Senior Software Engineer

Category Labs

Senior Software Engineer to research, design, and build core improvements to the Monad protocol. Focused on distributed algorithms, cryptography, and consensus mechanisms with a high-performance team.

Posted 6/18/2026full-timeNew York City • New York • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $180,000 - $250,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Rust

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Design and implement core improvements to the consensus mechanism, gossip protocol, state synchronization algorithm, leader election protocol, etc.
Devise experiments to test worst-case scenarios, and iterate on your design based on the results.
Design components while taking into account the behavior of other blockchain systems such as rollups, bridges, or staking systems.
Build performant system components from scratch in C++ or Rust.

Requirements

What you’ll need

You have at least 5 years of software engineering experience in Rust, C++, or C.
You have significant experience building performant systems from scratch, such as databases, device drivers, or embedded systems.
You have excellent instincts for software architecture, memory management, and performance optimization and profiling tools.
You hold a Bachelor's, Master's, or PhD in Computer Science, or have equivalent experience.
You value communication and collaboration.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Private health insurance options
Flexible paid time off
Monthly wellness reimbursement
Paid parental leave
World-class benefits package with 100% paid medical, dental, and vision insurance including 75% coverage for dependents and HSA + FSA options
401(k) with company match
Lunch and dinner stipend (in-office NYC)

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Hard Skills & Tools

C++RustCsoftware architecturememory managementperformance optimizationprofiling toolssystem componentsdatabasesembedded systems

Soft Skills

communicationcollaboration

Certifications

Bachelor's degreeMaster's degreePhD in Computer Science