Hashgraph is an innovative and rapidly expanding software company focused on supporting, developing, and maintaining Hedera, an open-source, proof-of-stake platform. Hedera, designed for enterprise and Web3 applications, is EVM-compatible and built to deliver exceptional speed, security, stability, and sustainability. Hedera's public network is governed by leading organisations from 11 sectors across 14 regions, driving the development and strategic direction of the decentralised platform.
About the Role:
Our Smart Contracts team is seeking an experienced EVM engineer who can enhance the performance and optimisation of Hedera's native services (Java) and web3 services (JS/TS). These services handle transaction bytes that transform network node states and expose network data, including block, transaction, and account information.
As part of your responsibilities, you will:
- Design, implement, and innovate compilers and optimisation algorithms
- Enhance and implement Java and Node.js-based smart contract services that expose EVM features on the Hedera network
- Contribute to open-source client code focused on VM state transitions based on contract bytecode, supporting new feature development and performance enhancements
- Assist with the design and management of EVM state processing parallelisation
- Develop various components of the Hedera Hashgraph Distributed Ledger Ecosystem
- Work as a proficient hands-on programmer, spending approximately 80% of your time on design, coding, and testing
Qualification Requirements:
- Master's degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent professional experience
- Over 7 years of software development experience
- Proven experience in distributed open-source application development
- Familiarity with Hotspot JVM or GraalVM
- Excellent debugging skills, critical thinking, and interpersonal abilities
- Knowledge of compilers, parsers, interpreters, and garbage collectors
- Proficient in performance, static code, and data-flow analysis
- Expertise in Java programming, VM, and its libraries and tools
- Deep understanding of and hands-on experience with EVM-based blockchains
- Experience writing and debugging smart contracts for an EVM-based ledger
- Proficiency with web3 tools in JavaScript or TypeScript
- Prior experience in a tech or team lead role, guiding engineers up to Staff level
- Solid understanding of Computer Science fundamentals, including concurrency, performance optimisation, and reusability
- Strong engineering principles with a focus on developing simple, modular, testable, and high-quality code
- Familiarity with high-performance architectural systems and design patterns
- Knowledge of test-driven development processes and continuous integration tools
Additional Skills (Nice to Have)
- Experience with blockchain protocols (e.g., Bitcoin, Ethereum) is a plus
- EVM client development experience
- Familiarity with security principles, cryptographic tools, and libraries
- Experience in developing libraries and platforms for use by application developers
Ready to Apply?
If you're passionate about working at the forefront of blockchain technology and building solutions for the future, we want to hear from you. Apply now!
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