This role focuses on protocol development. Proceed if you’re a hacker at heart, you can work from earliest R&D to final implementation, and these things are of interest to you: rollups, precompiles, predeploys, proof systems, EVM, real people using what you’ve built.

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Responsibilities:

• Design and implement enshrined rollup functionality and other VM-level optimizations and related services
• Conduct threshold-advancing research and proof-of-concept work in these areas
• Directly influence the protocol roadmap and strategy
• Be a tech lead and contribute to the Ethereum ecosystem more broadly through EIPs and RIPs

Requirements:

• At least 4 years of blockchain development experience with a focus on Ethereum/EVM
• Experience with rollup architectures and cross-chain interactions
• Strong computer science fundamentals
• Informed opinions on the rollup ecosystem and current developments in the Ethereum technical roadmap
• Apparent interest and passion for contributing to the crypto ecosystem
• A bias for startups: constant problem solving, high ownership and accountability, smaller teams

Nice-to-haves

• Experience writing Solidity smart contracts
• High confidence in Rust and/or Go
• Active and demonstrated contributions to open source crypto projects
• Prior experience in distributed systems, infra and/or security

Benefits

• Fully remote organization that allows you to work anywhere in the US, Canada, or North American time zones (other exceptions considered case-by-case)
• 100% employer-sponsored medical, vision and dental coverage for you, your spouse and your dependents
• Flexible vacation and work culture
• Work-from-home stipend, monthly wellness allowance, and annual learning & development allowance
• 401(k) plan with company match (if eligible based on residency)
• Regular co-working opportunities in different cities throughout the US