Senior Rust Engineer, Quantstamp
Option for Equity
Blockchain security
Job no longer available
Blockchain security
21-100 employees
Job no longer available
Option for Equity
21-100 employees
Company mission
To secure the decentralised internet and protect digital assets from hackers.
Role
Who you are
- Background in Computer Science or related field
- 2-3 years of development experience in Rust
- Hands on experience with tooling related to Rust (build systems, package managers, unit testing, CI pipelines)
- Ability to develop software, implement mission-critical features, and navigate through a large codebase
- Experience with code review process and ability to conduct them
- Strong ability work in a team environment
- Fluency in Git and Github
- Ability to follow agile development process
- Attention to detail and ability to producing production-level code
- Active approach to work, taking initiative to define and complete tasks
- Critical thinking and problem solving skills, ability to work independently
- Habit of implementing thorough unit tests
- Highly detail-oriented mindset and willingness to learn
- Fluent English communication, both written and spoken
Desirable
- Experience with cryptography or security
- Understanding compilers and virtual machines
- Previous work with go-ethereum (geth)
- Basic understanding of blockchains and Ethereum
- Knowledge of Solana and/or Near
What the job involves
- As a software engineer, you will be responsible for implementing and maintaining products that Zircuit works on. You will be working in an agile team of experienced software engineers
- Be part of designing and defining the product you are building. You will be participating in sprint planning, creating tickets, implementing features, testing your code, finding bugs, conducting code reviews, and generally doing everything necessary for producing robust and reliable software products
- You may also be asked to help out with our auditing activities and evaluate code for projects on blockchains such as Solana or Near
- Development and maintenance of blockchain-related infrastructure and software products
- Occasional auditing of Rust code
Our take
Blockchain and smart contracts are known to be vulnerable to hackers, and as the industry booms to ever-increasing valuations, the need for auditors and security firms has never been greater. Quantstamp is a smart contract security company that conducts security audits to guarantee that blockchain systems are functioning properly and effectively.
According to Quantstamp, bad actors have cost the system more than $8 billion. The company has conducted over 200 audits and protected $200 billion in value, securing some major blockchains, including Ethereum 2.0, Toyota, Visa, and Binance.
The company has shown versatility in the security market in that it isn’t only focused on crypto, but powers security within the NFT space. As blockchain technology moves into more industries, Quantstamp will be well-placed to play an ever-increasing role in cybersecurity.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
32% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (1 round)
Mar 2018
$0.2m
SEED
Total funding: $0.2m
Company benefits
- 100% Remote and Flexible Working Hours
- 5-6 Weeks PTO
- Maternity/Paternity Leave
- Retirement/Pension Plan
- Equity
- Free gym membership or any virtual alternative of your choice
- Quarterly all-expenses-paid retreats
Company HQ
Union Square, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Richard Ma
(CEO)Current Member on the Forbes Technology Council. Previous Co-Chair of Smart Contract Alliance at Chamber of Digital Commerce. Former Senior Quantitative Strategist at Tower Research Capital, Portfolio Manager at Proprietary Trading, and Quant Derivatives Trader at Archelon Group.
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