Description
Senior Software Engineer - Compiler
Full-time/Company: Category Labs
Category Labs (formerly Monad Labs) is a team of systems engineers and researchers building at the frontier of decentralized technology. They are the team behind Monad, a high-performance, EVM-compatible Layer 1 whose public mainnet is live, and have raised $225M in Series A funding led by Paradigm. The team develops core software publicly on GitHub, including a parallel-execution EVM, a custom state database, and a BFT consensus client.
Responsibilities:
- Work on greenfield performance-oriented projects in a fast-moving startup environment
- Research ideas for accelerating EVM bytecode execution
- Design and implement performant production systems
- Work on features such as a bytecode execution graph builder to enable speculative pre-execution of control-flow paths
Requirements:
- Proven track record in compiler design and system architecture
- Strong background in software engineering principles
- Experience with industry-standard compiler technologies
- Good understanding of testing and benchmarking
- Industry and/or academic experience working on compilers for parallel architectures
- Strong C++ programming skills
Nice to have:
- Knowledge of type theory
Stack:
C++, EVM, parallel execution, BFT consensus
Benefits:
- Competitive salary and equity package
- Base salary range: $180,000 – $250,000 (US locations)
- Private health insurance options
- Flexible paid time off
- Monthly wellness reimb
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