Coin Metrics is hiring a
PROTOCOL SPECIALIST

Summary

Join a fast-paced startup pioneering novel metrics, data products, and insights surrounding the economics, markets, usage, health, and other aspects of public blockchains like Bitcoin, Ethereum and other prominent Layer-1 networks. As a Protocol Specialist you will work with our team to support our network (on-chain) data products and services.

Requirements

• Deep knowledge of and interest in blockchain networks and their data structures (you want to live and breath crypto protocols)
• Proficiency in a major programming language such as Kotlin/Java/Python (Kotlin preferred or willingness to learn Kotlin if not already proficient)
• Proficiency in SQL (preferably PostgreSQL)
• Proficiency building, maintaining, testing data pipelines and warehousing
• Participation (e.g., engaging with protocol teams, making proposals, providing feedback) in a blockchain community is a plus
• Strong sense of ownership, entrepreneurial spirit, and/or startup-like experience, capable of driving towards solutions independently while seeking feedback when appropriate

Responsibilities

• Understanding and creating relevant research (including protocol overviews) on blockchain protocols’ inner workings (infrastructure requirements, data structures, governance, economics, etc)
• Assessing various blockchain clients and the RPC / API interfaces, understanding the data structures, and documenting the end-to-end interaction with these protocols from the perspective of node running and data interpretation
• Working with blockchain protocol teams and communities to help Coin Metrics act as a trusted partner and steward of their networks, providing feedback and actively contributing to their open source efforts
• Staying on top of protocol changes and how those changes impact Coin Metrics’ downstream applications
• Collaborating with backend data extraction and interpretation teams and infrastructure teams to alert them of protocol changes that could impact Coin Metrics’ applications/operations
• Working collaboratively with our research, engineering and infrastructure teams to increase our on-chain asset coverage
• Acting as the relevant protocol expert on sales and client service interactions

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• 401(k) retirement plan or pension depending on location
• Bonus and options plans
• Comprehensive benefits offerings (regionally specific)
• Opportunities for professional development
• Remote or hybrid work options
• Paid time off