OP Labs is the team building the technology behind Optimism, the leading blockchain infrastructure provider powering 65% of all Layer 2 transactions. Our open-source OP Stack enables developers and enterprises to launch scalable, secure, and customizable onchain networks with ease. Backed by a16z, Paradigm, and others, OP Labs has raised over $175M to drive the next generation of onchain innovation.
Role and Responsibilities
We’re looking for an experienced Protocol Engineer to join the Proofs Team. We’re developing the infrastructure that enables the secure and permissionless withdrawal of funds from OP Stack chains and the Superchain. As a Protocol Engineer at OP Labs, you’ll help contribute to the evolution of our proof system, evolving it to ZK proofs with fast withdrawals.
What are the role responsibilities?
Evolve our proof system to meet stage 2 requirements using ZK validity proofs and a multi-proof system
Develop important Rust-based OP Stack infrastructure, and some Go-based infrastructure and tools
Help keep the Superchain secure by improving our monitoring and automated response systems
What skills do you bring?
Proven experience developing in Rust, Go, Java, or another similar language
Blockchain development experience and strong understanding of cryptographic principles
Experience in systems programming or blockchain protocol engineering
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to document technical details clearly and collaborate effectively with team members
Solidity development experience is a nice-to-have
Experience with Zero Knowledge Proofs or ZK VMs is a nice-to-have
What will you like about us?
We take care of our employees. Competitive compensation, fully paid medical, dental, and vision, and a 4% 401K match.
We take pride in the accomplishments of our teammates and support each other in doing the best work of our careers.
Our team is a diverse group of people from varied backgrounds. We cherish our eclecticism and consider it a great strength.
We’re fully remote, deeply engaged, highly skilled, and like to have fun.
We think long-term. Our founders have been scaling Ethereum since 2015.
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What We Do
Everybody and their mother working on blockchains loves the word “decentralization”. On a broad, world-changing scale, we can all agree that it’s important. Yet, when we zoom into the specifics of how to build this decentralized world, we find many diverse approaches. Whether it’s defi, identity, art, healthcare, or anything in between, a single dependency unites each dream for the future: scalability.
We at OP Labs are building the critical infrastructure to address this need -- a protocol called Optimism -- an extension to Ethereum that scales both its technology and philosophy and enables orders of magnitude more performance. Ethereum will enable the greatest change in human coordination since the birth of the internet, and through the Optimism protocol, OP Labs is here to help bring it to the masses.
Join a team that is passionate about solving complex problems by exploring (and/or expanding) the boundaries of technology! We are a remote first company with local hubs where teams can co-work IRL, when safely able to do so. We aim to grow quickly, so come help us build! :-)
