Senior Staff Protocol Engineer
About the Role
You will lead research and development to dramatically increase chain throughput. You will work on execution and consensus client internals (for example geth, reth, lighthouse), implement improvements to the OP Stack to reduce L1 data footprints, and contribute to external scaling efforts such as PeerDAS. You will define technical direction, create roadmaps, and communicate requirements with cross-functional partners and the wider Ethereum ecosystem.
Requirements
- 10+ years of software engineering experience and research background in scaling, parallelization, protocols, or distributed databases
- Proven leadership in scaling high throughput systems
- Understanding of EVM and client software internals (geth or reth)
- Familiarity with database internals and high performance database systems
- Knowledge of the Ethereum scaling roadmap and onchain-forward technologies
- Awareness of architecture best practices including security and performance
- Executive communication skills to collaborate with designers, engineers, and product managers
Responsibilities
- Lead research and development of initiatives to improve and scale chain throughput
- Hack on execution and consensus client internals such as geth, reth, and lighthouse to extend capacity and capabilities
- Improve the OP Stack by reducing the footprint of data that must be made L1-available
- Contribute to external scaling efforts such as PeerDAS
- Drive technical direction, establish roadmaps, and communicate with cross-functional teams and the Ethereum ecosystem
Benefits
- Bonus eligibility
- Equity eligibility
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- 401(k)