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Published Monday, February 24, 2026 · 6 roles · 3 grant windows
This week: ZK hiring is back after a quiet January — Scroll and a stealth L2 are both pulling for Rust/circuit engineers. Aave's new risk team has two Solidity slots that weren't posted publicly until now. And the Optimism Foundation just opened a Grants Director role that's been filled internally three times and keeps turning over.
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