Polygon Labs · 1 day ago
Staff Protocol Engineer
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
7+ years expPolygon Labs is a software development company focused on building a network of aggregated blockchains. The Staff Protocol Engineer will lead efforts to address protocol-level challenges, driving architectural decisions and collaborating with a team of engineers to enhance the Polygon PoS network.
BlockchainEthereumInformation TechnologyInfrastructureWeb3
Responsibilities
Lead design and prototyping of long-term solutions to address scalability, latency, and state growth challenges on the Polygon PoS network
Drive architectural decisions across the PoS codebase, contributing to Geth, Cosmos SDK, or CometBFT-based systems as needed
Identify and resolve deep technical issues in protocol behavior, consensus, and state sync
Champion code quality, documentation, testing, and developer best practices across the team
Mentor and support engineers across the stack to elevate the overall engineering bar
Collaborate cross-functionally with protocol researchers, DevOps, security, and ecosystem teams to ship robust upgrades to the live network
Qualification
Required
7+ years of backend or protocol engineering experience, with 2+ years in senior or staff-level roles
Deep experience working in Golang, ideally within distributed systems, consensus, or blockchain infrastructure
Experience contributing to or working with Ethereum clients (e.g., Geth) or Cosmos-based stacks (e.g., Cosmos SDK, CometBFT)
Demonstrated ability to lead architecture, code quality, and complex system design in fast-paced engineering teams
Comfortable working asynchronously with distributed teams in EMEA, US East Coast, or adjacent time zones
Preferred
Previous contributions to public blockchain protocols or open-source infrastructure
Familiarity with performance optimization tools and techniques in large-scale systems
Ability to communicate complex technical topics clearly across varied stakeholders
Passion for decentralized systems and aligning infrastructure to Ethereum's values
Benefits
Remote first global workforce
Industry leading Medical, Dental and Vision health insurance*
Company matching 401k with 3% match*
$1,500 Home Office Set Up Allowance (life-time max)
$200 Annual Book Allowance Program
$75 Monthly internet or phone reimbursement
Flexible Time Off
Company issued laptop
Egg freezing, mental health, and employee wellness benefits
Company
Polygon Labs
The payments solution for payments solutions.
51-200 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$451.45MKey Investors
Disney AcceleratorPeak XV PartnersMark Cuban
2023-06-05Series Unknown
2022-07-13Non Equity Assistance
2022-02-07Initial Coin Offering· $450M
Leadership Team
Sandeep Nailwal
Co-Founder & CEO
Brendan Farmer
Co-Founder
Recent News
2026-01-19
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