Bison is an innovative Zero Knowledge rollup, crafted on the robust foundation of Bitcoin. Our vision is to revolutionize DeFi by leveraging Bitcoin's unmatched security and trust. Bison is the brainchild of seasoned experts, including former key contributors to STARK's code and pioneers in Ordinal space. Our commitment is unwavering: to create a safer, more scalable Bitcoin ecosystem where equitable access to financial growth and assets is not just a promise, but a reality. Â
Our groundbreaking ZK rollup technology lies at the heart of this mission. It's more than just an enhancement – it's a transformative approach to ensure lower transaction fees without compromising on Bitcoin's inherent security. This synergy of efficiency and safety is what sets Bison apart.  Our journey is supported by influential backers, including renowned venture capital firms and angel investors. Among them are Domo, the architect of BRC-20, and Bitcoin Magazine, a leading voice in the Bitcoin community. This alliance is not just a vote of confidence in Bison's potential, but a testament to our commitment to making a lasting impact in the world of Bitcoin and DeFi.
About the Job
- We’re hiring a Protocol Engineer to serve as a foundational member of the Protocol team, dedicated to keeping Bison at the very forefront of rollup and Bitcoin innovation.
- This hire will own and lead projects that ensure Bison continues to differentiate itself, and pushes the boundaries of zkRollup technology.
- The Protocol Engineer will design and implement features in production, and will contribute to and have a massive impact upon the broader Bitcoin ecosystem.
- You will work at the forefront of the industry, on massively complex problems, like decentralizing the sequencer.
- You will do it alongside other deeply driven technical minds, in a culture defined by and dedicated to autonomy, ownership and openness. And you will have the chance to collaborate externally with thinkers and researchers in academia and other leading blockchain organizations.
- This is a fully remote job.
Requirements
- Frequent in both English and Chinese
- Demonstrated ability to design and implement new, production-ready, open-source blockchain protocol projects using Rust. For instance, by having contributed to any L1/L2 or any other infra projects, pushed PRs to infrastructure, and/or written academic papers, etc.
- You take ownership, and operate proactively, independently, and with openness and transparency. Confident but humble and low ego, your excitement over learning complex concepts motivates and inspires others.
- You enjoy collaborating with others and excel at communicating with them, asynchronously and across cultures. You speak and write (documentation and specs, as well as on Slack), clearly and concisely.
- Excellent coding standards (distributed systems, open source, correct and performant code, good developer practices, effective use of Notion/GitHub, performance profiling, optimization, correct + robust + maintainable code).
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