Smart Contract Developer - Sorella Labs

Join us as a Smart Contract Developer at Sorella Labs, where you will be responsible for developing and maintaining smart contracts that power our cutting-edge decentralized trading systems. This role is perfect for those with deep expertise in Solidity and a passion for creating secure, efficient, and innovative decentralized applications (dApps).

This full-time role is open to remote candidates, with a preference for in-person hybrid work in our Soho, Manhattan office.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and deploy smart contracts for our decentralized trading systems and MEV-aware infrastructure
• Implement and maintain Solidity-based contracts for various decentralized finance (DeFi) applications, including automated market makers (AMMs), liquidity pools, and staking mechanisms
• Ensure security and resilience of contracts through thorough audits, testing, and adherence to best practices
• Collaborate with backend, frontend, and protocol teams to integrate smart contracts with our overall architecture
• Write comprehensive unit and integration tests for smart contracts, ensuring full test coverage
• Analyze and optimize gas costs, improving the efficiency of on-chain operations
• Maintain and manage contracts after deployment, ensuring continued functionality as the system evolves
• Stay updated on the latest developments in Ethereum, DeFi, and smart contract best practices

Qualifications

• Extensive experience with Solidity and smart contract development on Ethereum
• Strong understanding of the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) and Solidity design patterns
• Experience in designing secure and efficient smart contracts, with a solid track record in DeFi applications
• Familiarity with testing frameworks such as Hardhat, Truffle, or Foundry
• Ability to work effectively in an asynchronous work environment, both as part of a team and independently
• Strong knowledge of security best practices for smart contract development and deployment
• A passion for writing clean, efficient, and scalable Solidity code

Nice to Haves

• Experience with Layer 2 solutions and cross-chain protocols
• Previous experience contributing to open-source projects in the Ethereum or DeFi ecosystems
• Familiarity with formal verification tools and techniques
• Background in mathematics or cryptography
• Knowledge of MEV and its impact on Ethereum transactions

Compensation Range

$175k - $225k base salary + equity

This is an expected compensation range but may vary depending on the level of experience

Benefits

• New NYC office in Soho
• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision
• 401k + match
• Gym reimbursement
• Industry conference, event, and travel opportunities

Join Our Team

We're about passion, impact, and real-world solutions.

We value talent, an eagerness to learn, and proactivity.

We're on the lookout for adaptable, fast-learning individuals keen to join us in actively shaping the future of DeFi. Whether you're a blockchain veteran or come from a background in high-frequency trading or other critical high-performance systems, your contribution will make an outsize impact.

We offer

• Independence and autonomy in your work
• A dynamic, fast-paced environment in Manhattan's vibrant core
• Total compensation that stands out above the market
• Regular international travel for conferences and global team building

Who We Are

We are a mission-driven team of established builders and researchers creating sustainable on-chain markets and experiences. Our expertise spans across several pivotal areas of Ethereum research, with a particular focus on MEV and DEX design.

Operating at the forefront of MEV-aware infrastructure, we have fostered strong working relationships with leading organizations like the Ethereum Foundation, Uniswap Labs, Chain bound, and Gattaca.

Our contributions to the community also extend to multiple open-source projects, including:

• Reth
• Foundry
• Alloy
• Ethers-reth
• Brontes, our (forthcoming) canonical MEV tracing system built on top of Reth

About Sorella Labs

Sorella Labs Inc. is a dual product and research organization building solutions to the hardest problems in decentralized finance.

The team is currently building a robust and scalable protocol to address the two leading challenges decentralized systems pose in on-chain liquidity markets:

• Loss-vs-rebalancing (LVR) for liquidity providers (LPs)
• Suboptimal execution for swappers