Obol Technologies Inc is hiring a

Web3 Lead Protocol Architect

Who Are We?

Obol Labs is a remote first research and software development team focused on POS infrastructure for public blockchain networks. Specific topics of focus are Internet Bonds, Distributed Validator Technology, Multi-Operator Validation, Applied Cryptography, and Crypto Economics. The core team currently includes 10 members that are spread across the world.

The core team is currently building the Obol Network, a protocol to foster trust minimized staking through multi-operator validation. This will enable low-trust access to Ethereum staking yield, which can be used as a core building block in a variety of Web3 products.

The Network

The network can be best visualized as a work layer that sits directly on top of base layer consensus. It can be accessed by anyone, but it specifically caters to those staking crypto assets. This work layer is designed to provide the base layer with more resiliency and decentralization as it scales. These layers are critical to the long term viability of public networks, especially networks like Ethereum.

Obol as a layer is focused on securing main chain staking by providing permissionless access to Distributed Validators. The network utilizes a middleware implementation of Distributed Validator Technology (DVT), to enable the operation of distributed validator clusters.

Research has determined the most beneficial architecture for DVT networks is similar to the architecture of L2 scaling solutions such as @optimismPBC and @arbitrum. DVT is best used as a core primitive in the Web3 stack, which can be most impactful when built on top of.

Staking infrastructure is entering its protocol phase of evolution, which must include trust-minimized staking networks that can be plugged into at scale. We believe DVT will evolve into a widely used primitive and will ensure the security, resiliency, and decentralization of public networks.

Sustainable Public Goods

Obol is inspired by previous work on Ethereum public goods and experimenting with circular economics. We believe that to unlock innovation in staking use cases, a credibly neutral layer must exist for innovation to flow and evolve vertically. Without this layer highly available uptime will continue to be a moat.

The Obol Network will become an open, community governed, self-sustaining project over the coming months and years. Its participants will be responsible for the security and decentralization on the world's most used public blockchain networks.

Together we will incentivize, build, and maintain distributed validator technology that makes public networks a more secure and resilient foundation to build on top of.

Lead Software Architect - Obol Core Team

Principal Engineers are recognized experts in multiple technology domains relevant to Obol, and represent the senior technical leadership within the organization. This role is responsible for driving the direction of the Obol DVT implementation(s), creating strategic development roadmaps (Testnet V1, etc.) and organization development/testing practices, coaching/educating/recruiting senior and junior developers, and working with the community of Obol founders and stakeholders to determine the viability of the long term vision.

Obol is a marathon not a sprint.... if you want to work in this environment, please come join us!

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