Our Belief:

We believe Ethereum has the potential to solve some of humanity’s most crucial coordination issues. Since our inception as a research group, we have aimed to scale both its technology and values.

Currently, the most pressing bottleneck to Ethereum’s growth is its performance and scalability. We are building the most elegant solution to this problem. We do this openly (under an MIT open-source license) because we believe in open-source innovation and its ability to accelerate growth.

About OP Labs:

OP Labs is developing the Optimism mainnet, and by extension, the infrastructure that powers all OP-Stack chains. We are significantly enhancing Ethereum’s performance and donating the profits to fund Ethereum public goods. By operating as a Public Benefit Corporation, OP Labs aligns its incentives with the public good and takes positive-sum steps toward a sustainable future for the internet.

Position Overview:

We’re seeking a practical and deep-thinking Product Strategist to help craft our “emerging technology” product strategy. Today, the Superchain is the leading L2 ecosystem with over 10M MAUs. This role will ensure the Superchain remains at the forefront of innovation, consumer UX, and security by defining and executing its path to adopt new and emerging technologies.

The Superchain is rapidly evolving: blobs, permissionless fault proofs, and (coming soon!) native interoperability. Many new and exciting technologies hold promise to further differentiate the Superchain and expand the design space of what’s possible with L2s. This role will enumerate, prioritize, evaluate, and eventually help integrate these technologies into the Superchain.

Role Responsibilities:

• Define the vision, strategy, and product roadmap to grow the Superchain by incorporating emerging technologies such as ZKPs, shared sequencing, AI, and more.
• Have the technical expertise to run and benchmark emerging technologies.
• Engage with GitHub, Discord, and community channels to separate signal from noise.
• Build lasting relationships with “frontier tech” teams to stay up-to-date on their latest developments and integrate them into the Superchain.
• Educate the Collective on the current state of relevant technologies and their long-term value to the Superchain.

Required Skills:

• 5+ years of writing production code in crypto with an emphasis on smart contracts and infrastructure.
• Ability to explain emerging technologies in simple terms and their long-term value to our existing products.
• Experience identifying and interacting with the best teams in crypto.
• Deep strategic thinking coupled with clear, concise writing.

What We Offer:

• We take care of our employees with competitive compensation, fully paid medical, dental, and vision, and a 4% 401K match. Learn more about our benefits, culture, and all recruiting FAQs here.
• We take pride in our teammates’ accomplishments and support each other in doing the best work of our careers.
• Our team is diverse, and we cherish our eclecticism, considering 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.

Diversity and Inclusion:

We strongly encourage candidates of all different backgrounds to apply. We believe 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.