Core Rust Engineer (Solana)

Rust Distributed Systems Engineer (Solana) | Global | Remote

Plexus have partnered with a VC backed restaking project who are looking for Core Rust Engineers to join the team. This role will focus on engineering whilst incorporating some research responsibilities.

Requirements

• Expertise in distributed systems and applied cryptography • In-depth understanding of L1 consensus protocol design • Extensive knowledge and experience in designing and implementing blockchain mechanisms and policies • Strong grasp of blockchain economics design, including engineering and architectural aspects • Key areas of expertise include transaction ordering/MEV, staking, economic security (delegation economics, slashing conditions, stake pools), consensus mechanisms (pBFT, Tendermint, Gasper, PoH), spam prevention, trustlessness, and decentralization (light clients, Merkle proofs, security guarantees of various L1s and rollups)

Responsibilities

• Design and analyze, and occasionally implement, mechanisms across various domains, including transaction ordering, staking, spam prevention, light clients, and horizontal/vertical systems scaling • Design fee marketplaces • Stay updated on advancements in mechanism design across other blockchains and develop informed perspectives on best practices • Collaborate closely with the engineering team to develop and test new mechanism options • Document findings for both internal and external audiences

If this role is of benefit to you or anyone you know, please apply within and share an updated resume & GitHub