--- title: 'Smart Contract Engineer at Stargate Foundation' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/smart-contract-engineer-stargate-foundation-europe-64qwnh00vfp2' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-09-09' --- # Smart Contract Engineer at Stargate Foundation - **Company:** Stargate Foundation - **Location:** Europe - **Employment:** full-time - **Posted:** 2025-07-22 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-09 - **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/stargate-foundation/86a0163c-adb0-408c-b363-5cecd711e051 ## Job description Stargate is the leading liquidity infrastructure protocol in crypto, powering over $65 billion in cross-chain volume to date. Built on LayerZero, Stargate enables guaranteed instant settlement of assets on more than 80 blockchains. As the global liquidity layer, Stargate connects users, applications, ecosystems and assets into a unified network, removing friction from value transfer and making omnichain liquidity accessible. ## About the Role We are seeking a Smart Contract Engineer to join the Stargate Foundation team. This role focuses on developing secure, efficient, and scalable smart contracts to enhance the Stargate ecosystem. Based in Warsaw is preferred, but the role is open to exceptional remote candidates. ## What You’ll Do - Smart Contract Development: Design, implement, and deploy secure and efficient Solidity-based smart contracts for Stargate’s protocol and related systems. - Protocol Enhancements: Work closely with the team to identify and implement new features that align with the Stargate roadmap and DAO priorities. - Code Auditing and Testing: Conduct thorough testing and security reviews of smart contracts, including collaborating with external audit firms as needed. - Cross-Chain Integration: Optimize Stargate’s cross-chain capabilities by building robust integrations and maintaining multichain compatibility. - Collaboration: Partner with the broader development team, and technical execution partners to ensure seamless integration and deployment of upgrades. ## About You - Technical Expertise: Proficient in Solidity and EVM-compatible blockchains, with a strong understanding of DeFi and blockchain architecture. Experience with Move preferred. - Experience: 3+ years of professional experience in smart contract development, with a proven track record of deployed contracts on mainnet. - Security Mindset: Deep understanding of smart contract vulnerabilities, common attack vectors, and best practices for secure development. - Analytical Thinker: Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to design innovative solutions for complex technical challenges. - Collaborative Attitude: Excellent communication and teamwork skills, ready to work closely with a distributed team. - Growth-Oriented: Eager to contribute to a fast-paced, rapidly evolving DeFi ecosystem and take on challenging responsibilities. ## Nice to Have - Familiarity with Stargate, LayerZero, or similar bridging/messaging protocols. - Experience with multichain environments and integrating across diverse blockchain ecosystems. - Previous contributions to open-source blockchain projects. ## About Stargate Foundation ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: Stargate Foundation develops and maintains Stargate, a composable cross-chain liquidity transport protocol that enables instant, secure asset transfers across 45+ blockchains. - **Entity Type**: Private (Foundation; parent company LayerZero Labs Ltd.) - **Headquarters**: Lusaka, Zambia - **Founded**: 2022 (protocol launch) - **Founders**: Not publicly disclosed (core team emerged from LayerZero Labs) ## Core Business - Primary industry: Blockchain infrastructure / DeFi (Decentralized Finance) - Target customers: B2B (protocols, dApps, institutions) and B2C (end-users transferring assets cross-chain) - Mission: To become the standard unified liquidity layer for the omnichain economy – “how money moves onchain.” ## Products & Services - **Stargate Protocol**: A composable cross-chain liquidity transport protocol that offers guaranteed instant finality for asset transfers between blockchains. Supports native, OFT, and (coming soon) Hydra assets. Integrated with 45+ networks. - **Stargate API**: Provides developers with a programmatic interface to integrate cross-chain transfers directly into their applications, enabling seamless omnichain liquidity access. ## Market Standing - **Valuation**: Not disclosed - **Key Metric**: Over **$50 billion** in lifetime transfer volume (as of mid-2025) - **Notable Partners / Users**: Circle, Tether, Ethena – major stablecoin issuers and protocols leverage Stargate’s liquidity layer. - **Growth Signals**: Expansion to 45+ blockchains; introduction of Hydra asset support; sustained volume growth despite market conditions; active development of governance and enterprise solutions. ## Competitive Advantages - **Unified Liquidity**: Unlike fragmented bridges, Stargate pools liquidity across chains into a single hub, improving capital efficiency. - **Instant Finality**: Guaranteed finality on the destination chain eliminates settlement risk. - **LayerZero Backbone**: Built on LayerZero’s omnichain messaging infrastructure, giving it deep composability and security from one of the most battle-tested interoperability protocols. - **Ecosystem Adoption**: Already integrated by leading protocols and stablecoin issuers, creating strong network effects. ## Strategic Focus - **Scaling the supported network set** to cover all major L1s and L2s. - **Launching Hydra assets** to enable more flexible cross-chain token standards. - **Enhancing developer tooling** (API, docs) to attract more builders. - **Advancing decentralized governance** to transition control to the community (Stargate Foundation oversees this process). ## Why Work Here - **Impact-focused mission**: Work on core infrastructure that powers the multi-chain future of finance. - **Small, lean team** (reported ~2 core employees, plus broader foundation contributors) – high ownership and direct influence on protocol design. - **Remote-friendly**: Team distributed across Zambia, Poland, Canada, and other locations. - **Engineering culture**: Smart contract development (Solidity, LayerZero), cross-chain architecture, and open-source ethos. - **Recent open roles** (via Ashby): Smart Contract Engineer, Head of Partnerships – indicating growth and institutional focus. ## Sources 1. [stargate.finance/about](https://stargate.finance/about) 2. [LinkedIn – Stargate Finance](https://www.linkedin.com/company/stargate-finance) 3. [Stargate Documentation](https://docs.stargate.finance/introduction/overview) 4. [Smart Contract Engineer listing](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/stargate-foundation/86a0163c-adb0-408c-b363-5cecd711e051) 5. 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