Compiler/PolkaVM Software Engineer

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Requirements:

• Experience or eagerness to learn about virtual machines and RISC-V.
• Understanding of AMD64 assembly, dynamic recompilation, and bytecode interpreters.
• Knowledge of compilers, particularly in code optimization and machine code generation.
• Familiarity with low level memory management and operating system interfaces, especially Linux.
• Awareness of security sandboxing and performance engineering.
• Interest in zero knowledge proof systems and virtual machines.

Responsibilities:

• Work on a state-of-the-art RISC-V based virtual machine.
• Develop and maintain an LLVM-based EVM to RISC-V recompiler.
• Create comprehensive benchmark suites to track and improve performance against competing technologies.
• Integrate technologies into the smart contract execution environment.