Senior Blockchain Engineer | EigenLabs | Remote (United States)
Posted 2025-09-08
Remote, USA
Full Time
Immediate Start
<p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3"><strong class=" font-semibold">ABOUT EIGEN LABS</strong></p>
<p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3">Eigen Labs is more than just a leading name in the blockchain space. We’re the driving force behind EigenLayer, a game-changing solution that revolutionizes crypto-economic security. Imagine a world where blockchain projects break free from the shackles of the scaling trilemma and capital limitations. In today’s blockchain ecosystem, each service is typically secured by its own tokenized trust-network. With EigenLayer, services can build upon the established security of the Ethereum trust network, unlocking untold scalability while maintaining security and decentralization.</p>
<p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3">Enter EigenDA: Provisioning data availability is one of the key components for scaling blockchains, and specifically Layer2 rollups. EigenDA is a secure, high throughput, and decentralized data availability (DA) service built on top of Ethereum using the EigenLayer restaking primitive. Developed by Eigen Labs, EigenDA is the <a href="https://www.blog.eigenlayer.xyz/twelve-early-projects-building-on-eigenlayer/" target="_blank" class="break-all font-medium underline hover:opacity-75" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">first actively validated service (AVS)</a> to launch on EigenLayer. Restakers will be able to delegate stake to node operators performing validation tasks for EigenDA in exchange for service payments, and rollups will be able to post data to EigenDA in order to access lower transaction costs, higher transaction throughput, and secure composability across the EigenLayer ecosystem.</p>
<p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3">With EigenLayer, building blockchain infrastructure modules (AVSs) in a permissionless manner is no longer a hypothetical—it’s our reality. Now, we invite you to be part of this exciting journey.</p>
<p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3"><strong class=" font-semibold">ABOUT THE ROLE</strong></p>
<p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3">This role represents an opportunity to <strong class=" font-semibold">develop deep expertise in rollup architecture</strong> and implementation while making upstream contributions to various rollup frameworks, where generic DA has yet to be developed. You will have a significant impact on DA’s ability to provide value to Rollups, the EigenLayer product, the defi industry, and the world. All while working alongside with the biggest projects and brightest minds in DeFi and Ethereum. If you’re looking to collaborate with a talented team of engineers, driving innovation and inventing groundbreaking technologies, we look forward to hearing from you!</p>
<p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3"><strong class=" font-semibold">WHAT YOU WILL DO</strong></p>
<ul class=" text-base sm:text-lg marker:text-color list-inside list-disc text-gray-500 list-disc list-outside pl-3 mb-6">
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Own and deliver large features end-to-end, thinking through everything from customer experience, system reliability, scalability, operability, and ongoing metrics</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Collaborate with Researchers/Engineers to design and develop systems, components and tools for EigenDA which include; zk framework integrations, rollup integrations, fraud proof integrations, off-chain signature verification</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Make original contributions to the broader DA community such as; DA interfaces for various Rollup Stacks, miscellaneous open-source projects, research-oriented writing pertaining to the design space of DA solutions</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Technical Documentation: propose, write, optimize and outline technical specs (designs, approaches, and solutions) for a diverse range of rollup integrations</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Constantly research/learn new concepts, ideas, and frameworks while contributing thought leadership in technical community spaces (blogs, conferences, etc.)</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Proactively contribute to discussions about technical issues, sprint and roadmap planning, and improving team processes</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Engage in the team design/code reviews, standups, and advocate engineering best practices</span></li>
</ul>
<p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3"><strong class=" font-semibold">WHAT YOU BRING</strong></p>
<ul class=" text-base sm:text-lg marker:text-color list-inside list-disc text-gray-500 list-disc list-outside pl-3 mb-6">
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">BS in Computer Science or related technical field (e.g., physics or mathematics)</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">5+ years of backend distributed systems experience</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">2+ years of full life cycle development with Go, Rust or C++</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Proficiency in reading/writing Solidity smart contracts</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Experience using Docker to build, deploy and manage containers</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Hands on experience designing and building distributed systems</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">In depth working knowledge of rollup architectures and blockchain design</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Strong prototyping skills</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Ability to write tight/accurate design documents and other technical collateral that reflect a clear plan for implementation, while addressing specific end user obstacles/concerns</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Ability to thrive as a self guided learner</span></li>
</ul>
<p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3"><strong class=" font-semibold">BONUS POINTS</strong></p>
<ul class=" text-base sm:text-lg marker:text-color list-inside list-disc text-gray-500 list-disc list-outside pl-3 mb-6">
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Ability to write well for public consumption, e.g. blog posts, documentation, research pieces</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">You’re an educator at heart and enjoy helping teammates learn</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Experience presenting technical topics as a public speaker</span></li>
</ul>
<p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3">Eigen Labs is more than just a leading name in the blockchain space. We’re the driving force behind EigenLayer, a game-changing solution that revolutionizes crypto-economic security. Imagine a world where blockchain projects break free from the shackles of the scaling trilemma and capital limitations. In today’s blockchain ecosystem, each service is typically secured by its own tokenized trust-network. With EigenLayer, services can build upon the established security of the Ethereum trust network, unlocking untold scalability while maintaining security and decentralization.</p>
<p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3">Enter EigenDA: Provisioning data availability is one of the key components for scaling blockchains, and specifically Layer2 rollups. EigenDA is a secure, high throughput, and decentralized data availability (DA) service built on top of Ethereum using the EigenLayer restaking primitive. Developed by Eigen Labs, EigenDA is the <a href="https://www.blog.eigenlayer.xyz/twelve-early-projects-building-on-eigenlayer/" target="_blank" class="break-all font-medium underline hover:opacity-75" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">first actively validated service (AVS)</a> to launch on EigenLayer. Restakers will be able to delegate stake to node operators performing validation tasks for EigenDA in exchange for service payments, and rollups will be able to post data to EigenDA in order to access lower transaction costs, higher transaction throughput, and secure composability across the EigenLayer ecosystem.</p>
<p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3">With EigenLayer, building blockchain infrastructure modules (AVSs) in a permissionless manner is no longer a hypothetical—it’s our reality. Now, we invite you to be part of this exciting journey.</p>
<p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3"><strong class=" font-semibold">ABOUT THE ROLE</strong></p>
<p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3">This role represents an opportunity to <strong class=" font-semibold">develop deep expertise in rollup architecture</strong> and implementation while making upstream contributions to various rollup frameworks, where generic DA has yet to be developed. You will have a significant impact on DA’s ability to provide value to Rollups, the EigenLayer product, the defi industry, and the world. All while working alongside with the biggest projects and brightest minds in DeFi and Ethereum. If you’re looking to collaborate with a talented team of engineers, driving innovation and inventing groundbreaking technologies, we look forward to hearing from you!</p>
<p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3"><strong class=" font-semibold">WHAT YOU WILL DO</strong></p>
<ul class=" text-base sm:text-lg marker:text-color list-inside list-disc text-gray-500 list-disc list-outside pl-3 mb-6">
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Own and deliver large features end-to-end, thinking through everything from customer experience, system reliability, scalability, operability, and ongoing metrics</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Collaborate with Researchers/Engineers to design and develop systems, components and tools for EigenDA which include; zk framework integrations, rollup integrations, fraud proof integrations, off-chain signature verification</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Make original contributions to the broader DA community such as; DA interfaces for various Rollup Stacks, miscellaneous open-source projects, research-oriented writing pertaining to the design space of DA solutions</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Technical Documentation: propose, write, optimize and outline technical specs (designs, approaches, and solutions) for a diverse range of rollup integrations</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Constantly research/learn new concepts, ideas, and frameworks while contributing thought leadership in technical community spaces (blogs, conferences, etc.)</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Proactively contribute to discussions about technical issues, sprint and roadmap planning, and improving team processes</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Engage in the team design/code reviews, standups, and advocate engineering best practices</span></li>
</ul>
<p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3"><strong class=" font-semibold">WHAT YOU BRING</strong></p>
<ul class=" text-base sm:text-lg marker:text-color list-inside list-disc text-gray-500 list-disc list-outside pl-3 mb-6">
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">BS in Computer Science or related technical field (e.g., physics or mathematics)</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">5+ years of backend distributed systems experience</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">2+ years of full life cycle development with Go, Rust or C++</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Proficiency in reading/writing Solidity smart contracts</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Experience using Docker to build, deploy and manage containers</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Hands on experience designing and building distributed systems</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">In depth working knowledge of rollup architectures and blockchain design</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Strong prototyping skills</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Ability to write tight/accurate design documents and other technical collateral that reflect a clear plan for implementation, while addressing specific end user obstacles/concerns</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Ability to thrive as a self guided learner</span></li>
</ul>
<p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3"><strong class=" font-semibold">BONUS POINTS</strong></p>
<ul class=" text-base sm:text-lg marker:text-color list-inside list-disc text-gray-500 list-disc list-outside pl-3 mb-6">
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Ability to write well for public consumption, e.g. blog posts, documentation, research pieces</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">You’re an educator at heart and enjoy helping teammates learn</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Experience presenting technical topics as a public speaker</span></li>
</ul>