--- title: 'Systems Engineer at LayerZero Labs' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/systems-engineer-layerzero-labs-vancouver-n4gbfdejj60c' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-09-06' --- # Systems Engineer at LayerZero Labs - **Company:** LayerZero Labs - **Location:** Vancouver, Canada - **Posted:** 2026-03-16 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-06 - **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/layerzerolabs/jobs/5826155004 ## Job description LayerZero The Future is Omnichain. Founded in 2021, LayerZero’s vision is to create a community of cross-chain developers, building dApps that are no longer constrained by individual blockchain capabilities. With LayerZero's simple, generic messaging protocol, builders will develop cross-chain dApps designed to unify the power of individual blockchains. We are funded by the best investors in the world including: a16z, Sequoia, PayPal, Binance Ventures, Coinbase Ventures, Uniswap Labs, Circle Ventures, Delphi Digital, and many more. ## ABOUT THE ROLE We’re seeking a Systems Engineer to join LayerZero. In this role, you’ll build the foundational systems that power our execution and infrastructure layers, including Zero. This is a low-level, performance-critical role focused on runtime architecture, concurrency, and scalable execution. You will make architectural decisions that directly impact how our systems execute, scale, and remain stable under load. ## WHAT YOU'LL DO We’re looking for an engineer experienced in building robust, high-performance systems who is excited about solving hard infrastructure problems. You’ll work on distributed execution systems with strict correctness and performance requirements. - Architect high-performance systems and leverage AI to implement them in Rust. - Build and optimize core runtime, networking, or state management components. - Profile and improve performance both at low-level (CPU, memory) and cluster-scale (network, scheduling). - Debug race conditions, deadlocks, and production performance issues. - Contribute to architectural decisions around scheduling, synchronization, and system scalability. - Own systems end-to-end from design through production. ## ABOUT YOU - Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or equivalent practical experience. - 2+ years of experience building systems-level or performance-critical software. - Strong proficiency in systems programming and leveraging AI to build software. - Deep understanding of concurrency, CPU architecture, cache hierarchy, and operating systems . - Experience designing or contributing to low-level storage, compute, or network infrastructure. - Strong intuition for striking a pragmatic balance between complexity for performance and simplicity for robustness - Experience using low-level profiling and debugging tools in production environments. - Interest in working on distributed and execution-layer systems. ## Equal Opportunity Employer LayerZero Labs is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace. LayerZero Labs is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, protected veteran status, disability, age, or any other legally protected status. ## About LayerZero Labs ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: LayerZero Labs builds permissionless infrastructure for blockchain interoperability, enabling secure cross-chain communication and asset transfers. - **Entity Type**: Private (funding stage: Series B and later corporate round) - **Headquarters**: Vancouver, Canada - **Founded**: 2021 - **Founders**: Bryan Pellegrino (Co-Founder & CEO), Raz Zarick (Co-Founder & CTO) ## Core Business - **Primary industry/industries**: Blockchain infrastructure, interoperability protocols, decentralized finance (DeFi) - **Target customers**: B2B – FinTech, banking, DeFi protocols, asset issuers, and blockchain applications. - **Mission or purpose statement**: Build technology that makes decentralization viable, scalable, and inevitable. Create “Better Money Technology” through permissionless, censorship-resistant, and immutable infrastructure. ## Products & Services - **[LayerZero Protocol](https://layerzero.network/)**: An omnichain interoperability protocol that allows low-level communication between blockchains, enabling cross-chain applications without trusted third parties. Type: Protocol/API. - **[Zero Blockchain](https://layerzero.network/)**: A heterogeneous blockchain that becomes more performant as more nodes join, scaling to 2M TPS per zone. Designed as the “last blockchain.” Type: Layer-1 blockchain. - **[Stargate](https://layerzero.network/)**: A fully composable liquidity transport protocol at the heart of omnichain DeFi, enabling seamless asset transfers across chains. Type: Protocol/DeFi application. ## Market Standing - **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly available (private company). - **Key Metrics**: **Total Funding**: $350.8M (8 rounds). **Annual Revenue**: $2.2M (LinkedIn estimate). **Total Value of Assets Secured**: $75B+. **Historical Volume**: $200B+. - **Notable Investors/Partners**: Sequoia Capital, FTX Ventures, The Spartan Group, OpenSea Ventures, Alameda Research, Tether (corporate round, Feb 2026). Over 700 partners in FinTech, Banking, and DeFi. - **Growth Signals**: 125 employees (+29.8% YoY), 19 active job postings, offices in Vancouver and New York City. Recent corporate round led by Tether (Feb 2026) signals continued investor confidence. ## Competitive Advantages - **Permissionless & Censorship-Resistant**: No single point of failure; valid transactions cannot be permanently blocked. - **Immutable Core Technology**: LayerZero’s underlying infrastructure cannot be modified, upgraded, or rolled back. - **Heterogeneous Blockchain Design (Zero)**: Scales throughput linearly as nodes join (up to 2M TPS per zone), unlike traditional blockchains. - **Proven Adoption**: $75B+ in assets secured and $200B+ in historical volume across hundreds of teams. ## Strategic Focus - **Growth Priorities**: Expand interoperability solutions for institutional finance, deepen partnerships with asset issuers and chains, and scale the Zero blockchain ecosystem. - **Recent Moves**: Corporate round from Tether (2026) indicates focus on stablecoin and real-world asset integration. Active hiring in engineering, business development, and product roles globally (especially APAC). ## Why Work Here - **Culture**: Mission-driven, decentralized ethos – “how we build is as important as what we build.” Emphasis on permissionless, censorship-resistant technology. - **Remote/Hybrid**: Hybrid model with physical offices in Vancouver (HQ) and New York City; many roles list specific locations. - **Engineering Excellence**: Tech stack includes Go, Rust, Typescript, Kubernetes, AWS, Snowflake, and blockchain tools. Engineering roles focus on protocol, backend, systems, and reliability. - **Notable Perks**: Work on cutting-edge blockchain infrastructure with top talent (former employees from Kraken, AWS, Meta, Coinbase). Strong growth trajectory (29% headcount increase) and exposure to high-impact DeFi projects. ## Sources 1. [layerzero.network](https://layerzero.network/) 2. [layerzero.network/about](https://layerzero.network/about) 3. [layerzero.network/careers](https://layerzero.network/careers) 4. [LinkedIn - LayerZero Labs](https://ca.linkedin.com/company/layerzerolabs) 5. 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