Job Description

Who is Risk Labs?
Risk Labs is the foundation and core team whose mission is to develop and expand the UMA and Across protocol ecosystems.

What is UMA?

UMA’s optimistic oracle (OO) can record any verifiable truth or data onto a blockchain.
UMA's Purpose: UMA is the canonical source of truth that blockchains use to verify real-world data.
UMA's Vision: UMA enables any verifiable truth to be recorded on-chain, trustlessly.

What is Across?

Across is a cross-chain bridge for L2s and rollups secured by UMA’s OO.
Across' Purpose: Across aims to fulfill crypto’s potential by making blockchains more usable, more accessible, and more efficient.
Across' Vision: Intents are the standard in cross-chain interoperability and are settled by Across.

The Role

As a DevRel Expert, you'll bring a passion for working with both the existing web3 developer community and onboarding the next generation of UMA & Across users and developers. You’ll serve as the ear to the ground for developer needs and pain-points, channeling that feedback back to the internal product and engineering teams.

Responsibilities

• Presenting and training developers of all experience levels (in-person or virtually) on deploying or building with Across or UMA products.
• Hosting educational office hours to support builders, foster deeper understanding of specific use cases, and help answer their technical questions.
• Creating technical assets for Across and UMA, including writing product documentation, tutorials, recording, and editing video tutorials.
• Evangelising externally both in-person and across industry-standard platforms and communities.
• Mentoring developers and answering technical questions via Discord and Twitter to support developing the next generation of decentralized applications.

Requirements

• Proven abilities as a full-stack developer, with at least 2 years of experience working with: TypeScript, Solidity, and GCP.
• Previous experience and a passion for building and maintaining a technically-focused developer community.
• A passion for evangelism at relevant conferences, hackathons, and meetups.
• Exceptional mentoring, coaching, and communication skills.
• Excellent technical skills and the ability to explain complex technical concepts in an approachable manner for various audiences.
• Bonus points for creating and editing technical videos, and prototypes.

Compensation and Benefits

• Pay packages include competitive salaries & meaningful token options ($UMA and $ACX).
• Salaries range from $100-180k (USD). Token allocation can grow with your voting rewards while you participate in the growing ecosystem.
• Payment in stablecoins or fiat.
• Our culture includes benefits like: Flexible vacation policies, family care, training and development, and more.
• 100% remote work environment encouraging you to create your ideal work setting.
• At least two team-wide offsites per year.

Equal Opportunity

Risk Labs is an equal opportunity employer dedicated to diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplaces. If you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t perfectly align, we encourage you to apply anyway. We value taking a chance. Risk Labs does not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

Our Values

• We value each individual’s right to economic freedom.
• We value openness, honesty, and directness.
• We value integrity.
• We value iterative learning.
• We value taking smart risks.
• We value creating an environment where everyone does their best work.

Why do we love working at Risk Labs?

We are a group aligned with the ethos of the crypto industry and strive to make an impact on the industry and the world at large. You’ll succeed with Risk Labs if you’re a self-starter, kind, adaptable, and passionate about making an impact. We build products we believe in and continually strive for innovation and growth. We support each other to create a happy, healthy, and inspired team atmosphere. We are committed to maintaining motivation to build products the world needs and loves.

We take pride in being both family-friendly and nomad-friendly. UMA’s optimistic oracle is a decentralized truth machine for Web3. Our solid foundation includes a dedicated team, cutting-edge technology, and a roadmap filled with exciting challenges and growth opportunities. Across is pioneering intents-based solutions and creating a seamless DeFi world. We’ve grown from an early bridge to a market leader and continue to innovate.

More About Us

Our team is a mix of highly sought-after engineers and a diverse business team showcasing high-quality tech. Our international and fast-growing team includes various backgrounds and has world-class talent. We have supportive investors like Placeholder, Blockchain Capital, Bain Capital, Coinbase, and Dragonfly. Our teammates support each other's wellness and take the time off needed.

At Risk Labs, we are constantly developing, building, experimenting, and evolving. There's always something new, and we encourage focus on specific product areas while remaining adaptable to shifts and evolution. Join us, and let's build the future together!