Polygon
Senior Engineer - Networking/ P2P
RemoteFull-timeGlobal
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RemoteRemote work position available
Job Description
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You will focus on strengthening peer to peer networking across Bor, Erigon, and Heimdall clients. You will diagnose and resolve hard-to-find issues in the peer-to-peer layer, investigate incidents, and contribute to root cause analyses. You will design, implement, and optimize networking components, improve network stability and propagation, collaborate with protocol and infrastructure teams, and document networking architecture and findings.
Requirements
- ā5+ years of experience in systems or infrastructure engineering ideally on distributed systems or blockchain clients
- āDeep expertise in Go with strong knowledge of networking libraries protocols TCP and UDP and debugging tools
- āDemonstrated ability to solve complex problems in live production systems with a proactive ownership mindset
- āExperience working on peer-to-peer networking protocols or low-level infrastructure systems
- āComfortable working in a remote asynchronous environment across time zones
Responsibilities
- āDesign, implement and optimize peer-to-peer networking components in Bor Erigon and Heimdall clients
- āAnalyze and improve network stability by identifying peering bottlenecks protocol edge cases and propagation inefficiencies
- āInvestigate incidents and contribute to root cause analysis for network partitions peer discovery failures and gossip performance issues
- āCollaborate with protocol and infrastructure teams to align client behavior with network goals
- āContribute to client documentation and architecture discussions around networking layers and system resilience
- āStay up to date with trends and developments in distributed systems and peer-to-peer infrastructure
Benefits & Perks
- āRemote first global workforce
- āMedical Dental and Vision health insurance
- āCompany matching 401k with 3% match
- ā$1,500 Home Office Set Up Allowance
- ā$75 Monthly internet or phone reimbursement
- āFlexible Time Off
- āCompany issued laptop
- āEgg freezing mental health and employee wellness benefits
Tech Stack
UDPTCPnetwork topologygossipBlockchain clientconsensuspeer discoverynetworkingdistributed systemsdebugging