Smart Contract Engineer

ether.fi
ether.fi

New York, USA · Denver, CO, USA

USD 120k-220k / year + Equity

Posted 6+ months ago

About us:

Ether.fi is an innovative, rapidly growing crypto-native financial platform on a mission to put users in control of their wealth—making it easy to save, earn, and spend crypto. Positioned as a leading decentralized finance (DeFi) bank, ether.fi offers a fully integrated, non-custodial suite of products—Stake, Liquid, and Cash—that bridge crypto utility with real-world convenience.

As we continue to scale, we’re actively hiring talented, mission-driven individuals who want to shape the future of finance from the ground up.

Learn more at ether.fi.

Position Overview:

We’re looking for engineers who want to build & ship, run the protocol operations, oversee the onchain activities, and optimize for efficiency.

This role is onsite 4 days per week at one of our global offices: NYC, Denver, or the Cayman Islands.

What You’ll Work On:

  • Building and Operating the safest and most efficient Crypto Neobank

  • Designing and deploying Solidity smart contracts

  • Building backend systems to automate on-chain operations, secure user flows, and integrate protocol logic.

  • Engaging in rigorous testing, code reviews, and documentation to uphold high standards of quality and maintainability.

  • Participating as the security guardian in securing ether.fi's web3 tech stacks/ops.

You Might Be a Fit If You:

  • Strong programming & design skill in Solidity

  • Have strong fundamentals in software engineering & enjoys problem solvings.

  • Care about clean & secure smart contract code, and think deeply about edge cases and failure modes.

  • Thrive in fast-moving environments where specs are open-ended and the best idea wins.

  • Have hacked on Blockchain/Smart Contract stuff for fun — maybe you’ve built your own smart contracts, audited protocols, or played around with multiple DeFi protocols, MEV bots, etc.

  • At least 4 years industry experience

Benefits:

  • Competitive salary, performance-based incentives, and token allocation grant

  • Opportunity to work with a Top 5 Ethereum protocol, by TVL

  • Opportunities for professional development and growth within the organization

  • Health, dental, and vision insurance plans

  • Collaborative and inclusive work culture

  • Exposure to cutting-edge technologies in the blockchain and cryptocurrency space

  • Global team with opportunity for travel and working out of our 3 offices around the world

  • 4 weeks work from anywhere

  • Exciting company events and team-building off-sites