Backend Engineer at LayerZero Labs

<h1><strong>LayerZero</strong></h1> <p><em><strong>The Future is Omnichain.</strong></em></p> <p>Founded in 2021, LayerZero’s vision is to create a community of cross-chain developers, building dApps that are no longer constrained by individual blockchain capabilities. With LayerZero's simple, generic messaging protocol, builders will develop cross-chain dApps designed to unify the power of individual blockchains.</p> <p>We are funded by the best investors in the world including:</p> <p>a16z, Sequoia, PayPal, Binance Ventures, Coinbase Ventures, Uniswap Labs, Circle Ventures, Delphi Digital, and many more.</p> <p> </p> <h1><strong>ABOUT THE ROLE</strong></h1> <p>We're seeking a talented Backend Engineer to join our team at LayerZero, where you'll play a pivotal role in revolutionizing blockchain interoperability and shaping the future of decentralized applications. As a Backend Engineer, you'll spearhead the development of robust and scalable backend systems that power our web3 technologies.</p> <p> </p> <h1><strong>WHAT YOU'LL DO</strong></h1> <div class="p-rich_text_section">We're looking for an engineer experienced in building complex backend systems who is passionate about blockchain technology and is excited to bring new innovations. You don't have to have a background in blockchain, but you need to be keen to learn about it.</div> <ul class="p-rich_text_list p-rich_text_list__bullet" data-stringify-type="unordered-list" data-indent="0" data-border="0"> <li data-stringify-indent="0" data-stringify-border="0">You have a strong understanding of backend system design and have designed complex distributed systems in the past.</li> <li data-stringify-indent="0" data-stringify-border="0">You are comfortable writing clean, scalable, and well-tested code.</li> <li data-stringify-indent="0" data-stringify-border="0">You enjoy working in a fast-paced start-up environment, where you'll need to take initiative and solve problems independently.</li> <li data-stringify-indent="0" data-stringify-border="0">Pushing code that supports tens of billions of dollars of daily transactional volume doesn't scare you.</li> <li data-stringify-indent="0" data-stringify-border="0">You are curious and eager to learn new technologies and design patterns.</li> <li data-stringify-indent="0" data-stringify-border="0">You're not afraid to navigate up and down a deep technical stack. You don't define yourself by the tools you know, only by the problems you solve.</li> <li data-str