Eigen Labs

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Eigen Labs is building the infrastructure for a more trustworthy internet. Today's digital world runs on trust-me promises: "Trust that this AI model is giving you unbiased results." "Trust that this platform isn't manipulating your feed." "Trust that this service will honor its commitments." These trust assumptions create massive friction and limit what's possible online. EigenCloud changes this by making any digital service verifiable. Built on our EigenLayer protocol, which has attracted billions in economic security, EigenCloud lets developers build applications with mathematical trust guarantees instead of pinky promises. For developers, this means the best of both worlds: Use familiar cloud tools and programming environments while gaining blockchain-level verifiability. No need to rewrite your application in specialized blockchain languages or accept the limitations of smart contract environments. For the world, this unlocks transformative applications: AI systems with economic accountability for their outputs Social platforms with verifiable, manipulation-resistant algorithms Prediction markets that can resolve on any real-world event Financial services with cryptographic transparency Any application where trust and correctness matter We're moving beyond crypto's current focus on digital money to make all digital interactions more trustworthy. With the fastest-growing developer ecosystem in crypto and backing from top-tier investors, we're at the inflection point where verifiable computing goes mainstream. Ready to build the trust layer for the internet? We're looking for builders who want to solve hard problems and create technology that makes the digital world fundamentally more reliable. The Role The Experience Team owns the entire developer and customer-facing journey at Eigen Labs — from onboarding in our developer docs, to restaking in our Marketplace app, to managing workloads and payments in our new Portal dashboard for EigenCloud. As a Staff Software Engineer, you will lead technical initiatives across these products, ensuring they’re performant, scalable, intuitive, and delightful to use. You will work closely with product managers, designers, and other engineers to bring new features from concept to launch, mentor junior engineers, and help set the technical direction for the team. This is a high-impact role with ownership over critical user-facing infrastructure that touches every EigenLayer developer and staker. This is a full-time position that is fully remote or located with the largely Seattle-based team. What You Will Do Lead design and implementation of major features across the Marketplace and Portal apps. Scope projects and create accurate delivery timelines for high-visibility initiatives. Mentor and guide junior engineers through code reviews, architecture discussions, and pairing sessions. Collaborate with product, design, and other engineering teams to deliver seamless end-to-end developer experiences. Maintain high engineering standards for performance, reliability, scalability, and security. Contribute to shared UI libraries, internal tooling, and developer documentation improvements. Proactively identify and address technical debt to improve long-term velocity and maintainability. What You Will Bring 6+ years of professional software engineering experience, including at least 2 years in a staff-level role. Strong full-stack skills with expertise in TypeScript/JavaScript, React, Node.js, and related modern frameworks. Experience leading technical projects from architecture through deployment. Product-focused mindset, with a history of building user-facing applications that balance technical and UX excellence. Understanding of system design principles for scalable, high-performance applications. Familiarity with crypto/web3 technologies, including APIs, wallets, and blockchain interaction patterns. Excellent communication skills and the ability to work effectively in a distributed team environment. Bonus Points For: Experience at developer tooling companies, SaaS platforms, or cloud dashboard products. Contributions to open-source projects in web3 or developer tools. Background in marketplaces or payment systems. The target salary range for this role is $220,000–$260,000 USD. The listed range reflects compensation for candidates located in U.S. Tier 1 markets and may vary depending on your location. In addition to base salary, total compensation may include short- and long-term incentives as well as program-specific awards. Eigen Labs also offers a comprehensive benefits package, which includes: US Benefits Competitive salary and non-cash compensation (tokens and equity) World class benefits package (medical/dental/vision) Remote work set up stipend Flexible hours and a supportive remote environment Flexible time off 401(k) retirement plan + company match Monthly wellness benefit Yearly off-sites Paid parental leave If hired outside of the US through an EOR, benefits will be offered based on specific country requirements and EOR offerings. Equal Opportunity Employment There's one more, very important thing. We are an equal opportunity employer. We search for amazing people of diverse backgrounds, experiences, abilities, and perspectives. We take care of each other to create an inclusive work environment where we love to come to work every day. We hope you can join us. With EigenLayer, building blockchain infrastructure modules (AVSs) in a permissionless manner is no longer a hypothetical—it's our reality. Now, we invite you to be part of this exciting journey.