Senior Rust Engineer, Protocol & L2 (Remote)

ArtOfBlockchain; New York (NY); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work

Office access in NYC

Strong funding

High impact infrastructure

Job summary

OP Labs is seeking a Senior Software Engineer for the Protocol Team to design, implement, and maintain the core specifications and node clients powering the OP Stack. You will lead production Rust systems, contribute to kona-node, and drive protocol upgrades while ensuring security, scalability, and cross-client resilience in a globally remote environment.

This role offers remote flexibility with optional NYC office collaboration, and a direct impact on blockchain infrastructure used by major

Qualifications

• Production Rust: architecting, shipping, and maintaining production-grade Rust systems.
• Deep understanding of Ethereum architecture, including the EVM, client specs, and JSON-RPC APIs.
• Hands-on experience developing and troubleshooting distributed systems.
• Ability to navigate ambiguous problems, design scalable solutions, and communicate technical decisions.

Responsibilities

• Full-Lifecycle Ownership: Lead core features through architecture, code implementation, documentation, deployment, and monitoring.
• Rust Consensus Infrastructure: Build and maintain kona-node and related Rust-based consensus-client infrastructure fully compatible with the OP Stack.
• Testing & Security: Design adversarial and conformance test suites to guarantee cross-client compatibility and network resilience.
• Protocol Upgrades & Maintenance: Execute safe protocol upgrades and resolve complex availability or performance issues in production.
• AI & Engineering Standards: Leverage modern AI-assisted development tools while upholding rigorous standards for security, technical ownership, and code review.

Skills

Production Rust

Ethereum Core Knowledge

Distributed Systems

Technical Ownership

Job description

OP Labs is seeking a Senior Software Engineer for the Protocol Team to design, implement, and maintain the core specifications and node clients powering the OP Stack. You will lead production Rust systems, contribute to kona-node, and drive protocol upgrades while ensuring security, scalability, and cross-client resilience in a globally remote environment.

This role offers remote flexibility with optional NYC office collaboration, and a direct impact on blockchain infrastructure used by major