Smart Contract Engineer (EVM)
Waterfall is a scalable, decentralized BlockDAG and EVM-compatible Layer 1 protocol. It provides a Proof-of-Stake network with validator infrastructure, smart-contract support, bridges, staking, public RPC endpoints, and developer tools.
Maintainer signals as of 9/2/2026
Funding history
About Waterfall
Waterfall operates an EVM-compatible Layer 1 blockchain based on Directed Acyclic Graph technology and Proof-of-Stake consensus. Its network supports fast finality, scalable transaction processing, low transaction fees, validators, staking, public RPC endpoints, an explorer, bridges, wallets, faucets, tokens, NFTs, smart contracts, and Ethereum-compatible decentralized applications. Waterfall serves developers, validators, infrastructure providers, and individuals participating in staking and network governance.
Skills
Candidate Availability
Required and preferred rules are kept separate and reflect the wording in the original posting.
About the Role
You will implement protocol mechanisms and build efficient, composable smart contracts in Solidity and Yul. You will integrate the protocol with frontend and backend systems, design and write robust tests using Foundry and Hardhat, and maintain good code documentation. You will analyze and reverse engineer protocol designs, research new developments in the Ethereum ecosystem, and collaborate closely with other engineers.
Requirements
- Ability to build the entire protocol in Solidity and Yul
- 9+ months of experience writing smart contracts for the EVM ecosystem
- 4+ years of programming experience
- Great communication skills
- Passion about DeFi financial derivatives markets and NFTs
Responsibilities
- Implement protocol mechanisms by writing efficient composable smart contracts
- Integrate the protocol with frontend and backend systems
- Design and write robust test cases using Foundry Hardhat and other tools
- Document code and maintain clear technical documentation
- Analyze and reverse engineer protocol designs and mechanisms
- Research and stay up to date with developments in the Ethereum ecosystem
- Collaborate with team engineers
Benefits
- Health Insurance (Medical Dental Eye Life)
- Stipend to set up work environment
- Co working office pass
- Paid travel for conferences and company off sites
- Unlimited paid time off
- Stock
