Ethereum Foundation

The Ethereum Foundation (EF) is a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting Ethereum and related technologies.

The EF is not a company, or even a traditional non-profit. Their role is not to control or lead Ethereum, nor are they the only organization that funds critical development of Ethereum-related technologies. The EF is one part of a much larger ecosystem.

Ethereum Foundation Initiatives

Ecosystem Support Program

The Ecosystem Support Program exists to provide both financial and non-financial support to projects and entities within the greater Ethereum community, in order to accelerate the growth of the ecosystem. The Ecosystem Support Program is an expansion of the original Ethereum Grants Program which mainly focused on financial support.

Learn more about the Ecosystem Support Program, past grant recipients, and the grant application process at esp.ethereum.foundation. You can also view the Ecosystem Support Program Blog or follow @EF_ESP for their latest news and announcements.

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Ethereum Foundation Remote, Boulder, Berlin
The Ethereum Foundation (EF) is a global non-profit organization dedicated to supporting Ethereum and related technologies. Our mission is to do what is best for Ethereum’s long-term success. Our role is to allocate resources to critical projects, to be a valued voice within the Ethereum ecosystem, and to advocate for Ethereum to the outside world. Role Description The EF is hiring an ERC & Standards Coordinator to help steward the development and adoption of common application & wallet standards across the ecosystem. The work will involve both direct contributions to Ethereum’s application, wallet and infrastructure standardization processes as well as close collaboration with internal and external stakeholders on the development of various standards. Your objective is to drive the evolution and adoption of standards that enhance interoperability and innovation across the Ethereum ecosystem. The types of problems you’ll be thinking through include: - How...

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Ethereum Foundation Remote
About the Ethereum Foundation The Ethereum Foundation (EF) is a global non-profit organization dedicated to supporting Ethereum and related technologies. Our mission is to do what is best for Ethereum’s long-term success. Our role is to allocate resources to critical projects, to be a valued voice within the Ethereum ecosystem, and to advocate for Ethereum to the outside world. About the PSE Team As part of the EF, Privacy and Scaling Explorations (PSE) is a cutting-edge technological research and development group that explores privacy and scaling solutions. Our mission is to accelerate the adoption of cryptography to advance human collaboration. - We build open-source tools that cultivate privacy, agency, and resiliency. - We operate, fund, and collaborate with driven teams on urgent problems. - We research, deploy, educate, and advocate for cryptographic solutions. We achieve this through various approaches, including conducting pure research projects,...

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Ethereum Foundation Remote, Boulder, Berlin
The Ethereum Foundation:  The Ethereum Foundation (EF) is a global non-profit organization dedicated to supporting Ethereum. Our mission is to ensure the long-term success of Ethereum by allocating resources to critical projects, being a positive voice within the Ethereum ecosystem, and advocating for Ethereum to the outside world. The Role:  The EF is seeking a highly motivated and collaborative security engineer who with their skillset can help secure the Ethereum protocol, which enables users and projects to utilize Ethereum. As an open-source project, we operate transparently when possible and often communicate in publicly accessible channels, so being comfortable working in the open is essential. In this fast-paced, constantly evolving, and sometimes unpredictable space, your work will be dynamic and may shift in response to changing priorities. To thrive in this role, you will need to be very self-motivated and be comfortable working asynchronously. Our...

Ethereum Foundation Fully Remote
About the Ethereum Foundation The Ethereum Foundation (EF) is a global non-profit organization dedicated to supporting Ethereum and related technologies. Our mission is to do what is best for Ethereum’s long-term success. Our role is to allocate resources to critical projects, to be a valued voice within the Ethereum ecosystem, and to advocate for Ethereum to the outside world. About the role As part of our mission to advance blockchain systems, interns will contribute to bleeding edge research that spans computer science, distributed systems, crypto-economics, and mechanism design. This program offers a unique opportunity to work closely with Ethereum Foundation researchers, their collaborators, and other contributors across the ecosystem, tackling both foundational and applied research challenges. Interns will also have opportunities to share their findings through ethresear.ch , academic publications, or conference submissions helping shape the future of...

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Ethereum Foundation Fully Remote
About the Ethereum Foundation The Ethereum Foundation (EF) is a global non-profit organization dedicated to supporting Ethereum and related technologies. Our mission is to do what is best for Ethereum’s long-term success. Our role is to allocate resources to critical projects, to be a valued voice within the Ethereum ecosystem, and to advocate for Ethereum to the outside world. About the role Join our mission to build and safeguard the Ethereum protocol. Interns will work alongside leading experts at the Ethereum Foundation and across the ecosystem, contributing to critical projects that advance the protocol, improve network security, enhance tooling, and push the boundaries of blockchain technology. This role is an exceptional opportunity to gain hands-on experience with cutting-edge engineering while shaping the future of Ethereum. Interns can choose to either work remotely, or in one of the EF offices, in Boulder (USA) or Berlin (Germany). In addition,...

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Ethereum Foundation Remote
The Ethereum Foundation: The Ethereum Foundation (EF) is a global non-profit organization dedicated to supporting Ethereum and related technologies. Our mission is to do what is best for Ethereum’s long-term success. Our role is to allocate resources to critical projects, to be a valued voice within the Ethereum ecosystem, and to advocate for Ethereum to the outside world. The Role: The Ethereum Foundation is seeking a highly motivated and organized leader to coordinate the planning and contribute to the design of the p2p layer, a critical component of the protocol’s stack. The role requires extensive coordination of external teams and will interface closely with other development and research leaders at the foundation. The Objective: is to increase the velocity of development on the Ethereum protocol’s p2p networking layer and to cultivate a consistent multi-year roadmap. Your technical experience will be crucial to stimulating conversation and decisions, but...

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Ethereum Foundation Fully Remote
Although the job location is listed as "Fully Remote in Canada" for Lever purposes, this position is fully remote. Candidates can be based in any country and are not required to relocate to Canada. About the Ethereum Foundation The Ethereum Foundation (EF) is a global non-profit organization dedicated to supporting Ethereum. Our mission is to ensure the long-term success of Ethereum by allocating resources to critical projects, being a positive voice within the Ethereum ecosystem, and advocating for Ethereum to the outside world. Job Description We’re seeking passionate and collaborative individuals who are excited about testing Ethereum to help reduce the risk of software failures across the protocol. As part of the EF Testing Team, you'll collaborate with other testers, dev operatooors , client developers, and protocol researchers to ensure protocol upgrades are thoroughly and efficiently tested. As a Protocol Tester, you’ll use your technical...