Distributed Systems Engineer, Axiom

$125-250k

+ Equity

Docker
Kubernetes
Terraform
C++
Rust
Senior level
Remote in US
New York
Axiom

Zero-knowledge coprosessor for Ethereum

Open for applications

Axiom

Zero-knowledge coprosessor for Ethereum

1-20 employees

B2CB2BBlockchainData Sharing

Open for applications

$125-250k

+ Equity

Docker
Kubernetes
Terraform
C++
Rust
Senior level
Remote in US
New York

1-20 employees

B2CB2BBlockchainData Sharing

Company mission

To empower developers to build novel decentralized applications with the power of ZK.

Role

Who you are

  • We are looking for someone with strong engineering design skills, a security mindset, and the ability to design and implement blockchain protocols
  • We also value the ability to make pragmatic technology choices which empower our small team
  • You are fluent in Rust, C++, or a similarly performant backend language. We work primarily in Rust
  • You have experience deploying and monitoring high uptime applications to production in the cloud using orchestration and containerization (Docker, Terraform, Kubernetes)
  • You have experience working within a large production codebase
  • You are extremely detail oriented and have a security mindset
  • You’re a clear communicator and value collaboration
  • You have a bias towards action and extremely strong work ethic

Desirable

  • You have experience working with blockchain nodes like Geth, Reth, or similar
  • You have experience with low-level details of Ethereum
  • You have experience working in an adversarial or security critical environment

What the job involves

  • We are looking for a distributed systems engineer to join a startup using zero-knowledge proofs to scale smart contract applications
  • You will be responsible for building Rust-based rollup nodes and sequencers to deliver zero-knowledge proof based products on-chain
  • Your work will require designing secure and efficient systems and making design choices to enable rapid development without sacrificing security

Our take

Today, smart contracts on the blockchain suffer from a lack of readily available data. Reading and writing data is expensive, making it difficult to build applications that rely on large amounts of information. This forces developers to limit features and design contracts in restrictive ways.

Axiom offers a fresh approach, using Zero-Knowledge (ZK) cryptography to provide smart contracts with richer data access at lower costs. Its flagship V2 release unlocks the entire Ethereum transaction history, meaning developers can seamlessly integrate past transactions, freely combine smart contracts, and add modular components without affecting existing functionality.

Backed by recent funding led by industry giants, Axiom is rapidly expanding its team and platform development. With a vision of enabling developers to build richer and more expressive on-chain applications, Axiom is poised to play a crucial role in shaping the future of blockchain.

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Company

Funding (2 rounds)

Jan 2024

$20m

SERIES A

Jan 2023

$18.2m

SEED

Total funding: $38.2m

Company HQ

Civic Center, New York, NY

Leadership

Jonathan Wang

(Co-Founder)

Was a Senior Postdoctoral Fellow at the Perimeter Institute, and Pure Math Instructor at MIT. Earned a PhD in Mathematics from the University of Chicago.

Yi Sun

(Co-Founder)

Assistant Professor in the Department of Statistics at the University of Chicago. Was also an Assistant Professor at Columbia, and earned a PhD in Mathematics from MIT.

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