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# Distributed Systems Engineer

- **Company:** RITUAL
- **Location:** Poland, NY, United States (Remote available)
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Command-Line Interface, Software Debugging, Linux, Distributed Systems, Fault Tolerance, Monitoring of Systems, Network Protocols, Open Source Technology, Peer-To-Peer (P2P), Software Architecture, Blockchain, Prometheus, Trusted Systems, AI Infrastructure, Grafana, Kubernetes, Machine Learning Operations
- **Published:** November 7, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.juju.com/job/28_25197_1db0ba2c148aa0254448f9eea8ae9dde

## About the Role

* Deep expertise in Go and/or Rust, with a track record of building production-grade distributed systems
 * Strong understanding of peer-to-peer systems, networking, and messaging protocols
 * Proven experience operating and developing blockchain nodes, with deep knowledge of node architecture and consensus mechanisms
 * Experience optimizing high-throughput systems and implementing performance improvements at scale
 * Advanced Linux expertise, with strong command line proficiency and system administration skills
 * Proficiency with infrastructure orchestration tools like Kubernetes
 * Mastery of monitoring and observability tools such as Grafana and Prometheus
 * Experience designing and implementing fault-tolerant, high-performance distributed applications
 * Strong background in system design, with the ability to make architectural decisions that balance performance, reliability, and scalability
 * Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to debug complex distributed systems issues
 * Ability to act quickly under high pressure scenarios and context switch at a high frequency
 * A high level of end-to-end ownership and self-direction, with excellent communication skills
 * Hungry, high-energy and ability to work within and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment

Nice to have

 * Familiarity with AI/ML systems and their distributed computing requirements
 * Knowledge of cryptography and secure systems design
 * Contributions to open-source distributed systems projects
 * Join a passionate group of engineers, researchers, and operators on a mission to build the next generation of AI infrastructure

## Description

As a Distributed Systems Engineer at Ritual, you'll be instrumental in building and scaling our heterogeneous blockchain infrastructure. You'll work on innovative solutions for node specialization, consensus mechanisms, and distributed AI execution while ensuring the reliability and performance of our network.

 * Design and implement distributed systems components for Ritual's heterogeneous compute network
 * Develop and optimize peer-to-peer networking protocols optimized for AI model execution and blockchain consensus
 * Build and maintain infrastructure for node monitoring, metrics collection, and system observability
 * Architect solutions for efficient state management and synchronization across specialized nodes
 * Collaborate with the research team to implement novel distributed systems algorithms
 * Create robust testing frameworks for distributed system components