Head of Research

As a leading provider of shared security for Bitcoin, our client enables the power of the world's top economic collateral. Founded by serial entrepreneurs from MIT, Stanford, and YC, backed by top crypto leaders, they are looking for a highly skilled individual to join their team in a dynamic environment. **Key Responsibilities:** - Design crypto-economically sound architectures with partner protocols - Research and write blog articles on emerging BVS use cases and core protocol mechanics - Investigate new AVS projects and networks to analyze their architecture and cryptographic security assumptions - Write technical litepapers covering various protocol aspects such as slashing mechanisms, tokenomics, and more - Contribute to academic whitepapers demonstrating the protocols correctness and reliability **Key Requirements:** - Masters degree or equivalent experience in a technical or engineering field - Published technical or academic papers in peer-reviewed journals - Comprehensive knowledge of various decentralized application architectures - L1 consensus mechanisms - Optimistic and ZK-rollup settlement models - BitVM2 settlement on Bitcoin - Slashable safety mechanisms on Babylon - Restaking protocols (e.g., Eigenlayer) - Familiarity with DeFi protocols such as money markets, interest rate swaps, AMMs, perpetual protocols, etc. - Bonus if you can creatively explore how to re-implement these protocols as BVSes If selected for this role, you can expect: - The opportunity to work with a team of motivated, skilled colleagues with proven track records - Engagement with pioneering work in the Bitcoin space - A flexible, collaborative work environment with full autonomy in decision-making - A competitive salary package, including a blend of tokens and other benefits To apply, please complete the Rockrose Job Application Form and submit your CV in Word or PDF format. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.,