What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Blockchain Engineer position at PIP Labs?
About PIP Labs & StoryPIP Labs is the team behind Story, a purpose-built Layer 1 blockchain designed specifically for intellectual property. With Story, creators and data owners can register their assets on-chain and set usage terms in seconds, dramatically lowering the barrier of today’s complex and antiquated IP legal systems. In February 2025, we launched the Story mainnet, and our native $IP token is now listed on major global exchanges.We recently announced Confidential Data Rails (CDR), a new core feature for Story that enables secure and programmable transfer of private data. This building block makes Story a unique blockchain for the AI era and creates open marketplaces for data and AI models.The RoleWe're looking for a Senior Blockchain Engineer to help shape the future of Confidential Data Rails (CDR) and other innovative features for Story. You'll contribute directly to CDR development, improve network performance and reliability, and help build features that make Story the best platform for creators, developers, and AI agents. This is a hands-on role with significant ownership over how new capabilities are designed and implemented.What You'll Do:Design, build, and improve Cosmos SDK modules and Geth precompiled contractsDesign and implement new cryptographic primitives such as Distributed Key Generation (DKG) and Threshold decryptionWork closely with platform, infra, and product teams to define system behavior and integrate new protocol featuresOptimize consensus and execution performance, reliability, and efficiencyWrite clean, well-tested code and participate in code reviewsInvestigate potential reported issues, debug complex distributed system behaviors, and help ensure network stabilityWhat We're Looking For: 4 years of software engineering experience, including significant work with Cosmos SDK, Tendermint/CometBFT, EVM, or other Layer 1 blockchain frameworksStrong experience with Go (Golang)Solid understanding of distributed systems fundamentals and cryptographyExperience with blockchain architecture (consensus, state machines, storage, cryptography), or strong willingness to learnComfort working in a fast-moving startup with high ownership and end-to-end responsibilityNice To Have: Experience implementing state-of-the-art cryptographic algorithmsContributions to blockchain open-source projectsFamiliarity with Cosmos ModulesUnderstanding of token economics or on-chain governance modelsWe may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.
Salary : $144,000 - $189,800