of the blockchain ecosystem.
Set Standards: Establish benchmarks, tools, and best practices to ensure the system is efficient, scalable, and developer-friendly.
Qualifications:
Blockchain Expertise: Strong understanding of blockchain systems, consensus mechanisms, and cryptographic principles.
Backend Development: Experience building scalable, high-performance systems.
Programming Skills: Proficiency in Rust. Experience in libraries like alloy and reth is appreciated.
Adaptability: Ability to dive into new technologies and concepts with ease.
Team Collaboration: Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment with a small, high-performing team.
Attention to Detail: Commitment to producing clean, maintainable code and clear documentation.
Why Join Us?
Renowned Team: Work with some of the brightest minds in blockchain and distributed systems, leveraging the expertise of the Common Prefix team.
Shape the Future: Play a key role in raising the bar for what weak consensus systems can achieve.
Ownership: Significant equity to reflect your impact on the company's success.
Collaborative Environment: Join a talented and ambitious team dedicated to pushing boundaries in blockchain innovation.
Growth Opportunity: Be a founding member of a company redefining blockchain infrastructure.
How to Apply:
You can apply here https://podnetwork.typeform.com/to/UMpm6Z1u
Join us in pushing the limits of blockchain technology—let’s build the future together.