About Us levl (www.levl.ch) offers a single unified platform for fast, secure, and cost-effective cross-border payments. Platforms can plug into our payments API, use our dashboard, or OTC desk to send and receive payments for their customers. levl is also building a cross-chain DEX aggregator initially focused on stablecoin and fiat liquidity. levl is incubated and funded by Galaxy Digital, a public financial services firm managing $5b+ AUM, and based out of their European offices. levl’s team previously worked at top payment companies, exchanges, and hedge funds including PayPal, London Stock Exchange, AQR ($150b+ quant fund), Brevan Howard, and Galaxy Digital.
About the Role We are looking for a talented Blockchain Engineer to help develop the cross-chain DEX. This is an opportunity to join a fast-paced early-stage startup in which you will be given tremendous ownership and autonomy. You will play a pivotal role in leveraging stablecoins to democratize access to financial services and shape the future of financial inclusion. If you're passionate about DeFi, stablecoins, and transforming the financial landscape, we want you on our team!
Key Responsibilities
- Develop, test, and deploy the underlying blockchain infrastructure and smart contracts that power the platform.
- Stay up-to-date with the latest developments in blockchain technologies, DeFi trends, and DEX best practices.
- Collaborate with a team of developers, product managers, and designers to ensure that our platform is secure, scalable, and highly performant.
Requirements
- Proven experience in blockchain development and a strong understanding of smart contract development, decentralized protocols, and DeFi.
- Experience building or contributing to DeFi protocols (DEX, DEX aggregator, bridges, lending/borrowing, etc.) or building on-chain trading strategies.
- Proficient in Solidity, Rust, Go, or other blockchain-specific programming languages.
- A deep understanding of the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) and/or Solana Virtual Machine (SVM).
- Experience with security best practices in blockchain development, including secure smart contract coding and common attack vectors like reentrancy attacks, front-running, etc.
- Strong problem-solving and communication skills.
- Ability to work with others in a fast-paced environment.
- Ability to self-organise and deliver high-quality work.
Nice to Have
- Experience in DEX design, AMM algorithms design, staking, synthetic stablecoins, token design, liquidity incentive design, tokenomics, etc.
- Familiarity with Layer 2 scaling solutions like Optimism, Arbitrum, or zk-Rollups.
- Experience with blockchain analytics tools or monitoring platforms.
