Backend Engineer (Distributed Systems Engineer)

TechChain Talent; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 223,000 - 261,000; Full time

Job summary

A cutting-edge technology firm is seeking a Backend Engineer specializing in distributed systems. The role involves architecting core infrastructure for decentralized execution, building fault-tolerant systems, and developing performance-critical modules. Candidates should have over 5 years of backend engineering experience, ideally with strong knowledge of Rust and distributed systems. This position offers a competitive salary of $300,000 to $350,000 plus equity, along with hybrid working flexibility in London or New York.

Benefits

Competitive compensation

Hybrid work flexibility

Ownership in stealth-stage projects

Qualifications

• 5+ years of backend engineering experience in systems-level environments.
• Deep knowledge of distributed systems, fault tolerance, and consensus mechanisms.
• Strong command of Rust, Go, or C++.

Responsibilities

• Architect and optimize core infrastructure for distributed execution.
• Build fault-tolerant systems that scale across thousands of nodes.
• Develop performance-critical modules for data pipelines.

Skills

Backend engineering experience

Distributed systems knowledge

Strong command of Rust

Container orchestration experience

Familiarity with blockchain protocols

Job description

Backend Engineer: Distributed Systems Specialist

Location: New York or London (Hybrid)

Salary: $300,000 – $350,000 USD

About Us

We’re a stealth-mode infrastructure venture building next-gen primitives for decentralized execution. Our mission: rethink how distributed systems scale, sync, and self-heal — with a focus on performance, modularity, and cryptographic integrity. Our team includes protocol veterans, systems engineers, and cryptography researchers pushing the limits of what’s possible in Web3 infra.

The Role

We’re hiring a Backend Engineer with deep distributed systems expertise to help architect and optimize our core infrastructure. You’ll work on low-latency, high-throughput systems that power decentralized coordination, execution, and data integrity across global nodes.

What You’ll Build

• Core backend services for distributed coordination and execution
• Fault-tolerant systems that scale across thousands of nodes
• Performance-critical modules for consensus, networking, and data pipelines
• Internal tooling for observability, testing, and simulation
• Contributions to open-source infra and protocol-level primitives

What You Bring

• 5+ years of backend engineering experience in systems-level environments
• Deep knowledge of distributed systems, fault tolerance, and consensus mechanisms
• Strong command of Rust, Go, or C++ (Rust preferred)
• Experience with container orchestration, microservices, and cloud-native infra
• Familiarity with blockchain, cryptographic protocols, or decentralized coordination

Bonus Points

• Experience in zero-knowledge systems, MPC, or verifiable computation
• Contributions to open-source infra projects
• Prior work in Layer 1 or Layer 2 blockchain development

Why Join

• Stealth-stage impact with protocol-grade ownership
• Competitive comp: $300k–$350k base + equity
• Hybrid flexibility in NYC or London
• Work with a team of deep systems thinkers and protocol engineers