ZetaChain Careers

About ZetaChain

ZetaChain aims to be the only blockchain you’ll ever need. It is a layer 1 blockchain and developer platform that connects any L1 and L2, from Ethereum to Bitcoin and beyond. Access all of crypto in one place, as a developer or user.

ZetaChain prides itself on its vibrant and active community, a testament to our growing impact and relevance in the blockchain space:

• Thriving Ecosystem: Over 150+ dApps developed, showcasing diverse innovation and utilization.
• Engagement: With over 800K+ followers on Twitter and an equally active Discord community of 800K+ members, ZetaChain fosters a dynamic environment for engagement, and collaboration.
• Activity: Our testnet has seen over 35K+ smart contracts deployed and processed over 25M+ transactions.
• Well Funded: Raised over $27M!

Find out more about our ecosystem.

Find out more about our hiring culture: Dream Team Culture .

Job Description

At ZetaChain, we are seeking a dedicated Blockchain Engineer who will be a cornerstone in the development and enhancement of our innovative protocol. This role is ideal for someone who thrives in a dynamic environment and is passionate about leveraging cutting-edge technology in blockchain and software development.

As a Blockchain Engineer, you will play a crucial role in the design and implementation of our protocol. Your primary focus will be on developing robust and scalable blockchain solutions, contributing to both the core blockchain and the surrounding infrastructure. Your work will involve a deep dive into blockchain technology, particularly focusing on the Cosmos SDK, to create efficient, reliable, and high-performing software.

Why You Want To Work Here

• Remote Flexibility: Enjoy the freedom and flexibility of a remote work environment, ensuring a work-life balance. Plus visits to our San Francisco HQ
• High End Workstations: Get the latest tech for your home office and a cutting edge company laptop
• Cutting-Edge Technology: Dive deep into the latest advancements in blockchain technology with ZetaChain’s innovative protocol.
• Impactful Role: Play a pivotal role in shaping the security and efficiency of a leading blockchain protocol.
• Continuous Learning: Stay updated with the rapidly evolving blockchain landscape, ensuring you’re always at the forefront of the industry.
• Collaborative Environment: Work alongside a team of dedicated professionals, each bringing unique expertise to the table.
• Community Engagement: Collaborate with external security researchers and white-hat hackers, tapping into the broader community’s expertise.

Responsibilities

• Actively contribute to the development of the ZetaChain protocol, focusing on high-quality code and innovative solutions.
• Employ best practices in software development to ensure the protocol is not only secure but also optimized for performance and scalability.
• Engage in the development and optimization of EVM contracts written in Solidity, ensuring they meet high standards of quality and efficiency.
• Work closely with the security team to understand potential risks, ensuring the protocol remains resilient against emerging threats.
• Stay abreast of the latest trends and advancements in blockchain technology to continually enhance our protocol.
• Share your expertise and insights with the team, fostering a collaborative environment that encourages innovation and professional growth.
• Lead and participate in research initiatives to explore new features, optimizations, and technologies that could benefit ZetaChain.

Who Would Be a Good Fit for This Role?

A candidate who embodies a blend of technical prowess in blockchain development and a keen understanding of security would be ideal for this role. Specifically:

• Experienced Blockchain Developer:
  • Individuals with substantial experience in blockchain development, capable of understanding and building complex blockchain architectures.
  • Software engineers with a deep understanding of blockchain protocols, consensus algorithms, and smart contract development, particularly those who have contributed to major blockchain projects.
• Innovative Software Engineering Background:
  • Developers who have a proven track record in software engineering, showing expertise in languages like Go, Rust, or Solidity.
  • Those who have demonstrated the ability to develop scalable and efficient blockchain solutions, contributing to the core technology of major projects.
• Contributor to Open Source and Blockchain Communities:
  • Individuals actively involved in the blockchain community, contributing to open-source projects and staying updated with the latest trends and advancements in blockchain technology.
  • Developers who are passionate about innovation in blockchain, constantly exploring new ways to enhance the efficiency, scalability, and functionality of blockchain systems.

Requirements

• Our tech stack
  • Protocol: Go (Cosmos SDK, go-ethereum, btcsuite, Ethermint)
  • Smart contracts: Solidity
• Location
  • Remote or San Francisco
• Experience
  • 4+ years of software development experience
  • 2+ years of blockchain development experience
  • Must Have: Hands-on blockchain development experience
• Additional Responsibilities
  • Ensure all code meets our security, performance, and reliability requirements
  • Participate in on-call rotation (Once every 4-5 weeks)

About ZetaChain

ZetaChain aims to be the only blockchain you’ll ever need. It is a layer 1 blockchain and developer platform that connects any L1 and L2, from Ethereum to Bitcoin and beyond. Access all of crypto in one place, as a developer or user.

ZetaChain prides itself on its vibrant and active community, a testament to our growing impact and relevance in the blockchain space:

• Thriving Ecosystem: Over 150+ dApps developed, showcasing diverse innovation and utilization.
• Engagement: With over 800K+ followers on Twitter and an equally active Discord community of 800K+ members, ZetaChain fosters a dynamic environment for engagement, and collaboration.
• Activity: Our testnet has seen over 35K+ smart contracts deployed and processed over 25M+ transactions.
• Well Funded: Raised over $27M!

Find out more about our ecosystem.

Find out more about our hiring culture: Dream Team Culture .

Job Description

At ZetaChain, we are seeking a dedicated Product Security Engineer to play a pivotal role in fortifying the security of our cutting-edge protocol. As our first full-time Product Security Engineer, you will play a critical role in ensuring the security of our blockchain protocol and associated products. You will work closely with our development teams to design, implement, and maintain security measures that protect our applications against sophisticated threats.

Why You Want To Work Here

ZetaChain is a trailblazer in Layer 1 blockchain technology, establishing a secure, scalable, and interoperable multi-chain ecosystem. A few other benefits include:

• Collaborative Environment: Work alongside a team of dedicated professionals, each bringing unique expertise to the table.
• Remote Flexibility: Enjoy the freedom and flexibility of a remote work environment, ensuring a work-life balance. Plus, visits to our San Francisco HQ and crypto events worldwide!
• Cutting-Edge Technology: Dive deep into the latest advancements in blockchain technology with ZetaChain’s innovative protocol.
• High End Workstations: Get the latest tech for your home office and a cutting edge laptop
• Impactful Role: Play a pivotal role in shaping the security and efficiency of a leading blockchain protocol.
• Continuous Learning: Stay updated with the rapidly evolving blockchain landscape, ensuring you’re always at the forefront of the industry.
• Community Engagement: Collaborate with external security researchers and white-hat hackers, tapping into the broader community’s expertise.
• Exceptional Healthcare: Enjoy access to a premium healthcare plan that covers a wide range of medical, dental, and vision services, ensuring you and your family’s health and well-being.

Responsibilities

• Secure Development Lifecycle Management: Construct and oversee a robust secure development lifecycle, encompassing developer security training, integration of static/dynamic analysis tools, third-party testing, and security checks within CI/CD pipelines.
• Security Assessments: Conduct comprehensive security assessments, code audits, and design reviews to identify vulnerabilities and risks in our blockchain protocol and other ZetaChain products.
• Threat Modeling: Develop comprehensive threat models and conduct risk assessments for new and existing applications, ensuring thorough security coverage.
• Dependency Security: Vigilantly manage and secure the software supply chain, including the evaluation and monitoring of third-party libraries and dependencies to prevent vulnerabilities impacting production applications.
• Security Tooling Development: Design and code new security tools and integrations to enhance our security framework, requiring hands-on coding experience and a proactive approach to security challenges.
• Bug Bounty and Audit Management: Administer our bug bounty initiatives and cultivate relationships with external auditors to enhance our security posture.
• Security Intelligence: Maintain an up-to-date understanding of the latest security threats, vulnerabilities, and countermeasures in the blockchain domain.
• Vendor Collaboration: Identify and liaise with third-party security vendors to augment our security capabilities when necessary.
• Blockchain Security Expertise: Offer insights on blockchain security, with a keen eye on smart contract vulnerabilities, oracle attacks, and other DeFi-specific threats.

Who Would Be a Good Fit for This Role?

A candidate with a keen understanding of cyber security, secure development lifecycle, and blockchain would be ideal for this role. Specifically:

• Auditor Background:
  • Those who have previously served as blockchain security auditors, understanding the intricacies of blockchain vulnerabilities and potential threats.
  • Security professionals who have contributed to the development or auditing of decentralized applications (DApps) and can bring insights from both security and developer perspectives to the role.
• DeFi Security Background:
  • Professionals who have been immersed in the DeFi sector, understanding its unique challenges and security considerations.
  • Security professionals who have actively contributed to DeFi projects, showcasing their ability to write secure and efficient code while understanding the broader DeFi ecosystem.
• Blockchain Security Research Background:
  • Individuals with a background in cybersecurity research, especially within the blockchain domain. Their ability to stay ahead of emerging threats and vulnerabilities would be invaluable.
  • Those who have a track record of collaborating with external security researchers and white-hat hackers, leveraging the broader community’s expertise to enhance ZetaChain’s security posture.
• Web Application Security Background:
  • Those who have worked on projects where blockchain and web applications intersect, understanding the security implications of integrating blockchain into web environments.
  • Expertise in securing web applications, with a deep understanding of OWASP Top 10 and experience in implementing robust security measures.

Requirements

• Must Be Familiar With Our Tech Stack
  • Protocol: Go (Cosmos SDK, go-ethereum, btcsuite, Tendermint Core, Ethermint)
  • Dapps & WebApps: TypeScript, Vercel
  • Infrastructure: Terraform, Ansible, AWS, GCP
  • Smart contracts: Solidity
• Location
  • San Francisco or Remote in USA
• Experience
  • Experience with blockchain technology and smart contracts even if not at an expert level
  • Previous experience as a security engineer focused on web applications or blockchain technology
  • Exceptional problem-solving skills
  • Strong communication skills, with the ability to convey complex security issues to a broad audience.
  • Must be comfortable getting hands-on and writing code as needed
  • Must play well with others, security is a team sport and at ZetaChain everyone participates!
• Additional Responsibilities
  • Ensure all code meets our security, performance, and reliability requirements
  • Participate in on-call rotation (Once every 4 weeks)

About ZetaChain

ZetaChain aims to be the only blockchain you’ll ever need. It is a layer 1 blockchain and developer platform that connects any L1 and L2, from Ethereum to Bitcoin and beyond. Access all of crypto in one place, as a developer or user.

ZetaChain prides itself on its vibrant and active community, a testament to our growing impact and relevance in the blockchain space:

• Thriving Ecosystem: Over 150+ dApps developed, showcasing diverse innovation and utilization.
• Engagement: With over 800K+ followers on Twitter and an equally active Discord community of 800K+ members, ZetaChain fosters a dynamic environment for engagement, and collaboration.
• Activity: Our testnet has seen over 35K+ smart contracts deployed and processed over 25M+ transactions.
• Well Funded: Raised over $27M!

Find out more about our ecosystem.

Find out more about our hiring culture: Dream Team Culture .

Why You Want To Work Here

Join ZetaChain and be part of an exceptional team dedicated to pioneering blockchain innovation. We’re a group of focused, high-achieving, and smart individuals who are passionate about learning and building new solutions.

• Remote Flexibility: Enjoy the freedom and flexibility of a remote work environment, ensuring a work-life balance. Plus occasional trips to our San Francisco or New York City Offices to meet the team in person.
• High End Workstations: Get the latest tech for your home office and a cutting edge company laptop
• Cutting-Edge Technology: Dive deep into the latest advancements in blockchain technology with ZetaChain’s innovative protocol.
• Impactful Role: Play a pivotal role in shaping the security and efficiency of a leading blockchain protocol.
• Continuous Learning: Stay updated with the rapidly evolving blockchain landscape, ensuring you’re always at the forefront of the industry.
• Collaborative Environment: Work alongside a team of dedicated professionals, each bringing unique expertise to the table.
• Community Engagement: Collaborate with external security researchers and white-hat hackers, tapping into the broader community’s expertise.

Job Description

We are seeking a skilled Site Reliability Engineer to enhance our testing and observability capabilities for our public blockchain infrastructure. In this role, you’ll work with a well-rounded team in a fast-paced remote environment, leveraging your expertise in development best practices, web application, and some Blockchain experience.

Requirements

Our ideal candidate description is a wish list, not a checklist. We don’t expect every applicant to tick every box. If you have a strong alignment with many of the qualifications and a passion for learning, we’d love to hear from you.

• Languages: Terraform, Bash, TypeScript/JavaScript, Go
• Tech stack: Linux, Docker, Kubernetes, Cosmos SDK, Tendermint
• Platforms: GCP, AWS, Vercel, Notion, SpaceLift
• Experience:
  • 3+ years of software development experience
  • 2+ years of blockchain development experience
  • 2+ years of Linux and Kubernetes experience
  • 1+ years of GCP experience
  • Must play well with others, success is a team sport and at ZetaChain everyone participates!
  • Security Mindset: constantly anticipating and strategizing against potential threats and vulnerabilities in any system or process.
• Location:
  • Remote (Near San Francisco or New York City Preferred)
• Responsibilities:
  • Build and implement custom monitoring tools to check the status of complicated interlinked dependencies across multiple blockchains.
  • Assist with automated testing suites and processes, including writing custom code.
  • Implement performance monitoring for our blockchain and traditional web applications.
  • Support ZetaChain development through CI/CD pipelines and process automation.
  • Automate the performance and security testing of our blockchain software prior to public release.
  • Develop open source tools to support dapp developers and node operators.
  • Ensure all processes meet our security, performance, and reliability requirements.
  • Perform code reviews & testing of the blockchain.
• Bonus points:
  • Understanding of blockchain (Bitcoin, Ethereum, Cosmos); smart contracts (solidity, rust/wasm), p2p networking
  • Experience operating blockchain nodes and/or working with Web3 Technologies
  • Experience with Go (Cosmos SDK, go-ethereum, btcsuite, Tendermint Core)
  • Familiar with DevOps/DevSecOps methodologies & best practices

Who Would Be a Good Fit for This Role?

A candidate who is a coder at heart with a diverse set of experiences. They enjoy building testing and observability capabilities that will accelerate the development sped for the entire organization. Specifically:

• DevOps-Savvy Blockchain Enthusiast:
  • Engineers with a strong background in software development and a keen interest in blockchain technology.
  • Someone experienced in Linux, Kubernetes, and cloud platforms like GCP or AWS, who can leverage these skills to enhance our blockchain infrastructure.
• Experienced Backend Developer
  • A seasoned developer with a solid foundation in software engineering, particularly in backend development.
  • Someone with substantial experience in building and maintaining robust, scalable backend systems, ideally within the blockchain domain.
  • A creative thinker who is not only skilled in coding but also in building testing and observability tools to streamline development processes.
• DevOps Engineer/SRE Transitioning to Blockchain
  • An experienced DevOps Engineer or SRE looking to pivot into the blockchain sector.
  • Someone who’s been researching blockchain and learning the basics themselves even though it doesn’t apply to their current role.
  • A proactive problem-solver with a track record of ensuring system reliability and scalability, now ready to tackle the unique challenges of blockchain infrastructure.
  • Keen to leverage their web2 experience to contribute to and grow within the innovative world of blockchain technology at ZetaChain.