Senior Protocol Engineer (Move VM)

As a Senior Protocol Engineer at Global Settlement, you own the Move VM layer of GSX Chain, a dual-VM settlement network for regulated stablecoins, tokenized funds, and real-world assets. You will write production Move code and shape the VM itself, the resource model standard every issuer builds on, and the tooling around it. This role combines deep protocol work with hands-on coding in Move and Rust, based in person in Miami with meaningful early-stage equity.

What you'll do

• Shape how the Move VM evolves on GSX Chain, including its integration with the EVM over shared account state and the shared balance map
• Design and build the core Move modules: regulated asset types, issuer and compliance controls, transfer rules, and the registries behind them
• Define the resource and object model standards that issuers, the application suite, and the EVM projection build against
• Harden Move code against asset-safety failures through formal specification with the Move Prover where it pays, exhaustive testing, and external audit
• Build developer tooling: SDK bindings, test frameworks, and deployment paths for Move on GSX Chain
• Own the incident path for VM and module faults, including upgrade and migration of live modules
• Work directly with the protocol, application, and tokenization engineers, and with issuers integrating on the chain
• Spend roughly 80% of your time coding, 10% strategizing and coordinating with team members, and 10% documenting

What you bring

• 5+ years of software engineering, with at least 6 months of production Move experience on Aptos, Sui, or a comparable Move chain (2+ years preferred)
• Deep understanding of the Move resource model, abilities, object ownership, and the failure modes they prevent
• Production depth in Move and Rust, with the flexibility to switch stacks as the roadmap moves
• Experience shipping audited asset or token modules that hold real value
• Understanding of blockchain execution, state, and finality beyond the contract layer
• Daily use of AI coding tools such as Claude Code or Cursor to multiply your output and the team's

Nice to have

• Move VM internals, Move Prover, or compiler contributions
• Dual-VM or EVM interoperability experience
• Regulated stablecoin, tokenized fund, or RWA issuance systems
• Financial services or regulated settlement background
• Cloud infrastructure such as AWS, GCP, or Azure, and containerization experience with Docker or Kubernetes

What we offer

• Salary of $120,000-$240,000 per year
• Meaningful early-stage equity
• In-person role in Miami, Florida
• Relocation support available; new hires may start remote and relocate to Miami within 60 days of start date

About Global Settlement

Global Settlement is building institutional-grade blockchain settlement infrastructure that bridges traditional banking and digital markets through stablecoins, commodities, FX, and real-world assets. GSX Chain is a dual-VM network combining Move and EVM over shared account state, bringing real-time, regulated digital asset transactions to global settlement.