VolumeFi is hiring a
Senior Rust Engineer, Remote - Global

Summary

The job is for a Senior Rust Engineer at Volume, a dynamic start-up company working on decentralized finance protocols. The role involves writing code for the blockchain stack's rust components and working across the full spectrum of the protocol architecture.

Requirements

• 6+ years coding experience, experience with Rust, ideal. Experience with C++ will suffice as well
• Bachelor’s or Master's Degree in Computer Science, required
• You have a working understanding of blockchains and smart contracts, and a birds-eye view of the state of L1 tech
• You have familiarity with applied cryptography (merkle trees, ecdsa, etc)
• You have strong opinions on system design and code cleanliness
• Experience developing technologically complicated products for untrained end-users
• You are passionate about blockchain, have used DeFi dApps and believe in the opportunity of decentralization and blockchains to change how the financial world works today
• You thrive in a startup environment and feel best working in a small, cross-functional team where you can roll up your sleeves and be hands on
• You have an interest in working in a self organizing environment and bring creativity to start your own initiatives within the Cosmos Stargate SDK

Responsibilities

• Write new code for the Volume blockchain stack's rust components
• Ensure code follows the latest coding practices and industry standards
• Work closely with backend developers to understand and properly use the system APIs
• Write both unit and integration tests, and develop automation tools for daily tasks
• Challenge ideas and opinions to avoid pitfalls and inefficient solutions
• Own off-chain services that maintain on-chain systems on several chains
• Design and implement microservices in Rust connecting to financial systems and payment networks
• Write reusable, testable, and efficient code
• Analyze requirements, and vendor APIs, and translate them into application designs
• Implementation of security and data protection systems
• Build applications according to the design and provide designers with feedback and suggest tradeoffs when required

Benefits

• We sponsor H1B visa professionals
• We have a great benefits package, including parental leave, contributions to your retirement, competitive pay, and unlimited time off
• For U.S.-based employees, we also provide platinum-level health, dental, and vision coverage for you and your family