LI.FI
Location
Not specified
Salary
€100000 - €140000
Posted
Recently
Job Type
Full Time
About the Role
LI.FI is simplifying multi-chain DeFi for traditional financial institutions, fintechs and service providers by offering a unified API to access all on-chain liquidity across major blockchains for best price same-chain and cross-chain swaps. We are a passionate team on a mission to enable a fairer, more decentralised world. Apart from the tech, we care a lot about user experience and aim to make complex technologies accessible to everyone.
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We are looking for a mid-level Smart Contract Engineer with a focus on EVM networks to join our API Expansion Team. This team is responsible for expanding our footprint by integrating new chains/ecosystems, new bridges and new functionalities. You will be writing new and adapting existing smart contracts, making sure they are peer-reviewed and audited and eventually deployed to some or all of our supported chains. Since we support 60+ EVM networks (and counting), such many-chain deployments bring their very own challenges that you help us to solve and automate as much as possible by creating smart scripts and by constantly improving our internal processes. Your security-first mindset and strong attention to detail will contribute to keeping us safe at all times.
In this role you will be reporting directly to the Engineering Manager of the API Expansion Team.
Our tech stack: Solidity, Yul/Assembly, Foundry, Typescript, Bash
This role requires you to be located in EMEA or APAC region. Your application will not be considered if you are not located in these regions.
Contribute to development and configuration of our 1200+ production smart contracts, ensuring security and optimal (gas) performance
Collaborate with external auditors, resolve audit findings and file audit reports to ensure full audit traceability of our codebase
Create and improve scripts (typescript and bash) that help us to get our work done most efficiently
Deploy staging and production contracts to many chains simultaneously, ensuring contracts are verified
Create, review and sign multisig proposals in production environment
Maintain and improve our CI/CD pipeline on Github
Review and respond to bug bounty submissions
Write demo scripts that showcase how our contracts function and have to be interacted with
Help our customer support team to analyze failing transactions and provide easy-to-digest explanations for our partners and clients
Take an active role in our smart contract chapter (e.g. with knowledge sharing presentations)
Bring your own ideas and help us to grow every single day
At least 5 years of software development experience with a focus on Solidity (at least 3, ideally 5 years) and solid experience in TypeScript (at least 3 years)
Proficiency in YUL/Assembly and experience deploying smart contracts to multiple EVM networks
Meticulous and quality-driven, you ensure high-quality outputs in all aspects of your work
Strong written and verbal communication skills for effective interaction within a cross-cultural team and with external stakeholders
Experience working with/for a major DeFi protocol, especially a bridge or cross-chain protocol is a plus
Contributions to Ethereum Improvement Proposals (EIPs) or other public blockchain initiatives are a plus
A degree in computer science or a related field is a plus
Embracing the differences
Embrace your own differences
Respect and welcome the unique qualities of others
See others’ differences as an opportunity to grow
Own it, do it
Own tasks end-to-end
Hold yourself to a high bar for execution
Make bold decisions, and be accountable
Understand your limitations and seek for help
Fail forward
Try - don’t be afraid to fail
Learn - don’t make the same mistake twice
Adapt - grow with the experience
Have fun together
Take the time to get to know and understand each other better
Don’t take yourself too seriously and keep it light-hearted
Fun should be coming from a place of love and respect
Annual team offsites (Thailand in 2023 and Vietnam in 2024 were a blast, Marrakech in March 2025 was blast-ier; let’s see what happens in 2026!)
30 days of PTO
Flexible remote days
Flexible working hours
Equity participation from day 1
Entitlement to work computer (choice of equipment)
An annual 1,000€ personal development budget once you have worked 6+ months (pro-rated the first year)
A one-time 1,000€ remote budget to use on coworking, office setup, etc.
If you join us as an independent contractor, you’re only entitled to the first five benefits of this list.
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LI.FI is an equal opportunity employer. We encourage individuals of all backgrounds to apply. Join us in our dedication to fostering a workplace that values and respects each team member's unique contributions.
Shortlisted candidates will undergo a comprehensive interview process, including a people operations interview, a take-home assignment, a meet-the-team & founder interview, and a reference check.
For more information, visit our page detailing our hiring process!
