Smart Contract Developer

Join us as a Smart Contract Developer at Sorella Labs, where you will be responsible for developing and maintaining smart contracts that power our cutting-edge decentralized trading systems. This role is perfect for those with deep expertise in Solidity and a passion for creating secure, efficient, and innovative decentralized applications (dApps).

This full-time role is open to remote candidates, with a preference for in-person hybrid work in our Soho, Manhattan office.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and deploy smart contracts for our decentralized trading systems and MEV-aware infrastructure
• Implement and maintain Solidity-based contracts for various decentralized finance (DeFi) applications, including automated market makers (AMMs), liquidity pools, and staking mechanisms
• Ensure security and resilience of contracts through thorough audits, testing, and adherence to best practices
• Collaborate with backend, frontend, and protocol teams to integrate smart contracts with our overall architecture
• Write comprehensive unit and integration tests for smart contracts, ensuring full test coverage
• Analyze and optimize gas costs, improving the efficiency of on-chain operations
• Maintain and manage contracts after deployment, ensuring continued functionality as the system evolves
• Stay updated on the latest developments in Ethereum, DeFi, and smart contract best practices

Qualifications

• Extensive experience with Solidity and smart contract development on Ethereum
• Strong understanding of the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) and Solidity design patterns
• Experience in designing secure and efficient smart contracts, with a solid track record in DeFi applications
• Familiarity with testing frameworks such as Hardhat, Truffle, or Foundry
• Ability to work effectively in an asynchronous work environment, both as part of a team and independently
• Strong knowledge of security best practices for smart contract development and deployment
• A passion for writing clean, efficient, and scalable Solidity code

Nice to Haves

• Experience with Layer 2 solutions and cross-chain protocols
• Previous experience contributing to open-source projects in the Ethereum or DeFi ecosystems
• Familiarity with formal verification tools and techniques
• Background in mathematics or cryptography
• Knowledge of MEV and its impact on Ethereum transactions

Compensation Range

$175k - $225k base salary + equity

This is an expected compensation range but may vary depending on the level of experience

Benefits

• New NYC office in Soho
• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision
• 401k + match
• Gym reimbursement
• Industry conference, event, and travel opportunities

Join Our Team

We're about passion, impact, and real-world solutions.

We value talent, an eagerness to learn, and proactivity.

We're on the lookout for adaptable, fast-learning individuals keen to join us in actively shaping the future of DeFi. Whether you're a blockchain veteran or come from a background in high-frequency trading or other critical high-performance systems, your contribution will make an outsize impact.

We offer

• Independence and autonomy in your work
• A dynamic, fast-paced environment in Manhattan's vibrant core
• Total compensation that stands out above the market
• Regular international travel for conferences and global team building

Who We Are

We are a mission-driven team of established builders and researchers creating sustainable on-chain markets and experiences. Our expertise spans across several pivotal areas of Ethereum research, with a particular focus on MEV and DEX design.

Operating at the forefront of MEV-aware infrastructure, we have fostered strong working relationships with leading organizations like the Ethereum Foundation, Uniswap Labs, Chainbound, and Gattaca.

Our contributions to the community also extend to multiple open-source projects, including:

• Reth
• Foundry
• Alloy
• Ethers-reth
• Brontes, our (forthcoming) canonical MEV tracing system built on top of Reth

About Sorella Labs

Sorella Labs Inc. is a dual product and research organization building solutions to the hardest problems in decentralized finance.

The team is currently building a robust and scalable protocol to address the two leading challenges decentralized systems pose in on-chain liquidity markets:

• Loss-vs-rebalancing (LVR) for liquidity providers (LPs)
• Suboptimal execution for swappers