Protocol Specialist

Coin Metrics

Job Description

Coin Metrics is a leading provider of cryptoasset data for institutions. We deliver transparent and actionable data and analytics to various industry stakeholders including asset managers, custodians, trading venues, research desks, and data/application providers. Coin Metrics’ data empowers its clients and the public to better understand, use and value open crypto networks.

Join a fast-paced startup pioneering novel metrics, data products, and intelligence solutions, which offer insights into the economics, markets, usage, health, and other aspects of public cryptocurrency blockchains like Bitcoin and Ethereum and other crypto networks.

You will be surrounded by talented people passionate about decentralized economies and the data behind them. Break new ground, create exciting new data-driven research and products, and help shape the future of finance.

YOUR PURPOSE

As a Protocol Specialist you will work with our team to support our network (on-chain) data products and services. 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. You will be surrounded by talented people passionate about decentralized economies and the data behind them. Break new ground, create exciting new data-driven research and products, and help shape future economies.

YOUR VALUE

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

YOUR EXPERTISE AND EXPERIENCE

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

WHO YOU ARE

Excellent communication skills and natural curiosity
Consistent, measurable over-achievement in past experiences
Passion for Digital Assets

LIFE AT COIN METRICS

Coin Metrics is a fun and fast-paced team with employees located across the globe. We are united by our OPEN (Open, Pioneering, Elucidating, and Neutral) core values. Our employees are empowered to do what’s best for our products, customers, and team members. Other benefits of working at Coin Metrics include: