Full-Time

Senior Protocol Engineer

Rust

Confirmed live in the last 24 hours

OP Labs

OP Labs

51-200 employees

No salary listed

Senior

Remote in USA

Category
Backend Engineering
Software Engineering
Required Skills
Rust
Blockchain
Go
Cryptography
Requirements
  • A deep understanding of the Rust language and ecosystem.
  • Blockchain development experience.
  • Experience in systems programming, particularly in developing low-level software such as virtual machines, interpreters, or compilers.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to document technical details clearly and collaborate effectively with team members.
  • Strong understanding of cryptographic principles.
Responsibilities
  • Contribute to important Rust-based Ethereum and OP Stack infrastructure including OP Reth, Kona, and related open-source tools and libraries.
  • Evolve our proof system to meet stage 2 requirements using dispute games and/or validity proofs.
  • Assist in occasional maintenance of existing Go-based infrastructure as needed.
  • Work with other teams and other disciplines within OP Labs, and with our ecosystem of external developers and partners.
Desired Qualifications
  • Experience with Zero Knowledge Proofs is a nice-to-have.

Company Size

51-200

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

McLean, Virginia

Founded

2019

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Increased interest in ZK rollups boosts OP Labs' blockchain scalability efforts.
  • Partnerships with Coinbase enhance security and credibility for OP Labs.
  • The rise of Layer-3 networks offers new scalability opportunities for OP Labs.

What critics are saying

  • Competition from Arbitrum's Layer-3 networks may divert users from Optimism.
  • $56 million token unlock could lead to market volatility for OP Labs.
  • Resource allocation for Coinbase partnership may slow other OP Labs projects.

What makes OP Labs unique

  • OP Labs is pioneering permissionless fault proofs on the Optimism mainnet.
  • The company is collaborating with Succinct Labs on innovative ZK rollup solutions.
  • OP Labs has secured talent like former Consensys product lead Ben Edgington.

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Remote Work Options

Company News

Crypto News
Sep 11th, 2024
Succinct and OP Labs team up on ZK rollups

On Sept. 11, Succinct Labs announced its partnership with OP Labs, a startup contributing to the development of the Optimism op-3.23% Optimism protocol, to create OP Succinct.

Crypto Briefing
Jun 29th, 2024
Optimism to unlock $56 million in tokens today, OP slides 2%

Earlier this month, OP Labs, the development team behind Optimism, announced the launch of permissionless fault proofs on the Optimism mainnet, a milestone for the project as it moves closer to its goal of a decentralized network.

The Block
Feb 8th, 2024
Former Consensys product lead Ben Edgington joins OP Labs

Former Consensys product lead Ben Edgington joins OP Labs.

CipherTrace
Nov 17th, 2023
Crypto && Coffee 146 - Ciphertrace

OP Labs announces the first post-Bedrock network upgrade for the Optimism ecosystem, Canyon.

Truth Group
Oct 27th, 2023
Arbitrum, Ethereum's Largest Layer-2 Blockchain, Declares 'Layer-3' Networks Prepared for Mainnet

Competing against Orbit is OP Labs, the driving force behind OP Mainnet, a layer-2 chain previously known as Optimism.