Senior Rust Engineer, Volume

Salary not provided

C++

Rust

Senior level

Remote in Canada, EU, UK, US

Building decentralized security

Open for applications

Building decentralized security

1-20 employees

FintechB2BArtificial IntelligenceSaaSBlockchainWeb 3.0

Open for applications

Salary not provided

C++

Rust

Senior level

Remote in Canada, EU, UK, US

1-20 employees

FintechB2BArtificial IntelligenceSaaSBlockchainWeb 3.0

Company mission

To deliver a new approach for Web 3.0 users that want decentralized computation and storage to manage private keys, that promises 100% uptime at the lowest cost.

Job

Company

Role

Who you are

6+ years coding experience, experience with Rust, ideal. Experience with C++ will suffice as well
Bachelor’s or Master's Degree in Computer Science, required
You have a working understanding of blockchains and smart contracts, and a birds-eye view of the state of L1 tech
You have familiarity with applied cryptography (merkle trees, ecdsa, etc)
You have strong opinions on system design and code cleanliness
Experience developing technologically complicated products for untrained end-users
You are passionate about blockchain, have used DeFi dApps and believe in the opportunity of decentralization and blockchains to change how the financial world works today
You thrive in a startup environment and feel best working in a small, cross-functional team where you can roll up your sleeves and be hands on
You have an interest in working in a self organizing environment and bring creativity to start your own initiatives within the Cosmos Stargate SDK

What the job involves

Write new code for the Volume blockchain stack's rust components
Ensure code follows the latest coding practices and industry standards
Work closely with backend developers to understand and properly use the system APIs
Write both unit and integration tests, and develop automation tools for daily tasks
Challenge ideas and opinions to avoid pitfalls and inefficient solutions
Own off-chain services that maintain on-chain systems on several chains
Design and implement microservices in Rust connecting to financial systems and payment networks
Write reusable, testable, and efficient code
Analyze requirements, and vendor APIs, and translate them into application designs
Implementation of security and data protection systems
Build applications according to the design and provide designers with feedback and suggest tradeoffs when required
Challenge ideas and opinions to avoid pitfalls and inefficient solutions

Our take

Volume is a company that supplies private key management software to enable users to employ the blockchain to control and secure their private keys. Self-proclaimed as software "for the rest of us", the company's offerings are both affordable and scalable - making it easier for anyone to create and deploy profitable DeFi strategies.

The company's suite of offerings includes Paloma Swap, that allows secure, schedules transactions to be made with MEV protection; as well as Paloma Bot, that supplies AI-enabled algorithmic trading for professionals. It is supported by investors such as Solana, TRGC, Alameda Research, Curve and Dancing Bananas Ventures, and has been investing in expanding its suite and further developing the business.

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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle

Insights

Few candidates hear
back within 2 weeks

Company

Funding (1 round)

Jun 2022

$3.5m

SEED

Total funding: $3.5m

Company benefits

Parental leave
Retirment contribution
Unlimited time off
Remote options
Platinum-level health, dental and vision coverage for you and your family 🇺🇸

Company HQ

Downtown Berkeley, Berkeley, CA

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Leadership

Taariq Lewis

(Founder)

Previously founded a number of crypto and finance related companies, including Bitcoin Business, Aquila Services, Promise Software, and UniFi DAO.

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