
About the role
Overview
As a Research Scientist/Engineer, you will tackle fundamental challenges in building scalable and secure blockchain systems, perform feasibility studies, design technical specifications, and collaborate with teams across the organization.
Skills
Candidate requirements
These are the minimum requirements a candidate must meet to be considered for this role.
- Doctorate degree in Computer Science/Engineering or related discipline, or Master’s degree in Computer Science/Engineering, or equivalent work experience
- 1–2 years of relevant research and development experience in academic and/or industry settings

Research Scientist/Engineer
We're contributing to Arbitrum and Prysm to scale Ethereum.
Last updated 2026-02-23T23:03:39.582Z
Overview
As a Research Scientist/Engineer, you will tackle fundamental challenges in building scalable and secure blockchain systems, perform feasibility studies, design technical specifications, and collaborate with teams across the organization.
Salary
Competitive Salary
Location
Remote
WorldwideDepartment
Data
Level
Mid-Level
Skills
Overview
As a Research Scientist/Engineer, you will tackle fundamental challenges in building scalable and secure blockchain systems, perform feasibility studies, design technical specifications, and collaborate with teams across the organization.
Skills
Candidate requirements
These are the minimum requirements a candidate must meet to be considered for this role.
- Doctorate degree in Computer Science/Engineering or related discipline, or Master’s degree in Computer Science/Engineering, or equivalent work experience
- 1–2 years of relevant research and development experience in academic and/or industry settings
About Offchain Labs
Offchain Labs is a venture-backed, Princeton-founded company that has dedicated over 8 years to blockchain research and development. As the original developers of Arbitrum, Offchain has been instrumental in revolutionizing the industry through this leading network scaling solutions. The team continues to build upon this foundation by innovating and enhancing products such as Arbitrum Orbit, Stylus, and Arbitrum Nitro. In October 2022, Offchain Labs acquired Prysmatic Labs, the leading consensus client for Ethereum, further cementing Offchain Labs alignment with Ethereum.
Head office
Princeton, New Jersey, United States
Company score (5)
Most candidates are reviewed quickly
Funding
$3.7M - Seed
April 2019
$20M - Series A
April 2021
$100M - Series B
August 2021

