Unto Labs

Senior Systems Software Engineer

San Francisco · Senior

Sponsorship not specified$214k-$220kDetected 23 days ago

C++Distributed SystemsAlgorithmsGitNoSQLKubernetesTerraformCI/CDGitHub ActionsgRPCData EngineeringIncident ResponseSystems EngineeringTCP/IP

About the role

We're seeking a Senior Systems Software Engineer to take on the toughest challenges in distributed, high-performance computing.
As a member of our fast-paced team, you'll work across the entire modern blockchain stack, including cryptography, consensus, distributed systems, and core kernels.

Design and implement system-level components for blockchain infrastructure using C, C++, and Rust.
Maintain strong emphasis on computer systems analysis and implementation.
design distributed systems that meet 99.9 % availability SLAs.
Perform benchmarking and performance profiling to enhance execution efficiency.
Document interfaces and generate strongly typed client libraries.
Collaborate on the development of secure, low-latency networking protocols and cryptographic primitives. Build fault-tolerant ETL pipelines that transform on-chain events into query optimized relational & NoSQL stores.
Support the design of fault-tolerant systems with advanced debugging, logging, and error recovery functionality.
Gather requirements for high-throughput, low-latency (≤ 200 ms p95) services; design distributed systems that meet 99.9 % availability SLAs.
Profile CPU, I/O, and network paths; execute load-tests; instrument metrics/tracing/logs; drive post-mortems and capacity plans.
Maintain and manage a performant suite of APIs, SDKs, and developer tools for consumption by external developers.

Work with a team of experts with deep expertise in high-frequency trading and scaling developer ecosystems
This position requires a Master's degree, or foreign equivalent, in Economics, Business Economics, Computer Science, or a related field.
10 years of experience as a Systems Engineer, Software Engineer, Software Developer, Information Technology Officer, or a related occupation
Additionally, the applicant must have employment experience with:
Systems programming in C, C++, and Rust
Low-level performance optimization and hardware interfacing
Distributed systems and threading runtimes
CI/CD pipeline design using GitHub Actions and on-prem infrastructure
Work with multiple systems, including web development platforms, high-performance computing systems, core operating system kernels, developer tools, and systems related to economic applications
Develop distributed ledger technologies or crypto economic distributed systems.
WHY JOIN US?
Be at the forefront of blockchain technology, working on next-generation performance optimization, on a small, fast-moving, tight-knit team
Shape the architecture of a system designed to process millions of transactions per second
Access to cutting-edge hardware and development tools

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