Blockchain Engineer

About Story

Story aims to grow the creativity of the internet. The internet has introduced revolutionary new methods of developing and distributing creative work: endless remixing, participatory franchises, and AI generated content. However, our current intellectual property infrastructure works against the openness of the internet instead of embracing it. Story Protocol is building an IP infrastructure optimized for the internet era.

Story aims to address these crucial requirements. Our mission is to unleash the creativity of the internet by building the native IP infrastructure layer of the web.

Our open IP repository enables creative IPs — prose, images, audio, and more — to record their evolutionary journey from inception through the endless combinatorics of digital co-creation. Beyond tracking the provenance and attribution of IP as it grows, we also provide modules that power frictionless composability, allowing anyone to contribute to an IP and to capture the value of that contribution.

Just as Git revolutionized the development of open source software by encompassing the networked evolution of code, Story is transforming the development of creative IP.

Our team features deep expertise in media, tech, and business. Founding team members are successful serial entrepreneurs. We are backed by top VCs globally.

Now, we’re looking for stellar engineers on our journey to usher in the next era of IP business –– we invite you to join us.

The Role

The blockchain engineer is one of the key engineering roles in our fast-growing company. You must love blockchain technology from L1 to L2, from infrastructure to security, from research to operation. You will own the blockchain technical stack and all the supporting infrastructure, deployment, monitoring, operation of the blockchain infrastructure. You will have full visibility and input into the blockchain technology, infrastructure, and roadmap.

Responsibilities

• Lead the research, design, implementation, deployment, and monitoring of the blockchain client/infrastructure.
• Conduct blockchain technology research and make partner and technology recommendation.
• Own the internal and external technical communication of the blockchain technology.
• Provide first-line engineering support for both internal and external infrastructure partner integration.
• Establish and iterate on best practices for maintaining a secure and modular infrastructure.

Qualifications

• Strong Passion for Blockchain: Demonstrate a deep passion and robust interest in blockchain and cryptocurrency technologies.
• Advanced Blockchain Expertise: Possess extensive knowledge and hands-on experience in the blockchain ecosystem, including but not limited to Layer 1 and Layer 2 technologies, smart contract development and deployment, blockchain bridges, oracles, indexers, decentralized finance (DeFi), and non-fungible tokens (NFTs).
• Educational Background: Hold a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field.
• Experienced in System Development: Bring 3-5 years of experience in low-level system development and managing scalable infrastructure operations.
• Blockchain Development Skills: Have at least 2 years dedicated to blockchain development, with a strong understanding of peer-to-peer networking, consensus algorithms, virtual machines, and storage subsystems. Proficiency in Golang and/or Rust is highly desirable.
• Communication and Problem-Solving: Exhibit exceptional communication skills, an eagerness to learn, and a proactive approach to identifying and solving problems effectively.

Dive into a stimulating work environment in the Bay Area with a team of highly skilled professionals. We thrive on collaboration and innovation, balancing hard work with a fun, supportive atmosphere.

Expect to be challenged, grow, and contribute to groundbreaking projects.

We work in hybrid mode at least 3 times a week in the office.