Remote Lead Blockchain Engineer

Description:

• We are looking for a highly skilled Blockchain Engineer to join our team.
• In this role, you will be responsible for providing technical support and expertise in multi-chain environments.
• You will ensure smooth and efficient integrations and operations across Layer 1 and Layer 2 blockchain solutions.
• The ideal candidate will have a strong foundation in Smart contract execution environments.
• You will have experience with continuous integration and deployment (CI/CD).
• A deep understanding of different blockchains, protocol-specific integration challenges, and smart contract troubleshooting and auditing is required.
• You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, including security and compliance, to maintain robust and secure blockchain networks.
• Key responsibilities include collaborating with development teams to design and extend Analog cross-chain Smart contracts infrastructure.
• You will ensure seamless integration and deployment of blockchain updates and fixes, as well as troubleshooting network and node issues.
• Providing technical support for multi-chain environments, including Layer 1 and Layer 2 blockchain solutions, is essential.
• You will collaborate with the development team to maintain and extend blockchain networks support for Analog.
• Ensuring security protocols and best practices are implemented and adhered to is crucial, especially around key management, multi-sig wallets, and private/public key cryptography.
• You will proactively identify and resolve blockchain performance or security issues, including managing forks, hard forks, and upgrades.
• Engaging with the community and relevant stakeholders to stay current on blockchain trends, new tools, and security issues is also part of the role.

Requirements:

• Strong development experience with Smart contract execution environments (EVMs, WASM, SVM, CKB-VM) is required.
• Strong experience in multi-chain environments and Layer 1/Layer 2 blockchain solutions (e.g., Ethereum, Polygon classic, Polygon zkevm, Solana, Polkadot) is necessary.
• Experience using blockchain testing frameworks, such as Foundry and Hardhat, is essential.
• Hands-on experience with DevOps practices, including CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code (IaC), and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), is required.
• Expertise in smart contract troubleshooting, auditing, and issue resolution, including gas optimization and debugging, is necessary.
• Knowledge of blockchain security best practices, including key management and encryption, is required.
• The ability to work independently in a remote, distributed environment with minimal supervision is essential.
• Excellent problem-solving skills, with a focus on operational efficiency and performance, are necessary.
• Experience with incident management and technical support, particularly in resolving blockchain-related issues, is required.
• A good understanding of Cryptography, including Bitcoin’s light-clients, secp256k1, and elliptic curve cryptography, is necessary.
• Hands-on development experience with the Polkadot ecosystem (Rust, Substrate) is required.

Benefits:

• Analog fosters an inclusive work environment that doesn’t tolerate unjust discrimination against race, religion, gender, disability, age, or other qualities.
• We encourage anyone from around the world to apply as long as they meet the job requirements.