Lead Go Software Engineer – Linea Prover

Job Description

About the Role

Title: Lead Go Software Engineer – Linea Prover

Location: EMEA – Remote

Job Description:

Our mission is to unlock the collaborative power of communities by making Web3 universally easy to use, access, and build on.

Working with Consensys puts you at the forefront of an evolving paradigm, transforming our society for the better. We fundamentally believe blockchain is the next generation of technology that can lay the foundation for a more just and equitable society.

Blockchain tech is just over 10 years old. Ethereum itself is still a toddler and were far from reaching our full potential. Youll get to work on the tools, infrastructure, and apps that scale these platforms to billions of users.

Youll be constantly exposed to new concepts, ideas, and frameworks from your peers, and as you work on different projects challenging you to stay at the top of your game. Youll join a network of entrepreneurs and technologists that reaches the edge of our ecosystem. Consensys alumni have moved on to become tech entrepreneurs, CEOs, and team leads at tech companies.

About Linea:

Linea is an advanced zk-EVM system designed to enhance the scalability and privacy of Ethereum transactions through innovative proof systems. It seamlessly integrates execution, compression, and finalization circuits to validate transactions efficiently, ensuring integrity and transparency within the Ethereum ecosystem.

Youll be constantly exposed to new concepts, ideas, and frameworks from your peers, and as you work on different projects challenging you to stay at the top of your game.

What you’ll do:

We are seeking a highly experienced Lead GoLang Software Engineer to join our team. The ideal candidate will have expertise in GoLang and experience building scalable systems as affinity for cryptography and mathematics.

Key Responsibilities:

Design, develop, and maintain scalable systems using Go

Work on zkEVM Prover implementation and its integration within Lineas architecture

Contributes to the architectural decision process of Linea

Participate in all aspects of the software development process, including requirements gathering, analysis, design, implementation, and testing

Troubleshoot and resolve issues that arise during development and production

Prepare and execute backend migrations involving the prover

Stay current with new technologies and industry trends related to Go, Docker and AWS

Prepare the open-sourcing of Lineas prover

Ensure the best practices or code quality and security are applied in the code base

Qualifications:

Strong experience with GoLang and distributed systems

Experience with developing using ZKP, SNARK, or STARK technologies

Experience with working on open-source projects and fostering open collaboration

Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and Helm

Strong problem-solving and analytical skills

Must have a good sense of pragmatism

Excellent communication and teamwork abilities

Masters degree in Computer Science or a related field

Experience with other languages and technologies such as Solidity, TypeScript, Java, and/or Kotlin is a plus

Experience with low-level programming and HPC is a plus

This is a full-time position with a competitive salary and benefits package. If you are a highly motivated and experienced Lead Go Software Engineer with a passion for blockchain and cryptography, we want to hear from you!

Don’t meet all the requirements? Don’t sweat it. Were passionate about building a diverse team of humans and as such, if you think you’ve got what it takes for our chaotic-but-fun, remote-friendly, start-up environmentapply anyway, detailing your relevant transferable skills in your cover letter. While we have a pretty good idea of what we need, we’re ready for you to challenge our thinking on who needs to be in this role.

Consensys is an equal opportunity employer. We encourage people from all backgrounds to apply. We are committed to ensuring that our technology is made available and accessible to everyone. All employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, genetic information, religion, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, marital status, family status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Consensys is aware of fraudulent recruitment practices and we encourage all applicants to review our best practices to protect yourself which can be found (https://consensys.io/careers/best-practices-to-avoid-recruitment-fraud/).