TRM Labs

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Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. TRM Labs is a blockchain intelligence company committed to fighting crime and creating a safer world. The Senior Software Engineer will join the Blockchain Protocol team to build systems that analyze blockchain peer-to-peer networks, enabling deep network visibility and transforming node-level data into actionable intelligence. Responsibilities • Operate and scale blockchain nodes across multiple chains (Bitcoin, Ethereum, Tron, BSC) to enable deep network visibility • Research and instrument blockchain and network protocols to extract proprietary telemetry data. • Build and maintain distributed data-collection systems and ingestion pipelines (Python, Airflow, GCP). • Design and optimize message propagation, peer discovery, and re-org detection pipelines. • Collaborate with researchers and data engineers to turn raw network data into high-impact intelligence for TRM’s products. Skills • Proven experience in distributed systems, data ingestion, or protocol engineering. • Strong programming skills in Python and at least one systems language (Rust, C++, or Go). • Experience working with network protocols (TCP/IP, libp2p, gRPC, RPCs) or operating large-scale data systems. • Familiarity with cloud infrastructure and orchestration tools (GCP, Kubernetes, Terraform, Airflow). • Understanding of network-level behaviors such as message propagation or synchronization. • Excellent verbal and written communication skills; clear documentation and succinct communication are very important. • Ability to work independently, be proactive, prioritize, communicate, and set and meet goals. • Flexibility to coordinate across global time zones and an ability to work independently with minimal oversight. • A passion for solving complex network and protocol challenges at scale, and building systems that are robust, performant, and secure. • Experience running or instrumenting blockchain nodes (Bitcoin, Ethereum, etc.). • Prior work with network observability or telemetry systems (Kafka, Arrow, gRPC). • Contributions to open-source networking or blockchain infrastructure projects. Benefits • PTO • Holidays • Parental Leave for full time employees Company Overview • TRM Labs is a software company that offers blockchain, transaction monitoring, and analytics to help financial institutions and governments. It was founded in 2018, and is headquartered in San Francisco, California, USA, with a workforce of 201-500 employees. Its website is https://trmlabs.com. Company H1B Sponsorship • TRM Labs has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 1 in 2025, 4 in 2024, 3 in 2023, 3 in 2022, 1 in 2021. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.