Senior Research Engineer | Consensus in Toronto -Berachain

About Berachain : Berachain is a

high-performance, EVM (Ethereum Virtual Machine) compatible, Layer

1 blockchain built on the Cosmos SDK. We're a young, world-class

team of experts in computer science, type theory, economic game

theory, risk management, and enterprise development. Our team

combines traditional experience in building and scaling teams at

technology companies like Apple, Coinbase, IBM, and Y-Combinator

with crypto native experience from some of DeFi’s most impactful

protocols. We're passionate about Web3, Toybox, and building

infrastructure to bring decentralized finance to the masses. Our

core engineering team is based in Toronto. At Berachain, you’ll

join a team of experienced founders, engineers, and researchers

dedicated to designing sustainable economic and blockchain systems.

We are well funded by leading digital asset investors, hedge funds,

centralized exchange venture arms, and strategic angels. We seek

self-starters and mission-driven individuals to help build the

future of decentralized finance. The ideal candidate takes

initiative, owns their work, thrives in a fast-paced, collaborative

environment, and adapts quickly to evolving needs.

Requirements :

5+ years experience in software

development and relevant blockchain technologies. Strong

understanding of blockchain, consensus protocols, distributed

systems, cryptography, compilers, and P2P systems. Experience in

writing Golang programs, understanding best practices, concurrency,

packages go / *, and reflection; able to produce production-quality

code. Experience creating microservices with Kubernetes, Ansible,

Docker, Terraform. Strong knowledge of UNIX network stack (TCP / IP,

HTTP). Expertise in networking, distributed systems, storage,

databases, operating systems, or runtimes to interpret research

papers and design systems. Experience with rapid prototyping and

orchestration tools like Python, Ansible, Terraform, Puppet, Chef

for deploying systems on clouds. Interest in open, decentralized,

permissionless tech, and the intersection of tech, economics,

finance, and governance. Experience in designing and evaluating

secure systems, including cryptography and DoS attack prevention.

We especially encourage candidates with some of the above

experience but no prior blockchain work. Nice to

have :

Contributions to Cosmos-SDK or

Tendermint Core Passion for blockchain, use of DeFi apps, and

belief in decentralization's potential to transform finance. We

encourage candidates with some of the above experience but no prior

blockchain work. Job Responsibilities

Design,

optimize, and implement novel consensus mechanisms. Develop

distributed network testing tools. Collaborate with the Protocol

team to improve consensus

mechanisms.

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