Senior Rust Developer

FortyTwo is a crypto application platform whose canonical domain presents 42 Agents for building blockchain applications; its documentation also describes interchain portfolio, yield, and swap tools.

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About FortyTwo

FortyTwo's official materials describe software that simplifies blockchain use. The homepage presents AI agents for creating, hosting, and monetizing crypto applications, while the documentation describes Portfolio Tracker, Earn, and Swap products for interchain DeFi. Its earlier CosmWasm contract development was explicitly deprecated in March 2024.

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About the Role

Design and implement secure, scalable peer-to-peer networking protocols in Rust; develop distributed systems for decentralized AI nodes; ensure fault tolerance; integrate blockchain and protocol components; optimize performance for edge and cloud systems; and contribute to open-source projects and documentation.

Requirements

  • 3+ years of experience in Rust development, focused on distributed systems or peer-to-peer networking.
  • Strong understanding of TCP/IP, UDP, WebRTC, and libp2p.
  • Experience building scalable and resilient distributed systems.
  • Proficiency designing systems with security and fault tolerance.
  • Familiarity with blockchain, consensus algorithms, and cryptographic techniques.
  • Experience with WebAssembly and cross-platform Rust development.
  • Familiarity with decentralized AI concepts and swarm intelligence.
  • Knowledge of Docker and Kubernetes.

Responsibilities

  • Design and implement high-performance, secure, and scalable peer-to-peer networking protocols in Rust.
  • Develop distributed systems that enable decentralized AI nodes to communicate and collaborate effectively.
  • Ensure robust fault-tolerance and resilience in networked systems through testing and optimization.
  • Collaborate with blockchain engineers, protocol developers, and AI researchers to integrate the network layer with Fortytwo's decentralized AI stack.
  • Optimize performance for diverse computing environments, including edge devices and cloud systems.
  • Contribute to open-source projects and documentation.

Benefits

  • Engage in meaningful AI research involving decentralized inference, multi-agent systems, and efficient model deployment.
  • Build scalable and sustainable AI systems that improve efficiency, accessibility, and cost-effectiveness.
  • Collaborate with a highly technical, research-driven team.
  • Work in an environment that values autonomy and foundational AI problem-solving.