Founding Senior Protocol Engineer
Button
Location
San Francisco
Employment Type
Full time
Location Type
On-site
Department
Engineering
ABOUT US
Our team includes builders from Facebook, LinkedIn, Uber and leading Web3 projects like Rainbow, Xai, Ex Populus, and thirdweb. We move fast, stay lean, and obsess over shipping real impact not just prototypes.
THE ROLE
We are looking for a Founding Senior Protocol Engineer to lead the design and development of the Button protocol. If the idea of leading development of the next generation of lending and debt protocols purpose built for CLOBs like Hyperliquid motivates you, this role is for you.
It is our belief that the current de facto money markets originally built on Ethereum were imagined for a different era of crypto abilities, beliefs, and users. Environments like Hyperliquid expand the design area of protocols significantly, where the protocol can now tap into liquid perp markets and new yield opportunities.
In this role, you will lead all protocol development for Button, working closely with the CTO to reimagine the next generation of lending and debt markets.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Drive the architecture, technical design, and implementation of Button’s protocols
Lead and mentor a team of protocol engineers, establishing a culture of craftsmanship, security and velocity
Collaborate closely with researchers to validate and test designs
Collaborate with auditors and security engineers to ensure safety of the protocol
Participate in code reviews, providing constructive feedback and ensuring adherence to established coding standards and best practices
QUALIFACTIONS
3+ years of experience working in Solidity in EVM in production environments, specifically focused in DeFi products
2+ years of experience working with a modern backend languages (Go, Rust, Python, etc) in distributed architectures
Experience building lending protocols in a smart contract language is a plus, but not required
Experience integrating TEEs into smart contract protocols a plus, but not required