Head of Protocol (Web3)

TL;DR

Head of Protocol (Web3): Owning the core technology end-to-end for a novel L3 protocol, preparing for mainnet, with an accent on architecting a foundational blockchain system and ensuring its performance and stability. Focus on leading design and delivery of L2/L3 smart contracts, maintaining the native queryable storage layer, and driving developer experience.

Location: Remote-first (CET ±3 time zones)

Salary: $250,000

Company

This is a confidential, early-stage blockchain infrastructure company building a novel L3 protocol.

What you will do

• Own the core L3 protocol, including node, state management, performance, and stability.
• Architect and maintain the native queryable storage layer (SQLite-based).
• Lead design and delivery of L2/L3 smart contracts (Bridge, Account Abstraction, gas logic).
• Own the developer experience: SDKs (TS/Python), APIs, and core technical documentation.
• Drive performance, benchmarking, and reliability targets pre- and post-mainnet.
• Lead and grow a senior protocol engineering team.

Requirements

• Deep, hands-on expertise in EVM internals and L2/L3 architectures (OP Stack strongly preferred).
• Strong Go engineering background building high-performance, distributed systems.
• Proficiency in Solidity and smart contract security experience.
• Proven ability to architect complex systems and own them in production.
• Performance-focused mindset (profiling, benchmarking, optimization).
• Experience leading and mentoring senior engineers.

Culture & Benefits

• Remote-first work environment.
• Competitive salary and high ownership of a core protocol pre-mainnet.
• Small, senior team that values autonomy, technical depth, and direct feedback.