Blockchain Protocol Architect

About the Position

We are seeking a Blockchain Protocol Architect to lead hands-on protocol design for our client's blockchain stack. You will shape the technical direction across interoperability, privacy, and performance, and communicate the results clearly to both internal teams and the broader ecosystem.

Responsibilities

• Protocol Design and Research

  • Design and evaluate protocol improvements in areas such as cross-chain interoperability, on-chain privacy, and throughput and latency enhancements.
  • Explore alternative solutions on the market and define trade-offs between them. Produce clear technical specifications, threat models, and design rationale.

• Engineering Alignment with Labs Team

  • Partner with the implementation team to translate protocol designs into implementable milestones.
  • Review implementation plans, provide technical guidance, and validate correctness against the specification.

• Ecosystem Communication and Thought Leadership

  • Present protocol work publicly at conferences, meetups, and technical workshops.
  • Write high-quality technical blog posts, design notes, and explainer content for developers and partners.

• Product and Business Support

  • Work with the product team to define requirements, clarify constraints, and translate protocol capabilities into user-facing value.
  • Support business development through technical diligence, partner discussions, and integration planning.

• Technical Due Diligence for Partnerships

  • Provide structured partner assessments, including architecture fit, security risks, integration effort, and timeline.
  • Collaborate with the DevRel team to align on the external technical narrative, developer guidance, and partner enablement materials.

Requirements

• Strong experience designing and shipping distributed systems and/or blockchain protocols (including but not limited to: L1, L2, cross-chain, consensus, privacy, and scaling).
• Ability to write clean and understandable specifications and collaborate closely on them with an engineering team.
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to present complex topics to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Basic understanding of cryptographic algorithms and primitives.
• Ability to read and contribute to Rust and Solidity projects.

Nice to Have

• BS+ with major in Computer Science or Applied Math or equivalent experience.
• Previous professional experience in building L2 solutions.

We Offer

• Competitive compensation
• Social package (24 working days of annual leave and 5 paid sick days)
• Flexible working hours
• Challenging projects in diverse business domains and a variety of tech stacks
• Personal development and professional growth opportunities
• Work with talented, ambitious and family-feel team
• Educational possibilities: corporate courses, knowledge hubs, and in-house English classes
• Compensation for your professional certification & support for your learning activities
• Opportunity to choose IT equipment you like
• Corporate social responsibility

About the Company

We are IdeaSoft, a company with 10 years of experience in the tech industry. We specialize in blockchain, fintech, software, IT consulting, and design services. Our mission is to provide innovative solutions across various industries including fintech, healthcare, agtech, retail, social media, and logistics.

How to Apply

Please send your resume for our review, and we will be in touch with you soon.

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Tamara Mitiagina

Head of Recruitment