Staff Solutions Architect - LayerZero Labs

The Future is Omnichain

Founded in 2021, LayerZero’s vision is to create a community of cross-chain developers, building dApps that are no longer constrained by individual blockchain capabilities.

With LayerZero's simple, generic messaging protocol, builders will develop cross-chain dApps designed to unify the power of individual blockchains.

We are funded by the best investors in the world, including:

• a16z
• Sequoia
• PayPal
• Binance Ventures
• Coinbase Ventures
• Uniswap Labs
• Circle Ventures
• Delphi Digital
• and many more

ABOUT THE ROLE

As a Solutions Architect, you are the technical owner of the customer journey from first deep-dive through successful production deployment.

You will:

• Lead discovery
• Design architectures
• Build proof-of-concepts
• Clearly explain how LayerZero fits into a customer’s existing stack (on-chain, off-chain, and AI/data systems)

You’ll work closely with our FDEs and Product teams to ensure what we propose is not only compelling, but actually shippable and supportable.

This is a hands-on, customer-facing role — not a pure slideware or support function. You’ll be expected to:

• Whiteboard
• Write code for demos and POCs
• Speak fluently about both Web3 primitives and modern software & architecture

LayerZero’s Solutions Architecture team is the technical front line for our go-to-market motion.

We partner closely with:

• Business Development
• Forward Deployed Engineering
• Core Product & Protocol teams

Our goal is to help customers design and adopt cross-chain architectures built on LayerZero.

We engage with a wide range of organizations, including:

• DeFi protocols
• Web3 infrastructure teams
• Global banks
• Asset managers
• Enterprises exploring blockchain and AI-driven use cases

We act as trusted advisors on interoperability, security, and system design.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

• Partner with BD and Sales to qualify opportunities, run technical discovery, and map customer requirements to concrete interoperability designs
• Design reference and bespoke architectures that integrate LayerZero with customer systems, including:
  • Smart contracts
  • Wallets and custody
  • Trading or settlement systems
  • Data platforms
  • Banking and payments rails
• Lead technical presentations, workshops, and demos, tailoring depth for audiences ranging from protocol engineers to C-level executives
• Build and validate POCs and pilot integrations, often writing or reviewing code (e.g., smart contracts, backend services, or sample apps)
• Document architectures, integration plans, and best practices, including:
  • Sequence diagrams
  • Threat models
  • Rollout strategies
• Collaborate with Integrations / Forward Deployed Engineering on hand-offs from POC to production, ensuring continuity and a clean path to scale
• Advise on security and reliability for cross-chain flows:
  • Failure modes
  • Monitoring
  • Incident response
  • Operational runbooks
• Stay current on Web3 trends:
  • L1/L2 roadmaps
  • Bridging standards
  • Custody
  • Regulation
• Use domain knowledge to shape customer strategy
• Gather structured field feedback and feed it back into Product and Protocol teams, influencing our roadmap and SDKs
• Contribute to external-facing content such as:
  • Sample apps
  • Blog posts
  • Talks
  • Reference architectures

ABOUT YOU

• Have 5–10+ years in customer-facing technical roles such as:
  • Solutions Architect
  • Sales Engineer
  • Forward Deployed Engineer
  • Platform / Infra Engineer
  • Protocol Engineer
• Have a strong grasp of blockchain fundamentals and Web3 architecture, including:
  • Consensus basics
  • L1/L2 and rollups
  • Bridging models
  • Wallets and signing
  • Vaults and custody
  • Common DeFi patterns
• Are comfortable reading and writing code, ideally in:
  • TypeScript
  • Rust
  • Go
  • Solidity
• Can quickly understand someone else’s stack
• Have deep experience with integration architecture patterns and APIs, including:
  • REST / gRPC / WebSockets
  • Webhooks
  • Event streams
  • OAuth / identity
• Can explain complex technical concepts simply, adapting communication for:
  • Engineers
  • Product managers
  • Business stakeholders
• Enjoy whiteboarding, system design, and storytelling
• Can guide customers from vague ideas to concrete architecture and rollout plans
• Are comfortable in fast-moving, ambiguous environments, juggling multiple high-stakes accounts

Bonus:

• Experience with financial services, trading, or other highly regulated industries
• Understanding of risk, compliance, and integration constraints

Equal Opportunity Employer

LayerZero Labs is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace.

LayerZero Labs is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of:

• Race
• National origin
• Religion
• Gender
• Gender identity
• Sexual orientation
• Marital status
• Protected veteran status
• Disability
• Age
• Any other legally protected status