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# Senior Compiler Engineer

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## Who We Are
Seismic is building the next iteration of the Ethereum Virtual Machine: the Shielded EVM. It allows contracts to manage on-chain data that cannot be observed – all in Solidity.

You've likely heard the "shielded blockchain" pitch before. The fully transparent nature of blockchains has been a gaping problem in the space for years now. Many incredible teams have tried solving it. Yet, this problem remains unsolved, until now.

What's the secret to solving it? A ruthless focus on applications. We don't force developers to learn our custom coding paradigm. We let them code the way they're familiar with. We don't extend our stack to provide the maxed out feature set. We strip down requirements to focus on the one element we can provide at scale. We don't optimize for R&D initiatives. We take the fastest path that gets us to production safely.

Our approach has shown promise. It landed us partnerships with exceptional teams in the space, and we've ran a number of interesting experiments with them. These include game shows, dating protocols, competitive DEXs, and so much more.

It's only the beginning. We're a stealth startup with eight members. We have three years of runway thanks to a16z and Polychain. Everything's greenfield. There's an opportunity here to become an industry-defining company. We're looking for people to help us seize it.

## The Role
You'll wear many hats. Three of these are:
1. Compiler Architect. You have deep knowledge of the internals of some compiler. You can confidently add support to new language constructs and operation codes. Bonus if your bread-and-butter pick is a compiler for an EVM language like `Solidity` / `Vyper` / `Fe`.
2. VM Engineer. You can extend the VM to ingests your extended language in a simple and maintainable way.
3. Tooling Enthusiast. You're excited by the concept of integrating your new compiler infrastructure to existing tooling, e.g. testing frameworks and language servers.

## Who You Are
We don't impose any restrictions on background. Doesn't matter if you spent the last 10 years working on japanese poetry. If you can get the job done, as outlined in *The Role*, we'd love to have you.

## What We Offer
It's a lot of fun to work with us (we think). The problem space is exciting, the company scope is broad, and the team is full of domain experts. Some other specifics you may be interested in:
1. You'll have the opportunity to grow into any leadership role in the company.
1. You'll receive a competitive salary and generous equity package.
1. You'll get a relocation benefit to join us in-person in our New York office. We have a strong preference for in-person hires.
1. You'll be provided visa and immigration support for coming to the US.
