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Design decentralized tech solutions with blockchain expertise

Category Labs designs and builds decentralized technology solutions, including a high-performance Layer 1 blockchain. The team develops core software, such as a parallel-execution EVM and custom state database. The company is growing after raising $225M in series A funding.

Why This Role?

Work on a project with $225M in series A funding

Requirements

  • experience with blockchain solutions
  • knowledge of decentralized technology
  • familiarity with EVM-compatible Layer 1

Required Skills

blockchaindevopsrustc++infrastructureblockchain developmentdecentralized technologyEVM compatibility

Indonesia Context

Working Hours Overlap:
Flexible — work your own hours
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Original description from HN Who is Hiring

Category Labs | https://www.category.xyz/ | Remote and NYC | Full Time | $200K USD+ Category Labs (formerly known as Monad Labs) is a team of systems engineers and researchers on a mission to design and build at the frontier of decentralized technology. We strive to design and build step-function improvements over existing blockchain solutions. After raising $225M in series A funding, led by Paradigm, we are growing our team. We’re the team behind Monad, a high-performance, EVM-compatible Layer 1 whose public mainnet is now live. We write the core software that runs it: a parallel-execution EVM, a custom state database, and a BFT consensus client, all developed in the open. Recruiting outreach from Category Labs will always come from a @category.xyz email address. We currently don't work with external or third-party recruiters, so anyone claiming to recruit for Category Labs from another company isn't legitimate. If someone reaches out about a role, check their email address and confirm the role on our Careers Page: www.category.xyz/category-careers. Senior DevOps / Infrastructure Engineer: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/category-labs/55b5fe17-e7b4-4679-b4... Senior Software Engineer (C++ / Rust): https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/category-labs/a0af69a1-8a77-4bda-b5... Senior Software Engineer, Formal Verification: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/category-labs/4717412e-8243-4eb9-be... Senior Software Engineer, Compiler: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/category-labs/e5c34899-cea1-4d25-be...

Salary Context

Similar Engineering roles on LokerDollar pay around $170k/yr (range $1k–1000k/yr, n=816 active listings).

Market context

  • VERIFIEDStated pay is 18% above the role median of $170,000/year (n=816 pay-disclosing listings).
  • VERIFIEDCategory Labs: 6 postings in the last 3 months, 9 all-time on LokerDollar.
  • VERIFIEDCompany first seen May 11, 2026.
  • VERIFIEDThis listing first seen Sep 25, 2026.
  • VERIFIEDLast verified live Sep 25, 2026.

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Salary
$200k/yr
Job Type
full time
Location
Remote · Countries not stated
Category
Seniority
senior
PostedNew & verified
Sep 1, 2026

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