Tenbin Labs - Founding Anchor Engineer (Solidity)

Tenbin Labs is looking for a founding smart contract engineer to architect and build Tenbin protocol. You will be working closely with leadership, our backend team, and our frontend team to create secure and efficient smart contracts.

About Us

Tenbin Labs is building a tokenized asset issuance protocol for Real World Assets (RWAs), starting with FX stables and commodities. Our system enables yield-bearing, composable assets that are swappable, liquidatable, and natively integrated across DeFi. Backed by $7M from top venture funds, exchanges, and market makers, we’re creating a capital-efficient framework where the marginal cost of issuing new assets approaches zero, unlocking seamless on-chain access to a broad range of exposures.

Our team brings deep expertise across traditional finance and crypto, with backgrounds at Spearbit, Flow Traders, and leading DeFi research groups.

What you will do

Design and implement the core smart contract architecture for a novel tokenized asset protocol.
Build robust, gas-efficient contracts that handle complex financial operations including versioned yield distribution, collateral management, and settlement mechanisms
Collaborate with our backend team to ensure seamless integration between on-chain protocol logic and off-chain systems
Work closely with auditors and security researchers to ensure the highest standards of protocol security and reliability
Mentor and guide other smart contract engineers as we expand our protocol capabilities

Who you are

You have deep expertise in Solidity and EVM-based smart contract development with a track record of shipping production protocols
You excel at designing complex financial primitives and understand the nuances of DeFi protocol architecture
You are obsessed with security and have experience implementing advanced access controls, emergency mechanisms, and upgrade patterns
You can navigate the balance between gas optimization and code readability while maintaining the highest security standards

What you need to succeed

4+ years of experience in smart contract development with multiple production deployments
Expert-level Solidity skills with deep understanding of EVM internals, gas optimization, and advanced contract patterns
Extensive experience with DeFi protocols including yield farming, liquidity provision, and tokenomics design
Strong financial knowledge involving complex settlement logic, collateral management, and multi-asset systems
Hands-on experience with smart contract testing frameworks (Foundry) and formal verification tools like Certora
Deep understanding of protocol security including common attack vectors, access control patterns, and emergency response mechanisms
Experience with proxy patterns, upgradeability, and governance mechanisms
Experience with oracle integration and price feed security

Nice to haves (Not an issue as long as you can learn ahead of the interview)