Department

Engineering

Compensation

$140K – $192.5K

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $ 140,000-$192,500. Our salary ranges are determined by role and level, but not location (within the US). The salary range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for the position across all US locations. Within this range, individual pay is determined by additional factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

Our total compensation package also includes: tokens + equity compensation, benefits, and eligibility to participate in the annual equity and token refresh grant programs.

Our benefits package for US employees also includes:

🩺 Comprehensive health insurance including medical, dental, and vision covered for you and your dependents; including Tax Savings Benefits such as HSAs and FSAs.
🍼 18 weeks of paid Parental Leave
👥 Complimentary access to wellbeing programs, such as family planning support, gender affirming care, and hormone replacement therapy as well as physical fitness/nutrition apps. We also provide mental health support and counseling and EAP (Employee Assistance Program) for financial/legal assistance, home life referrals, and more
⛑️ Short Term and Long Term Disability coverage as well as Life Insurance and Accident Insurance, and other coverage options.
🧳 Traveler Insurance
📈 401(k)
😎 Complimentary privacy protection service
✨ Wellness stipend
🌴 Flexible paid time off and 11 paid holidays per year
✈️ Team offsites and annual all-company retreat

Overview Application

Mysten Labs believes that decentralized and open protocols are the bedrock of the internet of value. This is why at Mysten Labs, we are creating foundational infrastructure to accelerate the adoption of decentralized protocols based on blockchain technologies.

We are seeking a self starter with dynamic DeFi experience and markets understanding to play a pivotal role in defining, designing, and implementing native Sui protocols (e.g., DeepBook). You'll not only contribute to our product development but also shepherd the growth of the larger ecosystem, collaborating with the engineering organization. The team focuses on experimentation and iteration speed. Try things, collect data, make conclusions, then steer the ship as needed.

Key Responsibilities:

Design, build, and maintain scalable DeFi protocols.
Conduct market research to propose new projects.
Build smart contracts, deploy, and setup backend systems to collect data and monitor performance.
Active use of AI: we use Claude and other AI tools.
Must know what’s the latest on CT. Must know what the latest developments are in the other ecosystems, who’s working on what.

Qualifications:

Experience writing smart contracts.
Experience with HFT/MM.
Understands how markets work, how flows work.
Actively engaged in DeFi trading and following DeFi trends/ news.

Employment is contingent upon the successful completion of a background check, which may include verification of employment history, education credentials, criminal history, and other relevant information.

Regarding the recent rash of technology job scams: Be aware that emails from genuine Mysten Labs group recruiters will always come from the @mystenlabs.com domain or related subdomains (e.g., mystenlabs.com/careers). Remember: you can always verify positions on our job boards at www.mystenlabs.com/careers.

To support an efficient and fair hiring process, we may use technology-assisted tools, including artificial intelligence (AI), to help identify and evaluate candidates. All hiring decisions are ultimately made by human reviewers.

Our team is remote first and we are hiring across the world. Here at Mysten Labs, you’ll be joining a world-class team with tremendous growth potential as we bring the next billion users to web3. We raised a $300M Series B round from top Silicon Valley led venture funds like Jump Crypto, Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), Binance Labs, Redpoint, Lightspeed, Coinbase Ventures, Electric Capital, Standard Crypto, NFX, Slow Ventures, Scribble Ventures, Samsung Next, Lux Capital, among other investment firms and strategic partners. Come join us and build the future of web3!

Compensation Range: $140K - $192.5K

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DeFi Engineer

Anywhere in the world

Remote

Mid-level

Mysten Labs