Rust Developer
🧠 About the Role
We're hiring an experienced Rust Developer for a fast-growing Web3 startup focused on building the next generation of decentralized finance (DeFi) infrastructure. Backed by top-tier investors, the team includes ex-engineers from leading crypto, fintech, and tech companies. If you're passionate about blockchain, low-level performance, and designing scalable decentralized systems, we want to hear from you.
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🔧 Responsibilities
Design, develop, and maintain secure and scalable smart contracts and core DeFi protocol components using Rust
Integrate cross-chain bridges, wallet SDKs (e.g. MetaMask, Phantom), and on-chain/off-chain data interaction modules
Build and optimize on-chain data ingestion and analytics tools for real-time DeFi operations
Collaborate with frontend developers, product teams, and crypto researchers to launch impactful features
Stay up-to-date with the latest developments in Rust, Web3, Layer 1/L2 ecosystems, and crypto security
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✅ Requirements
3+ years of Rust programming experience, with strong knowledge of async programming and memory-safe system design
Hands-on experience with blockchain development (e.g. Solana, Substrate, Cosmos, or Ethereum-based chains)
Familiarity with DeFi primitives, cross-chain bridges, and Web3 wallet integration
Strong understanding of blockchain data structures, indexing, and event tracking
Fluent in English or Chinese; excellent communication in a remote-first environment
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🌍 Bonus
Prior experience in shipping DeFi products (DEX, lending, staking, etc.)
Contributions to open-source blockchain or Web3 projects
Knowledge of zk-SNARKs, Layer 2 scaling, or MEV mitigation
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