Remote Senior Backend Engineer

Summary

Axiom is seeking a senior backend engineer with strong engineering design skills, experience in Rust or similar performant languages, and a security mindset to build Rust-based rollup nodes and sequencers for their zero-knowledge proof based products. The role requires designing secure and efficient systems and making pragmatic technology choices. The office is in NYC but remote work is also possible.

Requirements

• 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
• Extremely detail oriented and have a security mindset
• Clear communicator and value collaboration

Responsibilities

Build Rust-based rollup nodes and sequencers to deliver zero-knowledge proof based products on-chain

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working with blockchain nodes like Geth, Reth, or similar
• Experience with low-level details of Ethereum
• Experience working in an adversarial or security critical environment

Benefits

• Competitive salary with equity
• Work with and receive mentorship from an exceptional team