Scroll.io is hiring a
Web3 Protocol Researcher

Compensation: $63k - $150k estimated

Location: Singapore

We are looking for a Protocol Researcher to join our growing and world class research team. Building a truly secure, scalable, and decentralized zero-knowledge rollup requires considerable research work, including solving many open problems around protocol mechanism and design.
Your day-to-day work as a researcher at Scroll will involve conducting research on Ethereum and layer 2 design. This research will need to cover a very large scope including rollup economics, state growth, EVM, MEV, PBS, AA, Layer 3, etc. We are looking for somebody with a deep understanding of protocol research as well as basic coding ability, who can directly contribute to research whilst leading and building a team of other world class researchers.
About Scroll…
Scroll is building an open source, bytecode level compatible zkEVM layer 2 solution for Ethereum. Our mission is to scale Ethereum while maintaining our values of credible neutrality, openness, and execution.

Responsibilities:

  • Survey existing layer 2 and Ethereum protocols through code and papers.
  • Propose new designs and optimizations for our layer 2 protocol.
  • Propose new designs and optimizations for Ethereum (i.e. propose layer 2 related EIPs).
  • Explore new research directions (i.e. EVM, MEV, PBS, AA, Layer 3, etc).
  • Output high quality content (i.e. talk, blog post, research post).
  • Represent and promote Scroll at conferences and events.
  • Keep the engineering team up to date with the latest ideas in protocol research.
  • Establish collaborations with universities and external researchers to solve open problems.

Requirements:

  • Relevant PhD OR at least 1 year of experience in a crypto research role
  • High level of knowledge and understanding with Layer 2s and Ethereum infrastructure.
  • Ability to read and write academic papers, understand and propose EIPs.
  • Ability to present and explain cutting-edge crypto research to engineers clearly.
  • Experience in blockchain infrastructure development or cryptography preferred.
  • Fluency in Golang, Rust, C++, or similar languages. We work primarily in Golang and Rust, but prior experience is not mandatory.

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Compensation: $63k - $150k estimated

Location: Singapore

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