Senior Rust Engineer
Equilibrium helps solve the hardest engineering problems in Web3 through research and development of privacy, security, and scaling solutions.
Maintainer signals as of 8/11/2026
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About Equilibrium
Equilibrium is an R&D organization that designs, builds, and invests in core infrastructure for the decentralized web. They focus on complex engineering problems around security, privacy, and scaling. Apart from internal experimentation, they partner with ambitious founders to provide R&D support, engineering expertise, and funding through their venture arm.
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About the Role
You will research and understand complex protocols, design and implement distributed systems, and develop protocol-driven applications using Rust. You will build testing and quality assurance processes, document designs, and communicate technical progress with clients and open-source communities. You may lead small teams and contribute to architecture and interoperability decisions.
Requirements
- Systems programming experience
- Experience leading small teams
- Ability to design interoperable software architectures
- 5+ years of collaborative software development experience
- 3+ years of hands-on Rust experience
- Full proficiency in English
- Experience with domain-specific languages
- Cryptography knowledge
- Information security knowledge
Responsibilities
- Research complex protocols
- Design and implement distributed systems
- Develop protocol-driven applications in Rust
- Design and maintain testing and quality assurance processes
- Document system designs and implementations
- Communicate with clients and open-source communities
- Lead small teams
- Design interoperable software architectures
Benefits
- Contractor status with monthly invoicing
- Paid national holidays of the country of residence
- Sick days
- Five weeks paid vacation per year
- Company retreats