Smart Contract Engineer at ether.fi

<h2><strong>About us:</strong></h2><p style="min-height:1.5em"><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://Ether.fi"><strong>Ether.fi</strong></a> is an innovative, rapidly growing crypto-native financial platform on a mission to put users in control of their wealth—making it easy to save, earn, and spend crypto. Positioned as a leading decentralized finance (DeFi) bank, <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://ether.fi">ether.fi</a> offers a fully integrated, non-custodial suite of products—<strong>Stake</strong>, <strong>Liquid</strong>, and <strong>Cash</strong>—that bridge crypto utility with real-world convenience.</p><p style="min-height:1.5em">As we continue to scale, we’re actively hiring talented, mission-driven individuals who want to shape the future of finance from the ground up.</p><p style="min-height:1.5em">Learn more at<strong> </strong><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://ether.fi"><strong>ether.fi</strong></a><strong>.</strong></p><p style="min-height:1.5em"></p><h2><strong>Position Overview:</strong></h2><p style="min-height:1.5em">We’re looking for engineers who <strong>want to build &amp; ship</strong>,<strong> run the protocol operations, oversee the validators, and optimize for efficiency.</strong> </p><p style="min-height:1.5em">If you’re the kind of person who reads EIPs for fun, runs the staking validators at home, or has passions for automation/optimization, keep reading. </p><p style="min-height:1.5em">This role is <strong>onsite 4 days per week</strong> at one of our global offices: <strong>NYC, Denver, or the Cayman Islands</strong>.</p><p style="min-height:1.5em"></p><h2><strong>What You’ll Work On:</strong></h2><ul style="min-height:1.5em"><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Building and Operating the safest and most efficient Ethereum Staking Protocol</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Designing and deploying Solidity smart contracts for staking and restaking strategies.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Building backend systems to automate on-chain operations, secure user flows, and integrate protocol logic.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Engaging in rigorous testing, code reviews, and documentation to uphold high standards of quality and maintainability.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Participating as the security guardian in securing ether.fi's web3 tech stacks/ops.</p></li></ul><p style="min-height:1.5em"></p><h2><strong>You Might Be a Fit If You:</strong></h2><ul style="min-height:1.5em"><li><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>Strong programming &amp; design skill in Solidity</strong></p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Have <strong>strong fundamentals</strong> in software engineering &amp; enjoys problem solvings.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Care about <strong>clean &amp; secure</strong> smart contract code, and think deeply about edge cases and failure modes.</p></li><li><p style="min-heig