Senior Software Engineer (Backend Rust)
N1 is an L1 blockchain for high-performance, trustless finance. It provides native financial primitives including an on-chain orderbook, margining, atomic transaction bundles, and RFQ functionality.
Funding
About N1
N1 operates a full-stack financial network designed for global, high-performance, trustless finance. Its L1 includes native protocol-level financial modules such as a central limit orderbook, unified margining, atomic transaction bundles, and request-for-quote functionality, with an emphasis on high throughput, low latency, and congestion-free transactions.
Skills
About the Role
You will spearhead development of core backend components for the blockchain network. You will design and implement networking and systems-level components primarily in Rust, write tests, debug issues, and deploy production-grade software. You will improve reliability and scalability and maintain high-quality engineering practices in an open-source codebase.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related technical field or equivalent practical experience
- 5+ years of experience designing testing and implementing scalable backend systems
- Experience with low level programming languages such as Rust C C++ or Zig
- Experience in systems programming (compilers operating systems kernels machine simulators)
- Experience writing correct reliable software and deploying changes used by people
- Creative independent and collaborative team player able to work in a fast paced environment
- Active participation in Bitcoin Ethereum or other blockchain projects or the open-source community is highly desirable
Responsibilities
- Design and implement core backend components in Rust
- Build and maintain networking components
- Ensure system reliability and scalability
- Write tests and deploy production-grade software
- Debug and troubleshoot systems and performance issues
- Maintain and enhance software engineering practices for the open-source project
- Perform systems programming tasks related to compilers operating systems and kernels
