Join the core engineering team behind Sui’s dominant lending protocol, managing over $380M in TVL with a 61% market share. You will design, develop, and secure high-performance smart contracts using Move and Solidity, building the foundational liquidity layer for nearly a million users on the fastest-growing Layer 1 blockchain.
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Smart Contract Engineer at NAVI Protocol — VC-backed Sui DeFi Infrastructure
NAVI Protocol is the dominant DeFi infrastructure on Sui, boasting a 61% market share and over $380M in TVL. We are looking for a Senior Smart Contract Engineer to join our Palo Alto-based team and own the development of core protocol logic. If you want to build foundational liquidity layers on the fastest-growing L1 alongside investors like OKX Ventures and Hashed, this is your chance to ship code that manages hundreds of millions in assets for nearly a million users.
Overview
Why this role stands out
Company
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NAVI Protocol - Leading Sui DeFi infrastructure backed by OKX Ventures and Hashed.
Responsibilities
What you will do
- Design, develop, and deploy production-grade smart contracts for lending, borrowing, and vault protocols on the Sui network.
- Lead comprehensive security reviews and collaborate with top-tier audit firms to ensure the absolute integrity of protocol-critical code.
- Integrate complex smart contract logic with existing blockchain infrastructure and front-end applications to deliver seamless DeFi experiences.
Candidate profile
Who this is a fit for
- Proven track record shipping production-level DeFi smart contracts for lending, borrowing, or liquidity protocols with a security-first mindset.
- Deep proficiency in Move, Solidity, or Rust, coupled with a fundamental understanding of crypto primitives and Web3 infrastructure.
- Strong technical communicator capable of articulating complex architecture decisions and collaborating effectively within a global, fast-paced engineering team.
What makes it remarkable
Why this role is remarkable
- Work at the epicenter of the Move ecosystem on a protocol that already dominates the Sui lending market with nearly a million users.
- Build foundational DeFi primitives alongside a world-class team backed by top-tier investors including OKX Ventures, Hashed, and Dao5.
- Drive high-impact innovation across lending, LSDeFi, and automated vaults while maintaining zero-tolerance security standards for hundreds of millions in assets.
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