Founding Rust Engineer

Founding Backend Engineer (Rust)

Location: London (on-site, full-time)
Visa sponsorship: Available
Compensation: Up to £225,000 base + equity/token upside

Overview

We are partnering with a well-funded early-stage company building a fully decentralized perpetuals exchange based on a CLOB, deployed on an EVM-compatible chain.

This is a founding / principal-level backend role with direct ownership of system architecture, performance, and reliability. You will design the backend systems connecting web and mobile clients to blockchain infrastructure.

Prior blockchain experience is helpful but not required.

What You’ll Do

• Architect and own high-performance backend systems in Rust
• Design for low latency, scalability, and reliability across the stack
• Own end-to-end system performance and critical infrastructure
• Integrate external data sources and blockchain indexing systems
• Mentor engineers and drive engineering best practices

What We’re Looking For

• 8+ years of backend engineering experience, including senior or lead roles