Senior Smart Contract Engineer (EVM)

Ellipsis Labs is a profitable, venture-backed New York-based startup building sustainable and efficient DeFi protocols on high-throughput decentralized infrastructure. Our long-term goal is to build a better financial system. Our flagship product, Phoenix Perpetuals, brings professional-grade perpetual futures to Solana. Building on our experience developing efficient markets, Ellipsis Labs also operates SolFi, a proprietary automated market maker that provides efficient liquidity for key trading pairs. Our foundational product, Phoenix Legacy, is a limit order book on the Solana blockchain that established our expertise in operating high-performance markets. Combined, these products have facilitated over $285B in trading volume across Solana markets. THE OPPORTUNITY Ellipsis Labs is seeking an inaugural EVM Senior Smart Contract Engineer to join our team. In this role, you will: - Develop and maintain critical smart contracts for the EVM, along with the appropriate monitoring systems - Serve as in-house expert and mentor on the EVM QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED - Experience building, deploying, and maintaining EVM smart contracts in production - Experience working with auditors - Deep understanding of Ethereum and low-level EVM concepts - A demonstrated track record of high agency, willingness to dive into unfamiliar technical and non-technical areas, and a team-first attitude - Passion for decentralized finance PREFERRED - Experience with cloud infrastructure, preferably AWS - Experience with Rust or other statically typed languages - Experience in quant trading or DeFi