Descripción de la oferta
I’m currently working with an early stage blockchain infrastructure company preparing for mainnet launch who are looking for a Head of Protocol Engineering to lead the design, build, and scale of a genuinely differentiated blockchain architecture.Antes de solicitar este puesto, por favor, lea la siguiente información sobre esta oportunidad que encontrará a continuación.This is a pivotal role reporting directly to the CTO, owning the core protocol stack and leading a small but highly capable engineering team. The business is building a new approach to on-chain data accessibility, removing the need for indexers and external query infrastructure through protocol-native architecture.You’ll remain hands-on technically while driving engineering standards, roadmap execution, and team growth.This is a rare opportunity to join at the right stage and shape both the technology and engineering culture of a protocol with significant upside.ResponsibilitiesOwn protocol engineering across nodes, storage systems, smart contracts, SDKs, and L2/L3 integrations.Lead development of modified execution clients and queryable storage systems.Drive performance optimisation across high-throughput distributed systems and database workloads.Partner with the CTO on technical strategy, hiring plans, and roadmap execution.Lead, mentor, and grow a team of engineers while staying close to the codebase.Own protocol specs, developer tooling, and technical documentation standards.Support production incidents where needed and continuously improve system reliability.RequirementsStrong background in systems programming using Go, Rust, C++, or similar.Deep distributed systems knowledge including consensus, replication, and failure modes.Experience working on blockchain nodes, execution clients, or protocol-level systems.Strong understanding of databases, storage engines, and query optimisation under load.Previous leadership experience managing and growing engineering teams.Hands-on mindset with the ability to lead while actively shipping code. xcskxlj Excellent communication skills and ability to operate in a fast-moving environment.#J-18808-Ljbffr
