Software Engineer
N1
Software Engineer
N1
Ethereum DeFi scaling via modular rollups
About N1:
N1 is an L1 blockchain built for global, high-performance, trustless finance. N1 combines ultra-high throughput and sub-millisecond latency with native financial primitives including an on-chain orderbook, margining, atomics, and RFQ infrastructure.
N1 is comprised of a team spanning backgrounds from Harvard, CMU, DFINITY, VMWare, Galaxy Digital, and more, and is backed by top-tier institutions like Founders Fund, Kraken Ventures, SALT, Amber Group, and more.
Position Overview:
We are seeking a mid-to-senior Software Engineer, Frontend-Leaning Full-Stack to join our engineering team in New York City. You will primarily build and own N1’s user-facing products, including high-performance, real-time trading interfaces, while working across the stack when needed.
Requirements:
3+ years of professional software engineering experience
Strong TypeScript and modern frontend experience
Experience building complex, high-performance web applications
Strong understanding of state management, real-time data, and frontend performance
Strong product and design instincts with attention to UX
Ability to independently own and ship production features
Nice to Haves:
SolidJS, Vite, Tailwind, TanStack Query, Storybook, Vitest, or Playwright
WebSockets or other real-time/streaming systems
Trading, financial, or data-dense product experience
Node.js, Fastify, Postgres, or Redis
React Native / Expo
Crypto, wallet, Solana, or EVM experience
The base salary range for this full-time position is $120K–$200K. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and typical maximum target for new hire salaries for the position of a candidate based in New York at any level. We do hire exceptionally talented professionals with decades of experience in their field. As such, our range may be higher than what is displayed. Our base salary ranges are determined by experience and location, and we hire at all levels for multiple roles. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location, job-related skills demonstrated during the interviews, working experience, and relevant education or training. Please note that the compensation details listed in role postings reflect the base salary only and do not include equity, tokens, or benefits.
Layer N provides modular rollups on Ethereum to scale financial applications. It offers hyperperformant, customized rollups and a suite of APIs to enable DeFi platforms, financial institutions, and developers to build high-performance dApps with improved scalability and user experience. The product works by bundling multiple transactions into rollups that settle on Ethereum’s Proof-of-Stake network, using a shared communication layer to unify liquidity and improve capital efficiency. Security comes from leveraging Ethereum’s PoS chain. The company differentiates itself from competitors through its focus on modular, customizable rollups and shared liquidity infrastructure designed for high-throughput financial applications, aiming to deliver centralized-finance-level performance in a decentralized framework. Layer N’s goal is to achieve performance on par with centralized finance networks while preserving the decentralized ethos of blockchain technology.
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