Rust-Driven Distributed Systems Engineer for zk Rollups

Axiom

United States

On-site

USD 180,000 - 250,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary with equity
Mentorship from exceptional team

Job summary

Axiom is seeking a distributed systems engineer to join a startup using zero-knowledge proofs to scale smart contract applications. You will build Rust-based rollup nodes and sequencers to deliver zero-knowledge proof based products on-chain, focusing on secure, scalable systems and pragmatic design choices.

You should be fluent in Rust or C++, with cloud deployment experience using Docker, Terraform and Kubernetes; experience with large production codebases and a security mindset; strong

Qualifications

  • Fluent in Rust, C++, or a similarly performant backend language.
  • Experience deploying and monitoring high uptime applications to production in the cloud using orchestration and containerization (Docker, Terraform, Kubernetes).
  • Experience working within a large production codebase.
  • Detail oriented with a security mindset.
  • Clear communicator with a collaborative mindset.
  • Bias towards action and strong work ethic.

Responsibilities

  • Build Rust-based rollup nodes and sequencers to deliver zk-based products on-chain.
  • Design secure and efficient systems and make design choices to enable rapid development without sacrificing security.
  • Design and implement blockchain protocols with pragmatic decisions to empower a small team.

Skills

Rust
C++
Docker
Terraform
Kubernetes
Production codebase

Job description

Axiom is seeking a distributed systems engineer to join a startup using zero-knowledge proofs to scale smart contract applications. You will build Rust-based rollup nodes and sequencers to deliver zero-knowledge proof based products on-chain, focusing on secure, scalable systems and pragmatic design choices.

You should be fluent in Rust or C++, with cloud deployment experience using Docker, Terraform and Kubernetes; experience with large production codebases and a security mindset; strong

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