Paxos
Smart Contract Engineer
About this role
Paxos Labs is seeking a Smart Contract Engineer to enhance its DeFi protocol infrastructure for major financial enterprises. The ideal candidate will be skilled in developing, researching, and implementing smart contracts, focusing on lending and vault mechanisms within decentralized finance.
What you'll do
- Research and design DeFi protocol mechanisms
- Lead protocol design decisions considering tradeoffs
- Develop Solidity contracts and comprehensive test suites
- Maintain security standards for an open-source codebase
What they're looking for
- Deep knowledge of lending codebases (e.g., Compound, Aave)
- Experience shipping production Solidity code
- Development of tests for smart contract code
- Familiarity with AMMs and RFQs
- Experience with smart contract tools like Foundry or Hardhat
- Understanding of other smart contract languages (e.g., Vyper, Rust)
Benefits
- Opportunity to drive financial innovation
- Contribute to impactful global projects
- Continuous learning and professional growth
- Competitive salary and ownership structures
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Paxos
Paxos builds DeFi protocol infrastructure and on-chain financial products for enterprises, with a focus on lending, vaults, and decentralized finance solutions. The company is hiring Smart Contract Engineers to develop and implement blockchain-based financial mechanisms, as well as Fullstack Product Engineers to build APIs, SDKs, and user-friendly financial platforms.
- Website
- paxos.com
Likely interview questions
- Walk us through a production Solidity smart contract you've shipped to mainnet. What were the key security considerations and how did you test it?
- Describe your experience with lending protocols like Compound, Aave, or Morpho Blue. What design decisions or tradeoffs did you find most interesting?