Smart Contract Engineer

About the Company

Veda is the DeFi engine powering financial apps enabling platforms to seamlessly create on-chain yield products. Veda's technology powers many of DeFi's largest vault products, including ether.fi Liquid, PlasmaUSD Vault, Lombard DeFi Vault, and Mantle cmETH.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to all Solidity codebases, including upgrade patterns, proxy architecture, account abstraction, and cross-chain messaging
• Drive rigorous design reviews, threat modeling, fuzz testing, and formal verification
• Continuous deployment, maintenance, and upgrades of existing vaults
• Own end-to-end delivery of new protocol features
• Manage external auditors and bug-bounty programs
• Implement on-chain monitoring and incident-response playbooks
• Represent Veda in client integrations, conferences, and the broader open-source community

Requirements

• 6+ years of software engineering experience
• 2-3+ years writing production Solidity (ERC-20/4626, custom libraries, proxy & upgrade patterns)
• Track record of maintaining a contract suite without critical incidents
• Knowledge of EVM internals, gas optimization, storage layout, and common smart-contract exploits
• Fluency with Foundry and/or Hardhat
• Excellent written and verbal English

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with multi-chain DeFi interactions and cross-chain messaging standards
• Professional experience using Rust
• Experience using Move-based smart-contract platforms (Aptos)
• Background in traditional finance, risk, credit, or derivatives
• Active contributor to open-source security research, EIPs, or protocol governance
• Formal-verification expertise
• Experience with audit cycles with top-tier firms

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Flexible time off (no tracked vacation days)
• Remote-first culture with async focus
• Paid parental leave
• Learning and development stipends