6h ago

Staff Protocol Engineer

South Africa

โœจ $200k-$280k / yearest.

full-timesenior Remote

๐Ÿ›  Tech Stack

๐Ÿ’ผ About This Role

You'll lead design and implementation of advanced blockchain protocol improvements for a globally adopted ecosystem. Your core impact is driving throughput optimization, transaction execution, and low-latency network performance. This remote-first role offers opportunities to shape architectures for real-world financial applications operating at internet scale.

๐ŸŽฏ What You'll Do

  • Design and deliver throughput optimization and high-performance execution architectures
  • Lead protocol initiatives for proposer-builder separation and MEV mitigation
  • Develop parallelized transaction execution models within EVM-based environments
  • Build and optimize core blockchain infrastructure components

๐Ÿ“‹ Requirements

  • 7+ years in backend, distributed systems, or protocol engineering
  • Strong proficiency in Golang and building large-scale distributed systems
  • Hands-on experience with Ethereum clients such as Geth
  • Proven track record architecting high-performance production-grade systems

โœจ Nice to Have

  • Familiarity with MEV, PBS, parallel execution models
  • Open-source blockchain contributions
  • Experience with AI-assisted development tools

๐ŸŽ Benefits & Perks

  • ๐ŸŒ Remote-first global work environment with flexible hours
  • ๐Ÿ’ฐ Competitive compensation aligned with industry standards
  • ๐Ÿ–๏ธ Flexible PTO
  • ๐Ÿ’ป Home office setup allowance
  • ๐Ÿค– AI tooling allowance

๐Ÿ“จ Hiring Process

Estimated timeline: 2-4 weeks ยท AI estimate

  1. 1Recruiter Callยท 30 min
  2. 2Technical Interviewยท 60 min
  3. 3System Design Interviewยท 60 min
  4. 4Hiring Manager Chatยท 30 min
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