Senior Smart Contract Engineer
Aave Labs develops products and software for the Aave ecosystem and is the original author and contributor to Aave Protocol.
Maintainer signals as of 9/25/2026
About Aave Labs
Aave Labs is the product and software company behind Aave-branded applications and an original contributor to the independently governed Aave Protocol.
Skills
About the Role
You will design, implement, test, and deploy Solidity smart contracts and decentralized applications across Ethereum and other EVM-based networks. You will own small to medium-sized projects, contribute to larger protocol initiatives, build protocol tooling, investigate vulnerabilities, troubleshoot issues, review code, and help deliver secure protocol features.
Requirements
- Experience building and shipping production smart contracts using Solidity
- Experience with DeFi protocols
- Understanding of smart contracts, the EVM, and protocol design patterns
- Ability to independently design and deliver well-defined smart contract projects
- Technical expertise in DeFi areas such as lending, vaults, stablecoins, liquidity, or protocol integrations
- Knowledge of smart contract security, vulnerability classes, testing methodologies, and secure development practices
- Ability to explain technical decisions and trade-offs
- Track record of producing reliable, well-tested code and providing code-review feedback
- Knowledge of Ethereum exploits, security research, tooling, and ecosystem developments
- Passion for DeFi and web3 technology
Responsibilities
- Design, implement, and test secure Solidity-based smart contracts and decentralized applications
- Own small to medium-sized smart contract projects from technical design through deployment
- Contribute to protocol initiatives including Aave V4, vaults, and GHO
- Develop and maintain protocol-level infrastructure and tooling
- Collaborate to design and ship protocol features
- Investigate security vulnerabilities and contribute to mitigation and response
- Debug smart contract and protocol issues in development and production
- Review code for correctness, testing, and security
- Apply relevant Ethereum, DeFi, and smart contract security developments
Hiring Process
1. Talent Screening, 2. Craft Task, 3. Meet your manager, 4. Meet the team, 5. Receive your offer
