Research Scientist/Engineer, Offchain Labs
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Ethereum layer 2 scaling solution
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Ethereum layer 2 scaling solution
101-200 employees
Be an early applicant
More information about location
101-200 employees
Company mission
Offchain Labs' mission is to make Blockchain better.
Role
Who you are
- Doctorate degree in Computer Science/Engineering or related discipline, or Master’s degree in Computer Science/Engineering, or equivalent work experience
- 1–2 years of relevant research and development experience in academic and/or industry settings
- Deep expertise in one or more distributed systems, security, or cryptographic research areas (e.g., distributed protocols, design and analysis of cryptographic algorithms, formal methods, secure multi-party computation, system security, and/or their application to data protection and privacy, authentication, payments, and cryptocurrencies)
- Familiarity with or willingness to learn blockchain technologies
- An open-minded research approach and genuine intellectual curiosity
- Ability to explain complex concepts in simple terms to a non-technical audience
- Attention to detail and a commitment to excellence
- A positive attitude and a passion for sharing knowledge within your team, organization, and broader community
- Experience or interest with layer 2 technologies is a plus
What the job involves
- Attack fundamental challenges to building scalable, secure, reliable, user-friendly blockchain systems
- Reason through the emerging trends in the crypto and blockchain space and identify (non)obvious opportunities for Offchain Labs
- Proactively perform feasibility studies and analysis for new protocols, architectures, and feature enhancements
- Design and write technical specifications and academic papers
- Design and build proofs of concept
- Collaborate with research colleagues, share knowledge and expertise, and solve problems together
- Work with teams across the broader organization, including engineering, product, and business development, to think beyond current technical limitations in delivering the best experience for developers and users
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 determines a successful blockchain technology. With Offchain Labs’ leadership pedigree and its string of acquisitions, it’s no surprise the company is leading rollup innovation efforts. This sector, however, moves at lightning speed—and the competing ZK rollups are by no means out of the picture just yet.
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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!
Leadership
Steven Goldfeder
(Co-Founder & CEO)A Princeton PhD graduate in Computer Science, who also worked as a postdoctoral researcher at Cornell Tech.
Ed Felten
(Co-Founder & 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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