Software Engineer, Infrastructure

Espresso Systems builds foundational infrastructure to power tomorrow’s internet, where digital assets can move seamlessly across chains. The Systems Software Engineer will collaborate with engineers and product managers to develop the transaction processing, communication, consensus, and storage components of the ledger and roll-up systems.

Responsibilities:

• Contribute to the design and implementation of Espresso’s core blockchain infrastructure in Rust
• Take engineering projects from concept and design to production, while working with engineering leaders and the product team to create sound and realistic roadmaps

Requirements:

• B.S. in Computer Science, Mathematics, or relevant field, or equivalent computer science and software engineering experience
• Experience shipping and taking engineering projects to production
• Experience with distributed systems and/or blockchain systems, especially P2P networking and consensus
• Understanding of software engineering and security best practices
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Passion for writing correct code
• Proficiency with Rust in a production environment (or similar strongly-typed languages such as C++, Haskell, Ocaml, etc.)
• Experience working on blockchain infrastructure, e.g. a layer-1 blockchain
• Enthusiasm for the rapidly developing blockchain ecosystem