Senior Protocol Engineer

Intro

M0 is the universal stablecoin platform. With M0, builders can create their own application-specific stablecoins, and customize attributes such as branding, transfer & compliance behaviors, and yield distribution mechanics. By leveraging M0, businesses can monetize their digital dollar use cases and maintain control over their money tech stack, while not being burdened by issuance and operational heavy-lifting.

M0 is seeking an experienced Senior Protocol Engineer to join our growing team. In this role, you will architect and develop audit-ready smart contracts in Solidity and/or Rust, enhance existing products, maintain comprehensive documentation, participate in code and design reviews to identify optimizations, and collaborate closely with designers, product managers, and other developers.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain secure, audit-ready smart contracts using Solidity and/or Rust.
• Improve and extend existing blockchain-based products and protocols.
• Create and maintain comprehensive technical documentation.
• Participate in code and design reviews to ensure quality, security, and performance.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including designers, product managers, and developers.

Qualifications

• Strong programming skills: ‍proficiency in smart contract development using Solidity and/or Rust.
• Proven ability to build and optimize secure systems for asset management and yield strategies.
• Prior technical role at an established DeFi project.
• Familiarity with cross-chain messaging protocols such as Wormhole and/or Hyperlane (nice to have).
• Fluent in English.

Skills & Attributes

• Proactive problem solver: You have a forward-thinking mindset, actively identifies opportunities for improvement, and takes decisive action to resolve issues efficiently and effectively.
• Collaborative communicator: You foster relationships with finance experts, blockchain specialists, back-end developers and designers.
• Team-oriented mindset: You are always ready to help colleagues within and outside your team and seek assistance when needed
• Delivery-focused: You have a clear understanding of the objectives and goals and direct your efforts towards achieving them.
• High level of autonomy.

Compensation

• Competitive compensation (base salary with equity/ token grant) commensurate with experience.

Benefits

• Global team and flexibility: Join a truly global team with the flexibility to work remotely or from one of our hubs in NYC or Berlin.
• Health and wellness: Enjoy comprehensive healthcare insurance coverage as well as a wellbeing allowance and gym membership to support your physical and mental health.
• Customizable IT setup: Tailor your workspace with access to top-notch IT equipment.
• Professional development: Benefit from an annual development budget to enhance your skills and grow professionally, including opportunities to participate in conferences and on-site company events worldwide.

Within the M0 family of companies, we offer equal employment opportunities regardless of race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, religion, national origin, gender, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital or parental status, disability, or other class protected by applicable law.