Protocol Security Engineer
Job Description
OP Labs is building Optimism mainnet, and by extension, the infrastructure that powers all OP-Stack chains. We are improving Ethereum’s performance by orders of magnitude and donating the profits from doing so to funding Ethereum public goods.
Requirement(s)
What are the role responsibilities? Oversee a team of engineers dedicated to decentralizing the Optimism core protocol. Empower the engineering team to achieve a high level of technical productivity, reliability, and simplicity—build and reinforce a shipping culture Manage team career development by coaching and mentoring engineers through continuous feedback, goal setting, and development plans Marry research into state-of-the-art technology with a relentless desire to ship product What skills do you bring? 2+ years of people management experience at a high-growth startup Strong working knowledge of cryptocurrency protocols Experience building crypto/web3 products specifically in the Ethereum ecosystem—experience in Go and Solidity strongly preferred Experience recruiting and building high-performing engineering teams Experience managing geographically distributed teams Experience managing and developing both junior engineers as well as senior individual contributors Ability to develop and ship long-term, complex engineering roadmaps The ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment in a rapidly evolving, cutting-edge industry Clear and persuasive writing and in-person communication Working knowledge of ZK proof systems a big plus
