Blockchain Engineer

Dominant Strategies is a place where you can make extraordinary contributions to a new and exciting industry. Our team is focused on driving the web3 ecosystem forward with cutting-edge research, creation of developer tools, and support of open source practices. Our core product is a scalable PoW EVM compatible blockchain + wallet that gives users a fast and secure platform to transact value, as well as a network analyzer, block explorer, and other foundational infrastructure.

Who are we?

We are a small team based out of Austin, Texas that began as a distributed systems research group at The University of Texas at Austin. We are now implementing our research into a fully functional product. We care deeply about the blockchain industry and making an impact on the future of finance while maintaining OSS principles and coding best practices.

The role:

We are searching for experienced blockchain protocol engineers that have an understanding of the current limitations facing blockchain scalability in regards to speed, security, and decentralization.

The candidate must be able to work independently, build solutions for sophisticated architecture and be comfortable working under pressure at times while supporting the organization’s priorities.

Requirements:

• BS/MS in Computer Engineering or Computer Science
• Experience building large-scale systems
• Understanding of blockchain and cryptocurrency design and terminology
• Understanding of Proof of Work vs. Proof of Stake
• Experience working with Git
• Ability to work collaboratively in a small team

Preferred:

• Experience in Golang or C++
• Full-stack development experience (Vue.js / React)
• Experience building or interacting with a blockchain
• Knowledge in finance or economics
• Understanding of game theory & cryptoeconomics
• Knowledge of Ethereum codebase