Axiom (axiom.xyz)

Axiom (axiom.xyz)

Distributed Systems Engineer

New York

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 776 days ago
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About the role

  • We are looking for a distributed systems engineer to join a startup using zero-knowledge proofs to scale smart contract applications.
  • We also value the ability to make pragmatic technology choices which empower our small team.

Responsibilities

  • You will be responsible for building Rust-based rollup nodes and sequencers to deliver zero-knowledge proof based products on-chain.
  • Your work will require designing secure and efficient systems and making design choices to enable rapid development without sacrificing security.

Requirements

  • You are fluent in Rust, C++, or a similarly performant backend language.
  • You have experience deploying and monitoring high uptime applications to production in the cloud using orchestration and containerization (Docker, Terraform, Kubernetes).
  • You have experience working within a large production codebase.
  • You are extremely detail oriented and have a security mindset.
  • You have a bias towards action and extremely strong work ethic.
  • You have experience working with blockchain nodes like Geth, Reth, or similar.
  • You have experience with low-level details of Ethereum.
  • You have experience working in an adversarial or security critical environment.

Compensation

  • You'll receive a competitive salary with equity

Company info

  • Axiom is using zero-knowledge proofs to enable new types of verifiable and private software applications, starting with crypto and fintech. We are a small but incredibly strong team backed by the best investors in crypto https://blog.axiom.xyz/funding/. We're looking for exceptional people who are excited to work on challenging and impactful problems in a fast-paced environment. Our office is in NYC and working in person in NY is our strong preference, but we're open to remote candidates as well.
  • We recently released OpenVM https://blog.axiom.xyz/openvm, a performant and modular zkVM framework built for customization and extensibility. OpenVM allows developers to verify the correct execution of arbitrary computer programs in a flexible and performant way. We are building ZK-enabled products using OpenVM and supporting teams building on OpenVM.
  • The Role
  • We are looking for a distributed systems engineer to join a startup using zero-knowledge proofs to scale smart contract applications. You will be responsible for building Rust-based rollup nodes and sequencers to deliver zero-knowledge proof based products on-chain. Your work will require designing secure and efficient systems and making design choices to enable rapid development without sacrificing security.
  • We are looking for someone with strong engineering design skills, a security mindset, and the ability to design and implement blockchain protocols.
  • Axiom is using zero-knowledge proofs to enable new types of verifiable and private software applications, starting with crypto and fintech.
  • We are a small but incredibly strong team backed by the best investors in crypto https://blog.axiom.xyz/funding/.
  • We're looking for exceptional people who are excited to work on challenging and impactful problems in a fast-paced environment.
  • Our office is in NYC and working in person in NY is our strong preference, but we're open to remote candidates as well.
  • We recently released OpenVM https://blog.axiom.xyz/openvm, a performant and modular zkVM framework built for customization and extensibility.
  • OpenVM allows developers to verify the correct execution of arbitrary computer programs in a flexible and performant way.
  • We are building ZK-enabled products using OpenVM and supporting teams building on OpenVM.
  • You are fluent in Rust, C++, or a similarly performant backend language. We work primarily in Rust.
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