Software Engineer, Nexus

Layer 1

Salary not provided

+ Equity

Rust

Solidity

Golang

Junior, Mid and Senior level

San Francisco Bay Area

Verifiable computing, powered by zero-knowledge proofs

Open for applications

Verifiable computing, powered by zero-knowledge proofs

1-20 employees

B2BSecuritySaaSCyber Security

Open for applications

Salary not provided

+ Equity

Rust

Solidity

Golang

Junior, Mid and Senior level

San Francisco Bay Area

1-20 employees

B2BSecuritySaaSCyber Security

Company mission

To build the infrastructure for a verifiable world.

Job

Company

Role

Who you are

Experience building Layer 1 blockchains or deep expertise in distributed systems
Proficiency in Rust, Golang, or equivalent
Strong passion for consensus protocols, ZK, and cryptography
Open-source contributions and a desire to work in an open, transparent environment

Desirable

Advanced degree in a technical field
Experience with programming competitions or math Olympiads
Entrepreneurial mindset and ability to spearhead new projects
Experience with zero-knowledge proofs and zkVM concepts

What the job involves

The Layer 1 team is a full-stack team working on the Nexus Layer 1 blockchain, an EVM-compatible blockchain powered by zkVM. This team is for bold engineers who thrive across the stack and can balance security and speed. This is a 0 to 100 project
Work alongside the research team on protocol design, ensuring security, scalability, and liveness
Implement and maintain the blockchain client software (e.g., Rust, Golang)
Manage blockchain artifacts, including RPC endpoints, explorers, faucets, and financial integrations
Integrate zkVM and verifiable compute R&D into the chain (e.g., Rust)
Write and audit smart contracts in Solidity, ensuring security best practices
Collaborate with Nexus partners to build and expand the ecosystem

Our take

Nexus Labs is creating zero knowledge-powered scaling and privacy tools to support the rapidly changing digital AI landscape. Its solutions include cybersecurity and cloud computing support, all focused on Nexus Labs Nexus Project - a scientific and engineering scheme to enable verifiable computation at internet scale.

This ambitious project has attracted impressive funding from top Silicon Valley Investors. No surprise, considering the far-reaching motive of Nexus Labs: to bring about a new verifiable internet. The Nexus Project is attempting to draw on cryptography, mathematics and computer science to create a general-purpose system for verifiable computation.

There have already been several versions of the Nexus zkVM, and its funding is being channelled into improving its capabilities. The company’s work is cut out for it, but early interest from investors suggests that it will continue to grow.

Freddie

Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle

Company

Funding (2 rounds)

Jun 2024

$25m

SERIES A

Dec 2022

$2.2m

SEED

Total funding: $27.2m

Company HQ

SoMa, San Francisco, CA

Leadership

Daniel Marin

(CEO)

Previously a Software Engineer Intern at Google and Stanford University's Dawn AI Lab. Also a Bronze Medallist at Tel Aviv University's International Physics Olympiad.

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