Backend Rust Engineer

About Us

We are a team of multidisciplinary experts in artificial intelligence, cryptography, and software engineering who collaborate to build solutions for unsolved problems in web3. We work on challenges such as trust-minimized micropayments, low-latency request processing, data verification, and dynamic pricing. We’ve published research at prestigious AI conferences like NeurIPS and developed novel optimization algorithms. We make web3 smarter and verifiable.

We are a core developer of The Graph protocol ($1B+ market cap), an indexing protocol for organizing and accessing the world’s data. We are also the parent company of Odos, a market-leading liquidity aggregator that supports $5B+ in monthly trading volume.

You can learn more about Semiotic Labs at semiotic.ai or by watching this presentation.

Is This Role For You?

This role is for you if you enjoy working with a multidisciplinary team that solves tough, unsolved problems through a combination of research and engineering. This role is for you if you’re passionate about working on a small, agile team where your daily contributions deliver innovation both within the team and throughout the web3 ecosystem. This role is for you if you are focused on delivering value to users.

Responsibilities

Software Engineering:

• Develop high-performance, asynchronous systems and well-designed crates in Rust
• Own systems and components, ensuring quality design, testing, and documentation
• Learn and exercise concepts in blockchains, cryptography, and AI

Collaboration and Leadership:

• Work closely with industry-leading engineers and researchers
• Contribute to a collaborative learning environment

Skills

Technical Expertise:

• Ability to write high-performance, production-quality async systems in Rust
• Expertise in designing and implementing remote APIs (REST, JSON-RPC, gRPC)
• Experience in responsive microservices design and development
• Experience with databases (PostgreSQL, Redis)
• Experience using collaborative development best practices (Git, Kanban, code reviews)

Personal Attributes:

• Ability to work independently in a fast, dynamic environment
• Drive to take ownership of projects and a desire to deliver value to users and customers
• English proficiency

Experience:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience
• 5+ years of software engineering experience

Perks and Benefits

• Remote: We are fully remote with off-sites that meet around the world.
• Leadership Potential: This role reports directly to the Head of Engineering on a growing team.
• Skills Development: Dive deeper into web3, AI, cryptography, and software engineering on a team of experts.