Protocol Specialist - Remote USA

The Role

Unit 410 is an experienced team of security, infrastructure, and cryptocurrency engineers. We empower the largest stakeholders to use their crypto in secure and novel ways. To do so, we build institutional-grade systems and solutions for secure network participation. We’ve long believed in the potential of cryptocurrency and are excited to continue pushing forward the state of the art through industry-leading key generation, encryption, and network participation. As we engineer systems and solutions, we often find pieces that we think should exist. So we build them, and whenever possible share those back with the community.

The Protocol Specialist helps to identify new opportunities, and then works closely with our team to capture them. The most common theme across the projects we take on is novelty, supported by our technical ability to work at a scale and pace that few others can. This generates great opportunities and you’ll have a front row seat to the future of cryptocurrency – whatever that may be.

• Collaborative: You’re great with people and collaborating across teams to deliver results. There are often complex incentives between technical teams, communities and institutions and you would be the glue that brings them together to come up with better solutions together.

• Analytical: Our best results have come from counterintuitive or disruptive perspectives. You’re comfortable objectively evaluating new opportunities and identifying insights that others have missed.

• Clear Communicator: Working with many people means working with diverse perspectives and disparate datasets. You effectively process information and communicate a clear path forward for all parties.

• Curious: You’re the type of person who explores cutting-edge tech. You might already be exploring the applications rising on new networks, and are testing out the latest cross-chain bridges. We’re passionate about crypto and you are too.
  

• Support Institutions: Identify new opportunities to support institutions participating in new networks . Proactively identify risks and new ways to provide a great experience.

• Ship Projects: Work with Unit 410 engineers to prioritize and deliver technology that supports participating with new digital assets.

• Research Protocols: Identify new opportunities for value capture across the protocols we support.

• Participate in Communities: Collaborate with the communities behind the new networks we participate in to understand what long term success looks like and help them push towards it.

• Previously worked closely with layer 1 and layer 2 protocols (building, participating, researching).

• Has published research, analyses, articles, or blogs on blockchain projects or protocols.

• Experience working with, and deriving insights from, on-chain data.

• Innovate with the best: Collaborate with some of cryptocurrency's most experienced engineers and entrepreneurs in a dynamic environment that champions intellectual curiosity and fosters growth.

• Shape the future: Own high-level projects that shape the future of cutting-edge crypto protocols, directly influencing the latest developments in the blockchain ecosystem.

• Start-Up Agility, Industry Impact: Enjoy the autonomy and dynamic atmosphere of a start-up while making a significant impact across the crypto industry.

• High Leverage, Not Headcount: One of our core value propositions is flexibility, which we optimize by staying small and finding the highest-value work for each individual.

• Drive Exciting Projects: Own projects from start to finish in a fast-paced and dynamic environment, supported by some of the industry's top experts.

The base salary range for this position is $100k to $200k. This position is eligible for incentive compensation in the form of a bonus.

Unit 410 is an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. Unit 410 does not make hiring or employment decisions on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, gender, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, sex, gender expression or identity, sexual orientation, citizenship, or any other basis protected by applicable local, state or federal law.