Ethereum protocol engineering, L2 scaling, and blockchain security services
Nethermind is a protocol-focused engineering shop building on Ethereum, StarkNet, and Cairo, with active R&D across layer 2 scaling and DeFi. The hiring mix reveals a shift toward security and product alongside core engineering—security roles match pain points around cryptographic verification of AI agents and early-stage security gaps, while concurrent go-to-market and SDK tooling projects signal movement from pure R&D toward productized offerings. Recent adoption of Stripe hints at monetization infrastructure buildout.
Notable leadership hires: Tech Lead
Nethermind is a 201–500-person blockchain engineering and research firm founded in 2017, headquartered in London. The team builds protocol infrastructure, layer 2 solutions, and security tooling for Ethereum and related ecosystems, with particular depth in Solidity smart contracts, Rust/Go infrastructure, and StarkNet/Cairo. They operate across three revenue streams: direct consulting and R&D services, open-source contributions to Ethereum core, and emerging security audit and tooling products. Active hiring spans 12 countries, concentrated in engineering, product, sales, and security disciplines.
Rust, Go, and C# for infrastructure; Solidity and Cairo for smart contracts; TypeScript and Python for tooling. They also work with Ethereum Virtual Machine and StarkNet.
Yes. Security is one of four active hiring departments (alongside engineering, product, and sales), with roles spanning mid, senior, and lead levels across 12 countries including the UK, US, Singapore, and Brazil.
Core protocol development, layer 2 tooling and SDKs, blockchain security tools and audits, AI agent verification frameworks, and go-to-market strategy for security products. Recent projects include auditagent and agentarena platforms.
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