About the company
OP Labs' mission is to enable global adoption of Ethereum by building the most secure, stable, and decentralized blockchain. We're solving groundbreaking problems in computer science—our team is fully-remote, deeply engaged and empowered to do the best work of their lives.
Job Summary
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