
About Company
Flashbots is a research and development organization formed to mitigate the negative externalities posed by Maximal Extractable Value (MEV) to stateful blockchains, starting with Ethereum.
Job Description
Summary
What you'll do:
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Build High-Impact Products: Develop and optimize Flashbots core offeringslike Flashbots Protect and BuilderNet ensuring theyre built for scale and impact.
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Engineer at Scale: Create and optimize services and tools that support tens of thousands of requests and transactions per second during peak loads.
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Customer-First Innovation: Collaborate with marquee crypto partners like Uniswap and Chainlink to design and productionize cutting-edge MEV protocols and features.
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Quality & Transparency: Champion testing and documentation to make sure our products are reliable and accessible
What we look for:
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Production Expert: You have 2+ years of experience solving complex challenges in Rust or Go, with a solid track record in building scalable servicesideally within the Ethereum ecosystem.
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Product-Focused Engineer: You thrive on working closer to customers, integrating rapid feedback loops to drive high-impact, user-centric improvements.
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Asynchronous Team Player: You excel in dynamic, asynchronous environments, balancing independent work with proactive team collaboration.
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T-Shaped Problem Solver: Your deep technical expertise is complemented by broad domain knowledge, enabling you to champion and build a wide range of solutions.
Nice to haves:
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In-depth knowledge of the Ethereum ecosystem and MEV supply chain
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Hands-on experience across the Ethereum stack (e.g., Lighthouse, Prysm, Geth, Reth, smart contract development)
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Contributions to open-source projects, showcasing collaborative development skills
Details that matter
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Significantly above market rate equity compensation package
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Unlimited PTO with a high level of freedom and autonomy for your work
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Attractive health coverage package for US employees
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$3000 Yearly budget for your individual learning and development goals
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Work alongside the brightest minds in the crypto space
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Help save the world by ensuring crypto remains decentralized, permissionless and censorship-resistant
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Remote working - work from anywhere in the world
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Paid travel - 2 x team on-site in different parts of the world per year plus periodic travel to events
At Flashbots, we are committed to building a diverse and inclusive team. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates regardless of gender, race, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, age, or disability status.
Skills
- Problem-solving
- Programming language (R, Python, Scala, Matlab)
- Rust
- Teamwork