PBS Foundation is looking for a Senior Software Engineer to maintain and upgrade essential infrastructure for Ethereum, including mev-boost. You will be onboarded into a high-responsibility role supporting the entire MEV ecosystem, gaining deep insights into Ethereum's orderflow market structure and infrastructure.

What You'll Do

Develop ownership of mev-boost and surrounding infrastructure.
Ensure security and resilience of the PBS orderflow pipeline.
Consistently improve dev workflows including CI automation and advancing unit and e2e tests.
Navigate upgrades around Ethereum hardforks starting from early devnets.
Collaborate closely with Execution Layer and Consensus Layer client teams.
Follow the Ethereum MEV/PBS ecosystem research and development.

What We're Looking For

Strong proficiency with Go (Golang) and performance-optimized code.
Networking experience: TCP/IP, RPC, libp2p.
Extensive database knowledge: Redis, SQL and NoSQL.
Security-first mindset and interest in adversarial-resistant systems.
In-depth testing, CI and DevOps experience.
Passion for distributed systems and open source ethos.

Nice to Have

Good working knowledge of Rust or other systems programming languages.
Understanding of the Ethereum infrastructure and the PBS architecture and ecosystem.
Experience with designing distributed systems and blockchains, ideally Ethereum execution and consensus clients.
Interest in cryptography and state-of-the-art computer science research.
Exposure to working in startups or other high iteration speed environments.

Technical Stack

Go (Golang), Rust
Redis, SQL, NoSQL
TCP/IP, RPC, libp2p

Team & Environment

Join a closely-knit, fully remote team of 1-10 employees.

Benefits & Compensation

Innovative Environment: Work on the Ethereum stack with leading experts in MEV research and infrastructure development.
Competitive Compensation: Receive a competitive salary and opportunities for deep engagement in Ethereum’s research ecosystem.
Flexible Work Conditions: Be part of a fully remote team with flexible working conditions, high autonomy and a strong open-source ethos.
High-Impact Work: Contribute to projects that directly influence Ethereum's decentralization, censorship resistance, and fairness in MEV value distribution.