Smart Contract Engineer - SVM

Department: Engineering

Location: remote

Employment Type: FullTime

Who We Are:

We build infrastructure that delivers massive amounts of web data to the companies training the world’s most powerful AI models.

We're the team that helps to power and support Grass, a bandwidth-sharing network that lets us operate a massive distributed crawler, giving us unique access to high-quality public web data at global scale. On top of that, we’ve built pipelines for ingesting, segmenting, and annotating billions of videos, transcripts, and audio files, powering dataset creation for frontier labs.

We’re lean, technical, and move fast. No red tape, no slow decision-making; just a team of builders pushing to expand what’s possible for open web data and AI.

The Role.

We are seeking a Smart Contract Engineer - SVM who is proficient and brings substantial expertise in developing smart contracts utilizing Support Vector Machine technology. You will join a small, innovative team and lead efforts to implement secure and efficient smart contracts, drive innovation in blockchain technology, and support our vision for a future where Grass is foundational to the internet's evolution.

Who You Are.

• BS or MS degree in a STEM major or equivalent job experience required.

• 5+ years experience in software development and writing very high quality code that is robust and easy to maintain.

• Knowledge on how to build large scalable systems.

• Knowledge and experience in identifying and solving issues with intricate, live software systems, as well as in-depth familiarity with contemporary software development processes such as continuous integration and continuous deployment.

• Professional or native English language proficiency.

What You'll Be Doing.

• Smart Contract Development: Design, code, and deploy robust and secure smart contracts that execute seamlessly on blockchain networks.

• Blockchain Integration: Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate smart contracts into various decentralized applications, ensuring compatibility and functionality.

• Security and Auditing: Implement best practices for secure smart contract development, conduct code audits, and address vulnerabilities to ensure the integrity and reliability of the blockchain-based applications.

• Collaboration: Work closely with other developers, architects, and stakeholders to understand project requirements and contribute to the overall architecture of decentralized systems.

• Documentation: Create and maintain comprehensive documentation for smart contracts, ensuring transparency and ease of understanding for other team members and external auditors.

• Troubleshooting and Support: Provide timely support for any issues related to smart contract functionality, addressing bugs, and implementing updates as required.

Why Work With Us:

• Opportunity. We are at the forefront of developing a web-scale crawler and knowledge graph that improves access to public web data and extends the value of AI to the people.

• Culture. We're a lean team with a high bar. We come to work not to be comfortable, but to find out what we're capable of and to do work that matters. We're not calling for people who keep things moving. We're calling for people who make everyone around them better.
  We prioritize low ego and high output. This is a fully remote team.

• Compensation. You’ll receive a competitive salary, benefits and equity package.