Protocol Engineer – Brontes

Join us as a Protocol Engineer at Sorella Labs, where you will play a significant role in developing a first-of-its-kind decentralized trading system at the forefront of MEV-aware application design. This role is ideal for those skilled in building high-performance systems in Rust.

This full-time role is open to remote candidates, with a preference for in-person hybrid work with our team in our Soho, Manhattan office.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the development, maintenance, and expansion of Brontes, our proprietary MEV-tracing system.
• Support the design and implementation of high-performance decentralized trading systems, with particular emphasis on optimizing our mempool and order-matching algorithms
• Conduct robust tests to ensure quality and stability
• Collaborate with a team of skilled developers, driving project progress across the backend stack
• Create and manage comprehensive technical documentation and diagrams for public use
• Constantly be curious and evaluate how to improve current code implementation

Qualifications

• Strong background in Rust development, with a deep understanding of asynchronous programming, networking, and computer architecture
• Track record of contributions to Rust-based projects and/or developing other high-performance production systems
• Familiarity with the Ethereum Virtual Machine
• Ability to contribute effectively in an asynchronous work environment, both as part of a team and independently
• A strong passion for writing elegant and efficient code

Nice to Haves

• Previous experience in high-frequency trading, MEV, or in developing other similar systems
• Contributions to open source projects
• Working knowledge of the Ethereum ecosystem and MEV supply chain
• Experience working with Ethereum execution clients, particularly Reth
• Background in mathematics

Compensation Range

$150-200K base + equity

This is an expected compensation range but may vary depending on level of experience.

Benefits

• New NYC office in Soho
• Comprehensive health, dental and vision
• 401k + match
• Gym reimbursement
• Industry conference, event and travel opportunities

Join Our Team

We’re about passion, impact, and real-world solutions.

We value talent, an eagerness to learn, and proactivity.

We’re on the lookout for adaptable, fast-learning individuals keen to join us in actively shaping the future of DeFi. Whether you’re a blockchain veteran or come from a background in high-frequency trading or other critical high-performance systems, your contribution will make an outsize impact.

We offer

• Independence and autonomy in your work
• A dynamic, fast-paced environment in Manhattan’s vibrant core
• Total compensation that stands out above the market
• Regular international travel for conferences and global team building

Who we are

We are a mission-driven team of established builders and researchers creating sustainable on-chain markets and experiences. Our expertise spans across several pivotal areas of Ethereum research with a particular focus on MEV and DEX design.

Operating at the forefront of MEV-aware infrastructure, we have fostered strong working relationships with leading organizations like the Ethereum Foundation, Uniswap Labs, Chainbound, and Gattaca.

Our contributions to the community also extend to multiple open-source projects, including:

• Reth
• Foundry
• Alloy
• Ethers-reth
• Brontes, our (forthcoming) canonical MEV tracing system built on top of Reth

About Sorella Labs

Sorella Labs Inc. is a dual product and research organization building solutions to the hardest problems in decentralized finance.

The team is currently building a robust and scalable protocol to address the two leading challenges decentralized systems pose in on-chain liquidity markets:

• Loss-vs-rebalancing (LVR) for liquidity providers (LPs)
• Suboptimal execution for swappers