About the company
bloXroute is the "Flash Boys" for DeFi. It created the first and only high performance blockchain distribution network (BDN) with the best solution for Ethereum, BSC, and Polygon. The bloXroute BDN and DeFi trading tools allow its users to win at crypto trading. The BDN utilizes a global network of servers optimized for network performance. Nodes access this network through open source gateways and users can access it through the bloXroute public-API. The BDN network propagates blockchain transactions and blocks closer to the speed of light. It provides traders with the speed and reliability required for crypto transactions. bloXroute is the leader in mempool services, block streaming and anything Defi performance. The BDN also allow blockchains to scale by speeding the time it takes to communicate the current state. The BDN fast communication reduce the blocks’ size and frequency limits. This is true for all consensus mechanisms, including Proof of Stake, Proof of Work, and DAGs. bloXroute was founded in 2018 in Chicago by Uri Klarman, Aleksandar Kuzmanovic and Eyal Markovich, has over 200 global customers and raised over $90M from investors like Softbank, Coinbase, Pantera, Dragonfly, Flybridge and others. We have around 20 employees and continue to expand with the increased demand for faster blockchains.
Job Summary
We encourage you to apply even if you don't match all of the qualifications listed.
Responsibilities
Scale up the blockchain distribution network's core systems Create offerings that leverage the speed of the data that passes through the blockchain distribution network Integrate our core systems with other blockchains like Ethereum, Binance Smart Chain, Polygon, and other future blockchains on the roadmap Work on MEV/mempool services Work on low level networking type projects Requirements
At least 5 years of experience with designing, building, testing and implementing highly scalable and distributed backend systems (the more experience the better) Expertise using Go language Experience using Python Creative, independent, hardworking mind and a great team player Bonus: Interest or familiarity with blockchains, peer to peer networks, Ethereum nodes, cryptocurrency trading, decentralized financial applications (dApps), various crypto products like arb-bots, liquidations bots, wallets, etc.
BENEFITS
bloXroute Labs offers competitive salaries, stock options, tokens, healthcare benefits, 401k, flexible PTO, remote work option for its employees. The benefits may vary for each country. We built a highly skilled team of business and engineering minds who are working on challenging complex projects.