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Senior Protocol Engineer

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LocationNew York City, Remote
Work moderemote · United States
SenioritySenior
Experience8+ yrs
DepartmentEngineering
Company size8+ people
PostedJul 7, 2025 · 1y ago
Verified live2d ago
At a glanceSummarised by Seekless from the posting.
Software development, 8+ years
Blockchain or similar distributed systems design/development, 5+ years
Cosmos SDK development, 3+ years
Golang, 3+ years
IBC protocol/app design
Rust, 3+ years
Typescript, 3+ years
Hyperlane warp routes
Skills
Cosmos SDK
Golang
IBC protocol
Rust
Typescript
Hyperlane warp routes
Benefits
Competitive compensation
About the company
We’re a fast-growing tech scale-up with $36M in funding, revolutionizing the modern internet with cutting-edge solutions that drive mass-adoption. We already work with major brands such as Uber, Amazon, North Face, Temu, Lego, BMW, North Face and 100’s more. Our secret? Removing all blockchain and crypto complexities that are barriers to creating user-friendly applications solving real-world use-cases. Our investors include Multicoin, Circle Ventures, Animoca, Valor, Alliance DAO, and more. With a community of over 1M followers across all socials and a CEO who has been featured on the NYSE and NASDAQ, we believe we are only at the beginning of making XION a global brand.
About the role
We are looking for senior, top of ecosystem engineers to augment and/or lead our growing protocol team.
Requirements
Required experience:
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Software development, 8+ years
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Blockchain or similar distributed systems design/development, 5+ years
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Cosmos SDK development, 3+ years
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Golang, 3+ years
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IBC protocol/app design
Nice to have
Recommended experience:
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Rust, 3+ years
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Typescript, 3+ years
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Hyperlane warp routes
Responsibilities
Day to day work and responsibilities:
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Optimization and functional expansion of high use modules such as x/auth, x/authz, x/feegrant
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Custom cross-chain integrations with IBC or non-IBC blockchains
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Integration of protocol level ZK proving systems for consumer dapp integration
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Expand testing automation and internal development tooling
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Coordinate and collaborate with the best teams in the web2 and web3 space
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Research and evaluation of cutting edge protocol concepts, to maintain the forward facing technological sustainability of the platform
Benefits
Why work at Burnt Labs / XION:
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Consumer minded team, building for massive audiences and user-bases
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Direct product ownership and impact
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Autonomy and independence
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Competitive compensation