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# Distributed Systems Engineer

- **Company:** Axiom
- **Location:** New York, NY, United States
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** C++ (Programming Language), Distributed Systems, Blockchain, Backend, Containerization, Kubernetes, Ethereum, Terraform, Docker
- **Published:** September 4, 2026
- **Apply:** https://startup.jobs/distributed-systems-engineer-axiom-3-6236238

## About the Role

We are looking for someone with strong engineering design skills, a security mindset, and the ability to design and implement blockchain protocols. We also value the ability to make pragmatic technology choices which empower our small team.

Who you are

 * You are fluent in Rust, C++, or a similarly performant backend language. We work primarily in Rust.
 * You have experience deploying and monitoring high uptime applications to production in the cloud using orchestration and containerization (Docker, Terraform, Kubernetes).
 * You have experience working within a large production codebase.
 * You are extremely detail oriented and have a security mindset.
 * You're a clear communicator and value collaboration.
 * You have a bias towards action and extremely strong work ethic.

Bonuses

 * You have experience working with blockchain nodes like Geth, Reth, or similar.
 * You have experience with low-level details of Ethereum.
 * You have experience working in an adversarial or security critical environment.

## Description

We recently released OpenVM, a performant and modular zkVM framework built for customization and extensibility. OpenVM allows developers to verify the correct execution of arbitrary computer programs in a flexible and performant way. We are building ZK-enabled products using OpenVM and supporting teams building on OpenVM., We are looking for a distributed systems engineer to join a startup using zero-knowledge proofs to scale smart contract applications. You will be responsible for building Rust-based rollup nodes and sequencers to deliver zero-knowledge proof based products on-chain. Your work will require designing secure and efficient systems and making design choices to enable rapid development without sacrificing security.


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