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Pod is a novel stake-based programmable layer one blockchain designed to bring optimal latency to decentralized systems. By using a simple design without blocks or chains, it aims to enable developers to build fast and user-friendly Web3 products. They have raised a $10M seed round from investors including a16z crypto.
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About Pod Network
Pod Network is addressing the slow, expensive, and unreliable nature of current blockchain infrastructure that hinders the development of user-friendly applications. Their solution is a novel stake-based programmable layer one built with a simple design: transactions are streamed to validators for attestation and timestamping, eliminating blocks, chains, and complex consensus protocols. This architecture aims for optimal latency (~200ms) and high throughput. Pod is also developing EVMx, a backward-compatible extension of the EVM, to support the Ethereum developer community and their Solidity toolchains. The company follows a philosophy of UX-driven infrastructure, creating products tightly integrated with their own technology to provide value without users needing to understand the underlying decentralized network. They are interested in applications like global payments, decentralized social networks, e-voting, on-chain games, and real-time marketplaces.
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Candidate Availability
Required and preferred rules are kept separate and reflect the wording in the original posting.
About the Role
Pod Network welcomes passionate, creative, and purpose-driven people who want to help shape the future of community, content, and connection. Applicants should describe what inspires them, the impact they want to make, and how they could contribute.
Requirements
- Proactive problem solving in dynamic environments
- Commitment to meaningful work and authentic collaboration
- Strong sense of ownership
- Curiosity, adaptability, and eagerness to learn
Responsibilities
- Propose contributions across operations, marketing, partnerships, design, technology, and community management
- Take ownership of projects
- Solve problems proactively
- Collaborate authentically with others
- Learn and adapt to new challenges
Benefits
- Flexible remote-first work
- Mission-driven team
- Opportunities to shape new projects and take ownership from day one
- Collaborative team culture
