Blockchain Solutions Architect

About the role

OP Labs builds Optimism, an open-source blockchain network that powers the next generation of financial infrastructure. Hundreds of companies, from the world s largest enterprises like Sony, Coinbase, Kraken, Uniswap, OKX, and Bitpanda to the most ambitious early-stage builders, use the OP stack to launch their own blockchains and bring their users onchain. Today, over 65% of Layer 2 activity on Ethereum runs through the OP stack. br> br>We are a small team building at the speed of the ecosystem we support. We re remote-friendly but the NYC office is our center of gravity. We ve raised $178M from a16z, Paradigm, and others. We have our work cut out for us and are looking for exceptional people to join us. br> br> strong>About The Role br> br> /strong>We are looking for a Blockchain Solutions Architect to support Optimism s enterprise and institutional adoption. This role sits at the intersection of sales, product, and engineering, and is critical to helping institutions evaluate, design, and deploy production-grade onchain systems using the OP Stack. br> br>You will partner closely with the Sales, Product and Engineering teams to leverage Optimism s technology into institution-ready solutions; supporting technical diligence, performance testing, architecture design, and integration planning for large and innovative enterprises. br> br> strong>What are the role responsibilities? br> br> /strong> strong>Support deal execution & technical validation br> br> /strong> ul> li>Act as the primary technical counterpart for enterprise and institutional partners during evaluations, pilots, and integrations into production systems /li> li>Lead technical discovery sessions covering architecture, performance, security, compliance, and operational requirements /li> li>Design and support test environments (e.g., devnets, performance benchmarks, cloud deployments, etc) to validate throughput, latency, and cost assumptions /li> li>Respond to detailed technical diligence from banks, asset managers, system integrators, and regulators br> br> /li> /ul> strong>Bridge product, engineering, and customers br> br> /strong> ul> li>Translate enterprise requirements into clear technical feedback for OP Labs product and engineering teams /li> li>Help shape roadmap priorities related to institutional needs (e.g., performance, compliance tooling, privacy, sequencing models) /li> li>Support integrations with wallets, custody providers, cloud infrastructure, and system integrators (e.g., Fireblocks, AWS, SIs) br> br> /li> /ul> strong>Enable partners for production readiness br> br> /strong> ul> li>Guide partners through OP Stack architecture, deployment models, upgrade paths, and operational best practices /li> li>Support documentation localization and technical enablement in Japanese /li> li>Help customers compare and migrate from private / permissioned experimentation to public or hybrid production deployments br> br> /li> /ul> strong>What skills do you bring? br> br> /strong> strong>Experience br> br> /strong> ul> li>5+ years of experience as a Sales Engineer, Solutions Architect, or Technical Pre-Sales role /li> li>Background in blockchain infrastructure, cloud platforms, distributed systems, or financial infrastructure /li> li>Hands-on experience with Ethereum or EVM-based systems (Layer 1 or Layer 2 strongly preferred) /li> li>Experience working with regulated institutions (banks, asset managers, exchanges, payments firms) is a strong plus br> br> /li> /ul> strong>Technical Skills br> br> /strong> ul> li>Strong understanding of blockchain architecture: sequencing, finality, rollups, smart contracts, and network operations /li> li>Familiarity with cloud infrastructure and production deployment environments /li> li>Ability to reason about performance, scalability, security, and operational tradeoffs /li> li>Comfortable explaining complex technical concepts to both engineers and non-technical stakeholders br> br> /li> /ul> strong>Skills & Approach br> br> /strong> ul> li>Sharp strategic thinker who can map fragmented fintech value chains and craft compelling BD theses /li> li>Independent deal-closer who s comfortable interfacing with C-level stakeholders and navigating multi-party partnerships /li> li>High agency operator who can build 0→1 partnerships, GTM strategies, and partner programs with minimal oversight /li> li>Strong communicator who can translate between business, technical, and ecosystem stakeholders across varying levels of crypto fluency /li> li>Comfortable navigating ambiguity in a fast-moving, frontier market and iterating quickly based on learnings br> br> /li> /ul> strong>Culture & Mindset br> br> /strong> ul> li>Motivated to rebuild the global financial stack on open, composable rails /li> li>Low-ego and execution-oriented; value results over recognition /li> li>Thrive in collaborative, cross-functional teams but can also move quickly on your own /li> li>Always looking to create scalable impact via product,

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