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Status | Remote | $100k - $150k | |||
Status | Remote | $140k - $180k |
Are you the one?
An ideal candidate is a researcher who actively participates in debates about L1 and L2 designs, systemic risks, and consensus algorithms by writing academic papers, blog-posts, or fora entries.
Candidates should be able to work in a distributed research team, express their research ideas clearly, and know how to argue their findings formally. We appreciate candidates who are not afraid of voicing their opinions and motivate them or ask for explanations of concepts they are not familiar with.
Responsibilities:
As aprotocol researcher, you will participate in research on, for example:
- L2 designs
- Prover coordination and sequencer design, decentralization, incentivization.
- Levels of finality.
- L2 governance, PoS vs PoG.
- Auctioning the right to build a block.
- Various flavors of staking: vanilla staking, restaking, liquid staking, and systemic risks they come with.
- Consensus algorithms
- What are the advantages and disadvantages of the known consensus protocols? When a given protocol work well, and when does it not?
- How do we incentivize participants in the consensus algorithms?
- How finality in consensus algorithms is achieved?
Skills:
- A strong understanding of distributed protocol design. Particularly, a demonstrable ability to identify the trade-offs faced by protocols when deployed on blockchains.
- Ability to identify mechanism design problems and propose solutions.
- Familiarity with Ethereum: how it works and why?
- Familiarity with various designs of L2s.
- Ability to express thoughts precisely.
Nice to have:
- Knowledge about cryptography, or
- Knowledge about game theory.
- Published work in relevant fields, blog posts and forum posts also count.
Perks and benefits:
- Fully remote
- Flexible working hours
- Plus equity
What is the meaning of Layer 2?
Layer 2 in the context of cryptocurrency and blockchain technology refers to a secondary framework or protocol that is built on top of an existing blockchain system (the main chain or Layer 1)
The primary purpose of Layer 2 solutions is to solve the scalability and speed issues that many blockchains face, especially those that have become popular and heavily used, like Ethereum
Here are the key aspects of Layer 2 solutions:
- Scalability Enhancement: They help in scaling the main blockchain by handling transactions off the main chain. This reduces the burden on the main chain, allowing for faster and cheaper transactions.
- Types of Layer 2 Solutions: There are various forms of Layer 2 solutions, including state channels, sidechains, plasma chains, and rollups. Each has its own mechanism for interacting with the main chain and handling transactions.
- State Channels: These involve two parties engaging in numerous transactions outside of the main chain, which are then consolidated into a single transaction. This is especially useful for situations where multiple transactions occur between the same parties.
- Sidechains: These are separate blockchains that are connected to the main chain via a two-way peg. They operate independently and can have their own consensus mechanisms but are secured by the main chain.
- Plasma Chains: Plasma chains are similar to sidechains but with a more hierarchical structure. They report back to the main chain regularly and are optimized for mass transaction handling.
- Rollups: Rollups process and store transaction data on a sidechain but post transaction data to the main chain. They come in two varieties: optimistic rollups and zk-rollups, each with its own method of transaction verification.
- Security Considerations: While Layer 2 solutions are generally secure, they can have different security models compared to the main chain. This is an important consideration for users and developers.
- Impact on User Experience: For end-users, Layer 2 solutions can greatly improve the experience by reducing transaction fees and increasing transaction speeds.
- Adoption and Development: Many blockchain projects are actively developing Layer 2 solutions to enhance their networks. This is an ongoing area of innovation in the blockchain space.