Position: Blockchain Researcher
Company: FrontRunners
Category: Other
Experience required: 3y
English level: upper

We are looking for a Web3 guru with excellent analytical skills to help the team in research in the blockchain field.
As an in-house researcher, you will contribute to inventions and their proof of concepts in a variety of blockchain topics such as DAO, on-chain fraud, and decentralized identity.

The Scope of Responsibilities:
 • Proactively perform feasibility studies and analysis for new protocols, architectures, and feature enhancements in the blockchain space 
 • Build frameworks and processes: for ongoing experimentation and reporting to the broader team and to the public
 • Collaborate with research colleagues in focus groups, share knowledge and expertise, and solve problems together
 • Ideate and hack: explore potential applications of discoveries made by you and the whole team
 • Conduct thorough on-chain analysis: collect and analyze data, find and uncover opportunities
 • Design & write technical specifications and academic papers
 • Design and build proofs of concept

 Required Qualifications:
 • Passion for blockchain technology is a must
 • At least 3 years experience in practical blockchain research or engineering 
 • Have proven experience in blockchain research with published research papers or protocols working in mainnet 
 • Security background is a big plus
 • Hacker attitude: you enjoy building and breaking things to understand how they work
 • BSc in computer science, related field, or related experience; MSc is a big plus
 • Coding capability is a must, as you must be able to build a proof of concepts for your ideas

 Stack of Development (Good to have):
 • Solidity
 • Rust
 • Javascript