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  • Own features end-to-end: architecture, implementation, docs, deployment, and monitoring with cross-functional impact.
  • Build rigorous conformance and adversarial tests to ensure implementation compatibility.
  • Execute safe protocol upgrades and resolve complex availability/performance issues.

Rust Go Ethereum Distributed Systems Solidity

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  • Implement components across the on-chain transaction lifecycle, including calldata construction, signing requests, and nonce management.
  • Build new features within the institutional custody signing pipeline, including submission paths and asynchronous transaction handling.
  • Write comprehensive automated tests for backend services and smart contracts, and participate in an on-call rotation.

Cari is building blockchain-based payment infrastructure that enables real-time, 24/7 movement of digital money across traditional financial institutions and the digital asset ecosystem. As a pre-launch startup, they offer a remote-first environment with close collaboration from an experienced founding and engineering team.

US Canada Unlimited PTO

  • Design and build transaction parsing, validation, and broadcasting infrastructure across multiple blockchain protocols
  • Develop and maintain protocol-specific libraries and abstractions that power Turnkey's transaction management layer
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Turnkey is developer-first infrastructure for private key management, making it simple to create wallets, sign transactions, and automate on-chain actions. The team is low-ego, high-agency, and high-autonomy, with significant experience in cryptography, security, and low-level systems.

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  • Design, implement, and test distributed energy resource controls and telemetry software on customer hardware at sites around the world.
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Verse is building an energy intelligence platform for the AI economy, helping large energy consumers achieve faster, cheaper, and cleaner power by combining real-time control of energy assets with complete visibility into their energy portfolio. The company is a high-growth startup backed by Bessemer, GV, Coatue, and NVIDIA, with a culture rooted in empathy, transparency, and thoughtful action.

Global

  • Build and maintain distributed systems for custody of digital assets, including cash, coins, NFTs, and staking.
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  • Collaborate cross-functionally, mentor team members, and share knowledge to avoid single points of failure.

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Rust Engineer

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US 4w PTO 12w maternity 12w paternity

  • You will use your Rust experience to build infrastructure and tooling for hardware and software teams.
  • You will design and implement a Rust-based simulator and host-side interface library.
  • You will write tests to systematically explore corner cases and rare event sequences.

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  • Design and implement scalable backend services and APIs for cryptocurrency swapping.
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  • Own the architecture and evolution of the SMBP Operator's CRD API surface, designing extensions that meet enterprise expectations.
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Postscript is an AI messaging platform trusted by 20,000+ Shopify brands to drive revenue through SMS. The company is fully remote, backed by Greylock and Y Combinator, and has a culture of ownership and innovation.

US

  • Troubleshoot complex code and client integrations to identify bugs, performance bottlenecks, and configuration issues.
  • Collaborate with Engineering to escalate and prioritize product gaps, bugs, and client feedback for improvement.
  • Build internal tools, scripts, and dashboards to enhance support efficiency and monitor API health proactively.

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  • Provide engineering judgment to support the team in making sound architectural and operational decisions.

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