Distributed Systems Engineer, Axiom

• 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

• 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