Full-Time

Staff Distributed Systems Engineer

Metalayer

Confirmed live in the last 24 hours

Caldera

Caldera

11-50 employees

Customizable blockchain rollups for developers

Fintech
Crypto & Web3

Senior

Remote in USA

Job can be performed remotely or in San Francisco/NYC.

Category
Backend Engineering
FinTech Engineering
Software Engineering
Required Skills
Rust
Blockchain
Go
Solidity
Requirements
  • 5+ years of engineering experience, including at least 2 years of experience developing high-availability, distributed systems.
  • Deep knowledge of Go, Rust or similar languages.
  • Built complex Ethereum 'dapps' with Solidity or Yul.
  • Comfortable building systems that secure user’s funds.
  • Love writing fast, well-optimized, well-tested, clean code.
  • Confident with performance optimization, identifying bottlenecks and scalability concerns.
Responsibilities
  • Help architect the caldera Metalayer, a high-performance, stack-agnostic blockchain interop solution.
  • Develop our reference relayer/solver using languages like Go, Rust, and Solidity.
  • Write efficient and secure EVM smart contracts in solidity that are used both to operate the interop system and to be consumed by other developers.
  • Drive the technical direction, establish roadmaps, communicate and collaborate with internal and external partners to help Caldera win.

Caldera.xyz creates customizable blockchain rollups that improve the performance and scalability of existing blockchains like Ethereum and Polygon. These rollups allow developers and organizations to deploy applications with high transaction throughput and low fees, while offering features like paying for transaction fees in native tokens or eliminating them altogether. The platform is user-friendly, enabling clients to build and manage their rollups without needing extensive technical knowledge, and is EVM compatible for easy integration with existing smart contracts. Caldera aims to optimize blockchain operations for businesses and decentralized organizations by providing a simple and efficient deployment solution.

Company Stage

Series A

Total Funding

$23.3M

Headquarters

San Francisco, California

Founded

2022

Growth & Insights
Headcount

6 month growth

216%

1 year growth

216%

2 year growth

216%
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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Caldera raised $15M to develop the Metalayer, enhancing Ethereum's rollup ecosystem.
  • Partnerships with ApeCoin and Polyhedra Network expand Caldera's reach in Layer 3 solutions.
  • Guardian Nodes launch offers new decentralization and reward opportunities for network users.

What critics are saying

  • Increased competition from new rollup solutions like BlockDAG poses a market challenge.
  • Over-reliance on Ethereum's ecosystem could be risky if Ethereum faces challenges.
  • Rapid technological advancements may render Caldera's offerings obsolete without continuous innovation.

What makes Caldera unique

  • Caldera offers customizable blockchain rollups for enhanced performance and scalability.
  • Clients can tailor blockchain environments, including gas fee management, to specific needs.
  • Caldera's platform is user-friendly, allowing non-technical users to manage blockchain rollups.

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