Protocol Research Engineer
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Posted: 06/05/2025
Key Responsibilities:
- Competitive
- Europe - Remote
- Permanent
Axiom is hiring for a pioneering Web3 infrastructure company, looking to bring on a Protocol Research Engineer to help shape the next generation of on-chain execution.
For this role, you'll work with a top engineering team to design and test improvements across the system, from auctions and execution to how everything stays in sync.
Key Responsibilities:
- Research how protocol changes affect consensus and validator incentives.
- Build and test new scheduling, recovery, and inclusion systems.
- Lead deep dives on token economics and coordination mechanisms.
- Write a clear research on protocol design and edge cases.
- Contribute to forums and protocol governance.
- Solid grasp of distributed systems, consensus, and validator behaviour.
- Experience with Rust or C++ and validator/node clients.
- Able to write clear technical research or design docs.
- Curious, analytical, and interested in block production, slashing, forks, and protocol economics.
Bonus if you’ve worked on L1 protocol R&D, SIMD proposals, MEV mitigation, or novel execution environments.
The Reward
Join a remote-first, async team with strong engineering talent and real ownership. Enjoy competitive pay, generous token upside, and the chance to shape next-gen networks at scale.
If you're excited to help build the future of blockchain from the ground up, we’d love to hear from you!
Colin Taylor
Director
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