OP Labs

We believe Ethereum has the potential to solve some of humanity’s most crucial coordination issues. Since our initial inception as a research group, we have sought to scale both its technology and values.
At present, the most pressing bottleneck to the growth of Ethereum is its performance and scalability. We are building the most elegant solution to this problem. We do this in the open (under an MIT open source license) because we believe in open source innovation and its ability to accelerate growth.
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. By operating as a Public Benefit Corporation, OP Labs can align its incentives with the public good and take positive-sum steps toward a sustainable future for the internet.
In this role, you will develop the fault proofs underpinning OP Stack chains alongside a strong team of protocol engineers committed to code quality and velocity. We value contributors excited about solving computer science problems and decentralization. You can read more about the work here. 
What are the role responsibilities?
Work alongside the OP Labs Interop pod towards the development of the multi-proof OP Stack
Own features from design to implementation
Implement protocol upgrades
Support additional core development teams in contributing to the OP Stack
What skills do you bring?
Extensive experience in a software engineering role shipping production code
Deep knowledge of Ethereum and the EVM
Strong grasp of computer science and distributed systems fundamentals
Experience writing Go and Solidity or a willingness to learn
What will you like about us?
We take care of our employees. Competitive compensation, fully paid medical, dental, and vision, and a 4% 401K match—learn more about our benefits, culture, and all recruiting FAQ here: https://oplabs.notion.site/OP-Labs-Hiring-FAQ-79f82dd0763e4344b99e9ce3ea1728da.
We take pride in the accomplishments of our teammates and support each other in doing the best work of our careers.
Our team is a diverse group of people from varied backgrounds. We cherish our eclecticism and consider it a great strength.
We’re fully remote, deeply engaged, highly skilled, and like to have fun.
We think long-term. Our founders have been scaling Ethereum since 2015.
We strongly encourage candidates of all different backgrounds to apply. We believe that our work is stronger with a variety of perspectives, and we’re eager to further diversify our company. If you have a background that you feel would make an impact at Optimism, please consider applying. We’re committed to building an inclusive, supportive place for you to do the best work of your career.

We believe Ethereum has the potential to solve some of humanity’s most crucial coordination issues. Since our initial inception as a research group, we have sought to scale both its technology and values.
At present, the most pressing bottleneck to the growth of Ethereum is its performance and scalability. We are building the most elegant solution to this problem. We do this in the open (under an MIT open source license) because we believe in open source innovation and its ability to accelerate growth.
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. By operating as a Public Benefit Corporation, OP Labs can align its incentives with the public good and take positive-sum steps toward a sustainable future for the internet.
We’re looking for a Head of Technical Program Manager to own and grow Optimism’s core development program. This individual will be responsible for stewarding development of the OP Stack by coordinating between high-caliber engineering organizations across the Collective. This role requires a unique blend of engineering leadership, technical expertise, and open source management skills. 
What are the role responsibilities?
Oversee our strategic initiatives with precision by setting clear objectives, aligning team efforts, and ensuring seamless coordination between functions
Ensure delivery by managing the implementation process, maintaining roadmaps, and removing blockers without sacrificing quality or burning out the team
Be a central conduit for information, ensuring messages flow smoothly between OP Labs, core developers, and the Optimism Foundation
Set an example for how OP Labs collaborates, both internally and with the Foundation/core developers
What skills do you bring?
Experience coordinating and delivering complex large-scale software projects. Maybe you’ve worked as a principal engineer, engineering manager, CTO, or technical program manager
Strong technical background with a solid understanding of web3 software development, blockchain platforms, and system design
Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to convey complex technical concepts clearly and effectively
Experience with core development processes or open source software maintenance is a plus, but not required
What will you like about us?
We take care of our employees. Competitive compensation, fully paid medical, dental, and vision, and a 4% 401K match—learn more about our benefits, culture, and all recruiting FAQ here: https://oplabs.notion.site/OP-Labs-Hiring-FAQ-79f82dd0763e4344b99e9ce3ea1728da.
We take pride in the accomplishments of our teammates and support each other in doing the best work of our careers.
Our team is a diverse group of people from varied backgrounds. We cherish our eclecticism and consider it a great strength.
We’re fully remote, deeply engaged, highly skilled, and like to have fun.
We think long-term. Our founders have been scaling Ethereum since 2015.
We strongly encourage candidates of all different backgrounds to apply. We believe that our work is stronger with a variety of perspectives, and we’re eager to further diversify our company. If you have a background that you feel would make an impact at Optimism, please consider applying. We’re committed to building an inclusive, supportive place for you to do the best work of your career.

We believe Ethereum has the potential to solve some of humanity’s most crucial coordination issues. Since our initial inception as a research group, we have sought to scale both its technology and values.
At present, the most pressing bottleneck to the growth of Ethereum is its performance and scalability. We are building the most elegant solution to this problem. We do this in the open (under an MIT open source license) because we believe in open source innovation and its ability to accelerate growth.
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. By operating as a Public Benefit Corporation, OP Labs can align its incentives with the public good and take positive-sum steps toward a sustainable future for the internet.
We’re looking for an experienced product leader to drive growth and development of our Superchain ecosystem. Today, the Superchain consists of >$12B in assets and >4M transactions per day, with more L2s built using OP Stack than any other provider. Success for this role is growing the Superchain to $1T in assets, 100M onchain users, and hundreds of millions of daily transactions.
The Superchain is a marketplace of users and developers and we expect it to be both the best user and developer experiences in crypto. This leader will have ownership of both. In particular, this role will own the developer products and programs needed to bring the next-generation of crypto apps to life.
What are the role responsibilities?
Build the best user and developer experiences in crypto
Define the vision, strategy, and product roadmap to grow the Superchain to $1T in assets and 100M users
Build and manage a team of PMs to achieve the Superchain vision
Be a product and organizational leader in a fast-growing, value-oriented startup environment
Work alongside a growing and senior team of leaders to scale Ethereum and bring the world onchain
Drive growth and development of one of the most ambitious and dynamic two-sided marketplaces in crypto
What skills do you bring?
10+ years experience leading growth-oriented and/or marketplace products
Proven track record of working in ambiguous, developing product spaces and winning
Deep strategic thinking and experience igniting flywheels
Experience building high-impact developer products and growth programs (and you are excited to drive growth and development of one of the most ambitious and dynamic two-sided marketplaces in crypto!)
Experience with open source software, crypto/web3 or developer focused products is a huge plus!
What will you like about us?
We take care of our employees. Competitive compensation, fully paid medical, dental, and vision, and a 4% 401K match—learn more about our benefits, culture, and all recruiting FAQ here: https://oplabs.notion.site/OP-Labs-Hiring-FAQ-79f82dd0763e4344b99e9ce3ea1728da.
We take pride in the accomplishments of our teammates and support each other in doing the best work of our careers.
Our team is a diverse group of people from varied backgrounds. We cherish our eclecticism and consider it a great strength.
We’re fully remote, deeply engaged, highly skilled, and like to have fun.
We think long-term. Our founders have been scaling Ethereum since 2015.
We strongly encourage candidates of all different backgrounds to apply. We believe that our work is stronger with a variety of perspectives, and we’re eager to further diversify our company. If you have a background that you feel would make an impact at Optimism, please consider applying. We’re committed to building an inclusive, supportive place for you to do the best work of your career.

We believe Ethereum has the potential to solve some of humanity’s most crucial coordination issues. Since our initial inception as a research group, we have sought to scale both its technology and values.
At present, the most pressing bottleneck to the growth of Ethereum is its performance and scalability. We are building the most elegant solution to this problem. We do this in the open (under an MIT open source license) because we believe in open source innovation and its ability to accelerate growth.
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. By operating as a Public Benefit Corporation, OP Labs can align its incentives with the public good and take positive-sum steps toward a sustainable future for the internet.
We’re looking for a Senior Technical Program Manager to own and grow Optimism’s core development program. This individual will be responsible for stewarding development of the OP Stack by coordinating between high-caliber engineering organizations across the Collective. This role requires a unique blend of engineering leadership, technical expertise, and open source management skills.
What are the role responsibilities?
Roadmap Development
Work with product, engineering, and the Optimism Foundation to create and maintain a comprehensive roadmap for the OP Stack
Work with product and engineering to define requirements and product specifications
Project Management
Coordinate between OP Labs and external core development teams to assign projects, drive progress, unblock teams, and ensure quality delivery of key roadmap features
Work across functions to ensure we deliver smooth, complete product launches
Act as the DRI for core developer relationships by providing them with resources, support, and direction
Leverage their technical expertise to spot timeline risks early, and work with the team to avoid them
Prioritize and communicate changes in project scope and objectives to adapt to new information
Communication
Be a central conduit for information, ensuring messages flow smoothly between OP Labs, core developers, and the Optimism Foundation
Communicate broadly with the Optimism community to share progress and create awareness of upcoming technical milestones
Keep Labs leadership and the Optimism Foundation informed of progress
Support protocol upgrade governance proposals by writing documentation, answering questions, hosting community calls, and generally creating buy-in throughout Token House and Citizens’ House voters/delegates
What skills do you bring?
Experience coordinating and delivering complex large-scale software projects. Maybe you’ve worked as a principal engineer, engineering manager, CTO, or technical program manager
Strong technical background with a solid understanding of web3 software development, blockchain platforms, and system design
Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to convey complex technical concepts clearly and effectively
Experience with core development processes or open source software maintenance is a plus, but not required
What will you like about us?
We take care of our employees. Competitive compensation, fully paid medical, dental, and vision, and a 4% 401K match—learn more about our benefits, culture, and all recruiting FAQ here: https://oplabs.notion.site/OP-Labs-Hiring-FAQ-79f82dd0763e4344b99e9ce3ea1728da.
We take pride in the accomplishments of our teammates and support each other in doing the best work of our careers.
Our team is a diverse group of people from varied backgrounds. We cherish our eclecticism and consider it a great strength.
We’re fully remote, deeply engaged, highly skilled, and like to have fun.
We think long-term. Our founders have been scaling Ethereum since 2015.
We strongly encourage candidates of all different backgrounds to apply. We believe that our work is stronger with a variety of perspectives, and we’re eager to further diversify our company. If you have a background that you feel would make an impact at Optimism, please consider applying. We’re committed to building an inclusive, supportive place for you to do the best work of your career.

We believe Ethereum has the potential to solve some of humanity’s most crucial coordination issues. Since our initial inception as a research group, we have sought to scale both its technology and values.
At present, the most pressing bottleneck to the growth of Ethereum is its performance and scalability. We are building the most elegant solution to this problem. We do this in the open (under an MIT open source license) because we believe in open source innovation and its ability to accelerate growth.
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. By operating as a Public Benefit Corporation, OP Labs can align its incentives with the public good and take positive-sum steps toward a sustainable future for the internet.
The VP Business Operations & Strategy will play a vital role in driving Optimism’s growth, efficiency, and profitability within the organization by developing and executing strategies that align with the Collective’s goals and objectives. This person will help shape the overall direction and performance of the Optimism Collective.
What are the role responsibilities?
Develop and refine Optimism’s long-term strategic plan by analyzing market trends, identifying growth opportunities, and setting goals and objectives to drive the Collective forward.
Oversee the day-to-day operations of the business, ensuring that processes are efficient and aligned with the company's strategic goals by optimizing workflows, implementing new technologies, and ensuring overall productivity.
Develop budgets, forecast financial performance, and track key financial metrics; responsible for monitoring the company's performance against key metrics and benchmarks, and providing regular reports to senior management and stakeholders.
Oversee revenue planning and goaling while developing accurate revenue forecasts to help identify and size existing and new business opportunities.
Lead efforts to identify and pursue new business opportunities, which could include expanding into new markets, forming strategic partnerships, or launching new product lines.
Provide key performance metrics to the executive leadership team as well as GTM concerning account performance, pipeline management, opportunities/risks, and brand/product performance.
Collaborate with other departments such as DevRel, Marketing and Product to ensure alignment and coordination across the organization.
Develop a deep understanding of our peer and competitor positioning as well as the emerging crypto landscape to inform your recommendations.
Leverage advanced business intelligence tools to provide insights, forecast trends, and drive decision-making.
What skills do you bring?
10+ years of experience in a business-strategy role (management consulting, investment banking, strategy at a hedge fund, operations at a start-up, etc.).
Exceptional analytical skills that help make data-driven decisions and recommendations amongst ambiguity; demonstrated ability to adapt quickly to shifting priorities, and make decisive decisions.
Demonstrated success working in a revenue operations leadership function that has created material growth amidst a rapidly changing industry.
Excellent cross-functional collaborator who is able to move quickly and drive results in a matrixed environment; proven experience building buy-in for recommendations across all departments and levels of the organization.
Strong understanding of blockchain, protocols, Defi, NFTs, DAOs, and other crypto-native technologies and communities.
Proven ability to collaborate with and ideally lead supporting functions (e.g., DevRel, Data, Finance) to further accelerate growth.
Natural curiosity to understand and solve complex business problems.
Superior communication (written/verbal) skills.
What will you like about us?
We take care of our employees. Competitive compensation, fully paid medical, dental, and vision, and a 4% 401K match—learn more about our benefits, culture, and all recruiting FAQ here: https://oplabs.notion.site/OP-Labs-Hiring-FAQ-79f82dd0763e4344b99e9ce3ea1728da.
We take pride in the accomplishments of our teammates and support each other in doing the best work of our careers.
Our team is a diverse group of people from varied backgrounds. We cherish our eclecticism and consider it a great strength.
We’re fully remote, deeply engaged, highly skilled, and like to have fun.
We think long-term. Our founders have been scaling Ethereum since 2015.
We strongly encourage candidates of all different backgrounds to apply. We believe that our work is stronger with a variety of perspectives, and we’re eager to further diversify our company. If you have a background that you feel would make an impact at Optimism, please consider applying. We’re committed to building an inclusive, supportive place for you to do the best work of your career.

From the code to the values, we are Ethereum-aligned. We believe Ethereum has the potential to solve some of humanity’s most crucial coordination issues. Since our initial inception as a non-profit research group, we have sought to scale both its technology and values.
At present the most pressing bottleneck to the growth of Ethereum is its performance and scalability. We are building the most elegant solution to this problem; Optimism's network improves Ethereum's performance by orders of magnitude. We do this out in the open because we believe in open source and its ability to accelerate innovation. We believe the future of the open internet is too important to be left to chance. By operating as a Public Benefit Corporation, OP Labs is able to align its private incentives with public good and take positive-sum steps to provide a sustainable future for the internet.
We are looking for an experienced DevInfra engineer to join our growing DevInfra Pod. The goal of the Pod is to build the best development experience in crypto to support both internal external open source contributors. An ideal candidate is high-agency and excited about ownership of internal tooling and infrastructure.
What are the role responsibilities?
Support internal developer productivity
Optimize continuous integration build and test times
Contribute to the core development of the Optimism protocol, with an emphasis on tooling and infrastructure
Work with the engineering team and DevInfra team lead to tighten the development feedback loop
Ensure our development stack works well for everyone on the team and for external open source contributors
What skills do you bring?
Experience working with Docker and optimizing Docker builds
Experience with Kubernetes
Experience working with Go
Experience making software work on a variety of platforms and operating systems with emphasis on resource usage and monitoring
Willingness to learn from and adapt to the needs of your teammates
Desire to build a fantastic development experience for internal and external teams relying on our code
Familiarity with monorepo based software development
What you'll like about us:
We take care of our employees—from fully paid medical, dental and vision to a 4% 401K match, we've got you covered—learn more about our benefits, culture and all recruiting FAQ here: https://oplabs.notion.site/OP-Labs-Hiring-FAQ-79f82dd0763e4344b99e9ce3ea1728da.
We take pride in the accomplishments of our teammates and support each other in doing the best work of our careers.
Our team is a diverse group of people from a variety of backgrounds and interests. We cherish our eclecticism and consider it a great strength.
We have a transparent, feedback-driven and fun-centric culture.
We are a team of builders—our founding team has been working on Ethereum scalability since 2015.
We strongly encourage candidates of all different backgrounds to apply. We believe that our work is stronger with a variety of perspectives, and we’re eager to further diversify our company. If you have a background that you feel would make an impact at Optimism, please consider applying. We’re committed to building an inclusive, supportive place for you to do the best work of your career.

We believe Ethereum has the potential to solve some of humanity’s most crucial coordination issues. Since our initial inception as a research group, we have sought to scale both its technology and values.
At present, the most pressing bottleneck to the growth of Ethereum is its performance and scalability. We are building the most elegant solution to this problem. We do this in the open (under an MIT open source license) because we believe in open source innovation and its ability to accelerate growth.
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. By operating as a Public Benefit Corporation, OP Labs can align its incentives with the public good and take positive-sum steps toward a sustainable future for the internet.
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
What will you like about us?
We take care of our employees. Competitive compensation, fully paid medical, dental, and vision, and a 4% 401K match—learn more about our benefits, culture, and all recruiting FAQ here: https://oplabs.notion.site/OP-Labs-Hiring-FAQ-79f82dd0763e4344b99e9ce3ea1728da.
We take pride in the accomplishments of our teammates and support each other in doing the best work of our careers.
Our team is a diverse group of people from varied backgrounds. We cherish our eclecticism and consider it a great strength.
We’re fully remote, deeply engaged, highly skilled, and like to have fun.
We think long-term. Our founders have been scaling Ethereum since 2015.
We strongly encourage candidates of all different backgrounds to apply. We believe that our work is stronger with a variety of perspectives, and we’re eager to further diversify our company. If you have a background that you feel would make an impact at Optimism, please consider applying. We’re committed to building an inclusive, supportive place for you to do the best work of your career.

We believe Ethereum has the potential to solve some of humanity’s most crucial coordination issues. Since our initial inception as a research group, we have sought to scale both its technology and values.
At present, the most pressing bottleneck to the growth of Ethereum is its performance and scalability. We are building the most elegant solution to this problem. We do this in the open (under an MIT open source license) because we believe in open source innovation and its ability to accelerate growth.
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. By operating as a Public Benefit Corporation, OP Labs can align its incentives with the public good and take positive-sum steps toward a sustainable future for the internet.
The OP Labs security team is looking for a passionate and innovative protocol security engineer. The person joining the team will be building tooling and platforms to secure the Superchain and help both the OP Labs engineering team and other core devs in the Collective securely ship protocol and ecosystem changes.
What are the role responsibilities?
A successful candidate in this role will own and deliver improvements to the Superchain and OP Stack’s DevSecOps effort, including formal analysis, integration/invariant/fuzz testing infrastructure, and tools to enforce secure coding styles.
Basic Qualifications
3+ years of experience in a software or security engineering role.
2+ years of experience in protocol and smart contract security.
Deep knowledge of Ethereum and the EVM required.
Strong grasp of computer science and distributed systems fundamentals required.
Preferred Qualifications
Prior experience in incident response, deployment safety or DevSecOps for a large protocol.
Experience breaking complex smart contract & client systems into modular components to limit blast radius of security vulnerabilities.
Must be an excellent written communicator. Comfortable writing clear and concise documents that the rest of the team can consume and implement.
Detail oriented. Must be comfortable identifying issues regardless of how small, and helping team triage issues.
High agency. This person must be able to proactively identify issues and improvements, and then fix them. The team shouldn’t have to hand-hold successful candidates.
What will you like about us?
We take care of our employees. Competitive compensation, fully paid medical, dental, and vision, and a 4% 401K match—learn more about our benefits, culture, and all recruiting FAQ here: https://oplabs.notion.site/OP-Labs-Hiring-FAQ-79f82dd0763e4344b99e9ce3ea1728da.
We take pride in the accomplishments of our teammates and support each other in doing the best work of our careers.
Our team is a diverse group of people from varied backgrounds. We cherish our eclecticism and consider it a great strength.
We’re fully remote, deeply engaged, highly skilled, and like to have fun.
We think long-term. Our founders have been scaling Ethereum since 2015.
We strongly encourage candidates of all different backgrounds to apply. We believe that our work is stronger with a variety of perspectives, and we’re eager to further diversify our company. If you have a background that you feel would make an impact at Optimism, please consider applying. We’re committed to building an inclusive, supportive place for you to do the best work of your career.

We believe Ethereum has the potential to solve some of humanity’s most crucial coordination issues. Since our initial inception as a research group, we have sought to scale both its technology and values.
At present, the most pressing bottleneck to the growth of Ethereum is its performance and scalability. We are building the most elegant solution to this problem. We do this in the open (under an MIT open source license) because we believe in open source innovation and its ability to accelerate growth.
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. By operating as a Public Benefit Corporation, OP Labs can align its incentives with the public good and take positive-sum steps toward a sustainable future for the internet.
What are the role responsibilities?
Work alongside the OP Labs Protocol Team to build the Optimism protocol
Act as a main driver of the core OP Stack development process. E.g. develop op-geth, op-node, op-batcher, and op-proposer
Implement protocol upgrades
Work with the OP Labs DevInfra team to maintain the production networks (OP Mainnet & Sepolia) and the wider Superchain infrastructure
Support additional core development teams in contributing to the OP Stack
What skills do you bring?
Extensive experience in a software engineering role shipping production code
Significant experience developing, testing, and deploying smart contracts to mainnet
Deep knowledge of Ethereum and the EVM
Strong grasp of computer science and distributed systems fundamentals
Experience writing Go and Solidity or a willingness to learn
What will you like about us?
We take care of our employees. Competitive compensation, fully paid medical, dental, and vision, and a 4% 401K match—learn more about our benefits, culture, and all recruiting FAQ here: https://oplabs.notion.site/OP-Labs-Hiring-FAQ-79f82dd0763e4344b99e9ce3ea1728da.
We take pride in the accomplishments of our teammates and support each other in doing the best work of our careers.
Our team is a diverse group of people from varied backgrounds. We cherish our eclecticism and consider it a great strength.
We’re fully remote, deeply engaged, highly skilled, and like to have fun.
We think long-term. Our founders have been scaling Ethereum since 2015.
We strongly encourage candidates of all different backgrounds to apply. We believe that our work is stronger with a variety of perspectives, and we’re eager to further diversify our company. If you have a background that you feel would make an impact at Optimism, please consider applying. We’re committed to building an inclusive, supportive place for you to do the best work of your career.

We believe Ethereum has the potential to solve some of humanity’s most crucial coordination issues. Since our initial inception as a research group, we have sought to scale both its technology and values.
At present, the most pressing bottleneck to the growth of Ethereum is its performance and scalability. We are building the most elegant solution to this problem. We do this in the open (under an MIT open source license) because we believe in open source innovation and its ability to accelerate growth.
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. By operating as a Public Benefit Corporation, OP Labs can align its incentives with the public good and take positive-sum steps toward a sustainable future for the internet.
As Lead Solutions Architect, you'll work directly with OP Chain operators to build the next wave of the Superchain. Your strong foundation in engineering will bridge the gap between complex technical requirements and strategic business solutions, working with teams to provision, launch, and operate their chains.
What are the role responsibilities?
Collaborate with partners and their engineering teams to provision, operate, and scale new chains into successful ecosystems. First and foremost ensure they feel actively supported in their success.
Apply an engineering mindset and deep understanding of OP products to solve complex problems, optimize system architectures, and ensure technical excellence across projects.
Stay abreast of the latest blockchain technologies and trends, evaluating and integrating them into our solutions where appropriate — especially when our customers have started incorporating it into their own protocols.
Build reference implementations and best practices that can be shared across the Superchain community.
Using OP Stack and ecosystems across the superchain, design and develop solutions that help customers achieve their goals.
Effectively communicate complex technical concepts and strategies to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Work with Security, Eng and Product teams to develop custom migration paths for large customers.
Mentor and guide a team of Solutions Engineers and Architects, fostering an environment of continuous learning and development.
Work closely with Security, Eng and Product to propose new technical solutions that solve customers’ needs — even before they ask for them. Relay feedback and recommend improvements to OP Stack.
What skills do you bring?
5+ years as a Solutions Architect, support engineer, or other customer-facing technical role.
Strong practical experience in blockchain technologies, including smart contracts, consensus algorithms, knowledge of distributed systems, and operating a node.
Experience leading a Solutions team that hits their targets and build long-lasting systems with customers.
Deep understanding of software engineering principles and architectural patterns, with the ability to apply these in designing scalable blockchain solutions.
Demonstrated leadership abilities in guiding and mentoring technical teams.
Tremendous communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to articulate technical concepts to a broad audience.
Proficient in multiple programming languages used in blockchain development, such as Solidity, Go, Rust, and Python.
Preferred experience designing and shipping a customer-facing technical certification program.
 
What will you like about us?
We take care of our employees. Competitive compensation, fully paid medical, dental, and vision, and a 4% 401K match—learn more about our benefits, culture, and all recruiting FAQ here: https://oplabs.notion.site/OP-Labs-Hiring-FAQ-79f82dd0763e4344b99e9ce3ea1728da.
We take pride in the accomplishments of our teammates and support each other in doing the best work of our careers.
Our team is a diverse group of people from varied backgrounds. We cherish our eclecticism and consider it a great strength.
We’re fully remote, deeply engaged, highly skilled, and like to have fun.
We think long-term. Our founders have been scaling Ethereum since 2015.
We strongly encourage candidates of all different backgrounds to apply. We believe that our work is stronger with a variety of perspectives, and we’re eager to further diversify our company. If you have a background that you feel would make an impact at Optimism, please consider applying. We’re committed to building an inclusive, supportive place for you to do the best work of your career.