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About the Role As a Senior Rust Engineer, you’ll develop secure validator and relayer agents for an interchain messaging protocol. This system enables developers to send arbitrary data between blockchains, supporting token transfers, cross-chain function calls, and multi-chain applications. You’ll play a key role in strengthening protocol reliability, simplifying participation for third parties, and designing tokenomics for sustainable growth.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design, implement, and optimize validator and relayer agents in Rust
- Simplify and document processes for third-party protocol participation
- Design and implement tokenomic incentives for validators and participants
- Contribute to building seamless, permissionless blockchain interoperability
TECH STACK:
- Rust
- Ethereum / EVM-compatible platforms
- Blockchain interoperability protocols
- Smart contracts
Requirements:
- 4+ years building and maintaining high-availability systems
- 2+ years of professional Rust development experience
- 2+ years of hands-on experience with Ethereum or EVM-compatible smart contracts
- Strong initiative, accountability, and ability to work independently in ambiguity
- Knowledgeable in cryptocurrency and blockchain ecosystems
- Bonus: Experience with non-EVM smart contract platforms
** COMPENSATION & BENEFITS:**
- $100–$200k USD annual salary
- Hybrid NYC work model
WHY JOIN:
- Help pioneer permissionless interoperability across blockchain ecosystems
- Build mission-critical infrastructure with global adoption potential
- Contribute to a modular approach that shifts interoperability responsibility from users to applications
