Product Manager, Offchain Labs
Core Protocol
Ethereum layer 2 scaling solution
Open for applications
Ethereum layer 2 scaling solution
21-100 employees
Open for applications
21-100 employees
Company mission
Offchain Labs' mission is to make Blockchain better.
Role
Who you are
- Experience: 3-5 years in a PM role or a closely related technical capacity
- Blockchain Enthusiast: A burning curiosity and/or deep understanding of blockchain technologies
- Communication Maven: Stellar written and verbal communication skills. Comfortable influencing and collaborating with individuals across the organization
- Technical & Business Acumen: Capable of diving deep into the technical details while keeping an eye on the broader business objectives
- Team Player: Flexible, dependable, and thrives in ambiguous situations. Takes ownership when needed
- You work well, and even thrive, in uncertain or ambiguous environments. You can make informed decisions with limited information, excel at turning ambiguity into clear, actionable plans, and continuously strive to obtain, synthesize, & productively react to new information to evaluate current priorities and re-navigate if necessary
- You have developed or experimented with software, infrastructure, and/or blockchain applications - with side projects, hobbyist projects, and/or hackathons to demonstrate your technical acumen. Bonus points if it’s blockchain-related
- Educational Background: A degree in Computer Science or an Engineering field. Alternatively, hands-on experience in building software products, be it through personal projects or professional ventures
- Industry Experience: A proven track record of shipping production-grade software, especially targeted at a developer audience. Familiarity with software development processes is crucial. Prior experience at a fast-growing tech company or a software startup is a big plus
- Working at a protocol team in the blockchain industry is a plus
- Working on distributed systems as a technical contributor is a plus
What the job involves
- At Offchain Labs, we're pushing the boundaries of what's possible in the blockchain domain
- As part of the Product team at Offchain Labs, you will get to work with leaders in the blockchain space solving novel technical, economic, and social challenges
- In this role you’ll help drive the roadmap for Arbitrum Nitro, a cutting edge blockchain scaling solution
- You’ll collaborate closely with our backend engineering team, research team, and company leaders, including our CTO and Head of Product
- Own and deliver against a scaling-focused & innovation-focused roadmap — ruthlessly prioritizing the changes we ship from bandwidth improvements to broader adoption of EIPs/RIPs, and bringing to market novel, 0-to-1 technologies
- Interface directly with our dedicated Research team to turn breakthroughs into finely scoped product changes (or new products), and integrate feedback into our exploratory pipeline
- Proactively identify requirements at a technical and non-technical level to ensure continuous product success — from docs, to ecosystem infrastructure, to granular front-end details
- Strategically guide and inform our engineering teams, helping source and synthesize feedback from: existing projects and users, the ever evolving market landscape, and underlying technical considerations to prioritize development work
- Be a force amplifier for our marketing and partnerships teams to deliver successful but technically sound messaging for new product launches and protocol changes to educate and inform
- Integrate across the company, ensuring that our engineering, design, marketing, partnerships, and other teams are tightly aligned
Our take
The Ethereum blockchain has seen a surge in activity over the past year or so - but, much to users' frustration, its transaction volume has failed to scale accordingly, leading to hefty gas fees and slow transaction times. Offchain Labs is one of a few players developing Layer 2 rollup solutions, and its Arbitrum rollup has gathered substantial momentum and support in a relatively short time.
Offchain Labs’ Arbitrum claims to offer all the benefits of a rollup - less costly, more efficient - without compromising on security. It is, at the time of writing, the only scaling solution for Ethereum that has working fraud proofs, and at the end of 2021 was dominating the layer 2 rollup market share.
This kind of high profile and superior efficacy is what determines a successful blockchain technology. With Offchain Labs’ leadership pedigree, it’s no surprise the company is leading rollup innovation efforts. This sector, however, moves a lightning speed - and the competing ZK rollups are by no means out of the picture just yet.
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Insights
Few candidates hear
back within 2 weeks
82% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)
Aug 2021
$120m
SERIES B
Apr 2021
$20m
SERIES A
Total funding: $143.7m
Company benefits
- Health, Dental and Vision Insurance
- 401(k) with company match
- Pre-tax commuter benefits
- Environment geared toward brainstorming and learning
- Generous paid time off - everyone needs to recharge!
Company HQ
Princeton, NJ
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Leadership
Steven Goldfeder
(CEO)A Princeton PhD graduate in Computer Science, who also worked as a postdoctoral researcher at Cornell Tech.
Ed Felten
(Chief Scientist)A retired Princeton professor of Comp Sci & Public Affairs, who formerly worked as Deputy United States CTO at the White House.
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