Job Description

Magic Labs is looking for a Senior Protocol Engineer to build core features of their Rust-based, VM-less Layer 2, built on reth and inspired by Vitalik’s “Keystore Rollup” design. This is a hands-on role involving cross-functional collaboration with product, infrastructure, and security teams. The engineer will drive projects from inception to completion, solve complex protocol-level challenges, and shape the future of self-custody and account abstraction.

Responsibilities

• Architect and ship foundational protocol components in Rust
• Own end-to-end implementation of product ideas into technical plans
• Debug performance bottlenecks, consensus bugs, and security flaws
• Collaborate with product, infra, and security teams
• Maintain high code quality, documentation, and testing
• Explore and implement modern scaling techniques
• Stay current on Ethereum fundamentals and ZK/rollup innovations

Requirements

• 7+ years of backend or distributed systems experience, with 4+ years focused on blockchain client/protocol development
• 4+ years writing production-grade Rust
• Deep familiarity with Ethereum execution clients (reth, geth)
• Proven track record owning high-throughput, low-latency distributed systems or L2 stacks
• Strong foundation in Ethereum architecture
• Security-first mindset with experience threat-modeling wallets and bridging flows
• Highly self-directed, thrives in environments with evolving priorities
• Excellent problem-solving and communication skills

Benefits

• No benefits