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.
Who are we?
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 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 out in the open because we believe in open source and its ability to accelerate innovation.
Not only do we improve Ethereum's performance by orders of magnitude, we donate 100% of the profits generated from doing so to Ethereum public goods. We do this because we believe the future of the open internet is too important to be left to chance. By operating as a Public Benefit Corporation we're able to align private incentives with public good and create a positive-sum economic model that provides a sustainable future for the internet.
We are looking for an experienced Platform Engineer to join our growing Platforms team. The goal of the Platforms team is to build the best development experience in crypto to support both internal and external open source protocol developers. An ideal candidate is high-agency and excited about ownership of tooling and infrastructure.
What are the role responsibilities?
- Support 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 in public and across engineering teams to tighten the development feedback loop
- Ensure our development stack is reliable and delightful 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 developing 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
- Prior hands-on experience with or exposure to development of decentralized protocols is a big plus
What will you like about us?
- Solving groundbreaking problems in computer science
- Working with a world-class team developing a technically challenging product critical to scaling Ethereum
- Fully remote, deeply engaged, highly skilled, and yet really FUN team environment
- Competitive compensation and benefits package
- 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.
- 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.
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What We Do
Optimism's portfolio consists of more than a dozen publications spanning a wide variety of topics. While the subject matter may vary (from travel to learning to news) all of Optimism's brands are united by a singular mission: to build a brighter web. This mission carries through to each and every one of Optimism's brands, all of which at their core aim to be nourishing and uplifting to their readers. This promise has allowed Optimism to build a powerful audience of millions of engaged subscribers who have made a habit of starting their day with Optimism.
Why Work With Us
Working for Optimism will expand your skill set and drive your curiosity, as it embodies and supports multiple different trades such as art, creative ventures, content and strategic investments. You will be treated like family and immersed in a culture of connectedness while fostering your personal and professional growth.
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