Senior Solidity Developer (plus Rust)

We are looking for an experienced Solidity developer to work with our Rust-based team building cutting edge AVS-infrastructure. Your work will involve writing contracts and deploy scripts, and helping Rust devs properly interface with these contracts. We are building a multi-chain protocol based on Eigenlayer restaking, and you will are expected to have deeper EVM/Ethereum knowledge than any other teammate. You should feel comfortable making architecture decisions and recommendations on best integrations with Ethereum and other EVM-based chains.

Responsibilities:

• Writing secure Solidity Contracts
• Extending eigenlayer-middleware contracts
• Writing deploy scripts (solidity / bash / foundry)
• Providing solidity interfaces to the Rust team
• Participating in architectural discussions
• Providing recommendations on Solidity/Ethereum best practices
• Properly testing our Solidity-based infrastructure

Requirements

• 5+ years of professional software development
• 2+ years of production work on Solidity / Ethereum
• Experience with TDD and CI workflows
• Basic working knowledge of Rust
• Working knowledge of bash scripts
• Within 1 hour of CET timezone
• Good written and spoken communication in English
• Experience working in a remote team

Company Overview - Layer Labs

Layer is a fast-growing Web3 startup, launched in September 2024, with the mission to enable developers to build an entirely decentralized stack and create novel applications. We develop a Rust-based blockchain stack that supports decentralized compute for AVSs, GPU, storage, and ZK proofs, paving the way for the future of the web3 ecosystem. Our vision is to resurrect the true principles of web3, creating a trust-based, decentralized internet and shifting away from techno-feudalism. Recently, Layer announced a seed fundraising round of $6 million, with a valuation of $72 million, solidifying our position as a leader in decentralized infrastructure innovation.

Layer was co-founded by three blockchain pioneers:

• Jake Hartnell (CEO), who previously co-founded Juno, Stargaze and DAO DAO;
• Sam Cassatt (CBO), former Chief Strategy Officer at ConsenSys; and
• Ethan Frey (CTO), founder of CosmWasm and architect of key protocols like IBC for the Cosmos ecosystem.

Benefits

This is an hourly rate, contract-based position.

Our Culture:

• You’ll be hands-on, collaborating, and learning right away. We embrace creative complexity together.
• We are a full-stack organization with a strong engineering culture, which values open-source.

What We Offer:

• Remote working environment
• International, collaborative team
• Competitive fees