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Role Responsibilities:

  • Own features through the full lifecycle: from architecture, implementation, and docs to deployment and monitoring. Working cross functionally to create maximum impact.
  • Build rigorous conformance and adversarial tests to ensure implementation compatibility.
  • Execute safe protocol upgrades and resolve complex availability/performance issues.
  • Use AI-assisted engineering tools effectively while maintaining rigorous standards for correctness, security, review, and technical ownership.

Skills and Experience:

  • Professional record of shipping production software and maintainable Rust systems.
  • Deep knowledge of Ethereum (EVM, JSON-RPC, clients) and distributed systems.
  • Ability to navigate ambiguity and communicate complex design decisions effectively.
  • (Preferred) Familiarity with op-node, kona, or Reth implementations.
  • (Preferred) Ability to read and navigate production Go code while migrating behavior into Rust.
  • (Bonus) Proficiency in Solidity for system-level smart contracts.

OP Labs

OP Labs builds Optimism, an open-source blockchain network powering next-gen financial infrastructure. A small team building at speed with $178M from a16z and Paradigm, remote-friendly with a NYC hub.

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