Senior Protocol Engineer

About the Role

p gt;This role is strong gt;IN PERSON /strong gt;at our office in Miami, Florida. Must be able to commute to the office or be open to relocation. /p gt; p gt; br gt; /p gt;Senior Protocol Engineer p gt; strong gt;Global Settlement · Miami, FL /strong gt; /p gt; p gt;Senior Protocol Engineer to build the core chain architecture behind institutional settlement infrastructure. Hands-on consensus, node infrastructure, distributed systems, and cross-chain design. Rust or Go. 5+ years engineering, 3+ in blockchain protocol work. /p gt; p gt; br gt; /p gt;About Global Settlement p gt;Global Settlement is building institutional-grade blockchain settlement infrastructure connecting traditional banking to digital markets across stablecoins, commodities, FX, and real-world assets (RWAs). The global reach of SWIFT, rebuilt for real-time, regulated digital asset settlement. /p gt; p gt;Small team, early stage, and you d be building the chain itself. /p gt; p gt; br gt; /p gt;The Role p gt;This is protocol engineering, not application development. You ll own node infrastructure, consensus mechanisms, cross-chain systems, and settlement protocol design. /p gt; p gt;Smart contract work is part of the job. It isn t the center of it. If your experience is primarily Solidity, this isn t the right fit. /p gt; p gt; br gt; /p gt;What You ll Own ul gt; li gt;Design, build, and operate blockchain node infrastructure and settlement protocol architecture /li gt; li gt;Implement and tune consensus mechanisms (BFT, PoS, PoA) for enterprise throughput and deterministic finality /li gt; li gt;Architect cross-chain communication and bridging for multi-network settlement /li gt; li gt;Drive security, scalability, and reliability across all chain-level systems /li gt; li gt;Lead research on L1/L2 architectures, emerging protocols, and settlement patterns /li gt; li gt;Write the RFCs and architecture decision records engineering builds against /li gt; li gt;Mentor engineers and set infrastructur...