🚀 The Opportunity
The Ethereum Foundation isn’t just another tech org—we’re the guardians of the world computer. As a Protocol Pioneer, you’ll:
- Push Ethereum’s limits: Scale L1, optimize L2s, or revolutionize UX at the protocol layer
- Work in the open: Your GitHub commits become ecosystem standards
- Define the next decade of decentralized computing—no corporate filters
This isn’t a job—it’s a calling for those who breathe Ethereum.
🎯 Key Focus Areas
⚡️ L1 Scaling
- Pioneer Danksharding implementations or stateless client architectures
- Optimize gas economics for a post-4844 world
🌉 L2 Innovation
- Advance ZK-proof aggregation or shared sequencer models
- Build interop standards that unify rollup ecosystems
🖥️ UX Revolution
- Design account abstraction primitives for mass adoption
- Create developer tools that abstract away Web3’s rough edges
🔍 Who We Need
✅ Non-Negotiables:
- Deep Ethereum protocol knowledge: Can debate PBS vs. enshrined rollups
- Proven public contributions: GitHub full of EIPs, client PRs, or research papers
- Autonomous builder mentality: Ships without permission
✅ Bonus Powers:
- Experience with Rust, Go, or Solidity at scale
- Authored widely-referenced Ethereum content
- Contributed to L2 teams or client implementations
🌟 Why Join the EF?
- Pure mission focus: Zero profit motives—just Ethereum’s success
- Unmatched autonomy: Define your own role’s trajectory
- Work with legends: Collaborate with Vitalik, Dankrad, Proto
- Global reach: Shape the future of trillion-dollar systems
💡 Stand Out By:
- Submit a GitHub PR improving any Ethereum client
- Write a 10-tweet thread on an unsolved protocol challenge
- Propose a novel EIP addressing scaling/UX
🔑 Key Rewrite Wins
- Positioning: "Pioneer" frames role as frontier work
- Credibility filters: Requires public GitHub contributions
- Technical depth: Lists specific challenges like stateless clients
- Anti-corporate vibe: "No profit motives" speaks to EF’s ethos
- Anon-friendly: Highlights pseudonymous work option
🌍 Global Protocol Hours
- Core collaboration: ~14:00 UTC daily syncs
- EthGlobal events: Optional devcon/ethcc attendance
