Senior Rust Engineer—ZK
- Timewave
Job Description
About the role
Timewave is looking for a Senior Rust Engineer to help build our distributed program compiler.
Responsibilities
- Write and deliver highly reusable and well documented rust code
- Develop and optimize our program toolchain which compiles to zk circuits
- Implement testing strategies, including by writing unit tests and end-to-end tests
- Integrate Timewave’s products with our ecosystem partners’ codebases
- Create and maintain clear documentation
- Collaborate on product specifications with other members of the product and engineering team
- Contribute to engineering efforts across Timewave
- Support our users by helping troubleshoot technical issues
Requirements
- Bachelors or Masters in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field. Strong fundamentals in cryptography, data structures, algorithms, storage, networking, and blockchains
- 6+ years of engineering experience in Rust
- Experience with software development best practices such as agile processes, version control, testing, and CI/CD
- Strong communication in English
- Ability to collaborate in a remote-first work environment
- Passionate about crypto and demonstrated interest in DeFi, digital institutions, zero knowledge, and new economic forms
Bonus
- Experience with zk risc VMs, arkworks, or related efforts
- Experience with smart contract development in CosmWasm, EVM, or SVM
- Open source contributions to blockchain or high-security libraries
- An interest in distributed systems design patterns, programming language design, compiler optimization
We value curiosity and non-traditional career paths. If you don’t meet all the requirements perfectly but believe you would excel on the team, we would still love to hear from you and encourage you to apply.
What we offer
- Above-market equity. We plan on raising our first venture capital round in 2025. There is still time to join us on the ground floor.
- Flexible work schedule
- Deeply self-motivated teammates who encourage you to run with your passion
- High-trust, high-agency team striving to be the world’s best collaborators
- Immaculate vibes
🗳️ To Apply Please email hiring@timewave.computer with your resume and any additional information that might help us get to know you (e.g., github)
About us
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At Timewave, our mission is to ensure that all who earnestly endeavor to grow the interchain are limited—not by capital—but only their imaginations and the laws of physics. To achieve this mission, we develop software that improves long-term incentive alignment within and among internet-native organizations such as blockchains, dApps, and protocols (i.e. DAOs). We hold ourselves to an exemplary level of engineering excellence and building products that can be trusted for centuries.