Monad Labs is the team building Monad, the performant and parallel EVM Layer-1 blockchain. We are a team of systems engineers and community builders who are on a mission to help crypto eat the world. After recently raising $225M in series A funding, led by Paradigm, we are growing our team.
The Role Monad Labs is looking for an exceptional compiler engineer to work on challenging greenfield projects that accelerate bytecode execution. For example, you will you will work on a bytecode execution graph builder which will enable speculative pre-pre-execution of potential of potential control flow paths. Your work will require intensive research and engineering and will help accelerate a platform securing billions of dollars in value. You will report to the CTO. Experience with crypto is not expected.
What You Will Do Work on greenfield performance-oriented projects in a fast-moving startup environment Research ideas for accelerating EVM bytecode execution Design and implement performant production systems Who You Are Proven track record in compiler design and system architecture Strong background in software engineering principles principles Experience with industry-standard compiler technologies Good understanding of testing and benchmarking Industry and/or academic experience working on compilers for parallel architectures Strong C++ programming skills Knowledge of type theory is a plus Why Work with Us Huge opportunity. EVM is ubiquitous but existing EVM-compatible chains are very slow. Monad's core innovations offer developers the best of both worlds (portability and performance) and are a game-changer for mass user adoption in crypto. The right team. Pushing the performance limits of blockchain requires unique low-latency engineering talent. Our team has deep experience building Our team has nearly ten years of experience staying at the top of extremely efficient high-frequency trading markets. Check out our team here. Culture. We're a lean team working together to achieve very ambitious goals. We are united in our culture of collaboration, low egos, and high-quality outputs. As an early member of our team, you'll help continue to shape our culture. Impactful work. Your work will be deeply impactful, making decentralized computation orders of magnitude cheaper and more plentiful, ultimately paving the way for new dapps that improve many people's lives. Compensation. You'll receive a competitive salary and equity package. Resources and growth. We're well-capitalized, with backing from leading venture funds like Paradigm, Electric Capital, Greenoaks, Dragonfly, and Coinbase Ventures, and from leaders in the space like Cobie. We keep a lean team, and this is a rare opportunity to join. You'll learn a lot and grow as our company scales. Salary and Benefits Minimum full-time salary of $250,000. (**This is not a guarantee of compensation or salary; a final offer amount may vary based on factors including but not limited to experience and geographic location.)
Monad Labs' benefits for US-based full-time employees include medical, dental, and vision insurance (100% coverage for employees); unlimited and encouraged paid time off; monthly mental health and fitness stipend; paid parental leave; and 10 company-observed holidays.