Staff Protocol Engineer, EVM
Ava Labs
About this role
A Staff Engineer on the Platform Engineering Group at Ava Labs will contribute to advancing the EVM for the Avalanche blockchain and its broader ecosystem. The role supports development of innovative, backwards-compatible extensions and platform-level architecture to enable high-performance Web3 infrastructure. You will join a global blockchain engineering team focused on research-driven, production-grade systems.
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About Ava Labs
avalabs.orgAva Labs is the team behind Avalanche, a high-performance blockchain platform, and builds the software and tools to digitize real-world and digital assets for Web3. Avalanche is designed for speed and efficiency—boasting fast time-to-finality, low transaction costs, and an eco-friendly consensus approach. Ava Labs provides developer tooling, documentation, whitepapers, and ecosystem support to help teams deploy scalable smart-contract solutions, and is backed by prominent VCs such as a16z, Polychain, and Initialized.
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About Ava Labs
Headquarters
San Francisco, CA
Company Size
201-500 employees
Founded
2018
Industry
Technology
Glassdoor Rating
4.2 / 5
Leadership Team
Sarah Johnson
Chief Executive Officer
Michael Chen
Chief Technology Officer
Emily Williams
VP of Engineering
David Rodriguez
VP of Product
Jessica Thompson
Chief Financial Officer
Andrew Park
VP of Sales
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Salary
$253k – $269k
per year