Senior Rust Engineer

Pluto is an applied cryptography organization that develops cutting-edge, developer and user-friendly tools for adding advanced cryptography to applications. We focus on leveraging zero knowledge protocols to expand the capabilities of what developers can do on-chain today. We are a hands-on, product-focused organization. We believe that cryptography holds the key to protecting the openness of the internet, and that's why we are dedicated to making cryptography as accessible as possible for developers everywhere.

We are a small team of builders. Our engineers previously worked at Uber, Stripe, Lockheed Martin and YC funded startups. Together with our investors Geometry and Variant, we are building at the frontier of Zero Knowledge Protocols. Our fully remote team is based in NYC and California.

We are hiring for a Senior Rust Engineer to help us build open-source Zero Knowledge developer tools. Your contributions will shape the product & technical strategy and present an opportunity to participate in building a new product from the ground up. We are looking for you if you have positive energy, an optimistic outlook about the future, and you are determined to get there. You embrace learning about new things and can pivot on the fly.

What you’ll be doing:

• Development of open-source Zero Knowledge developer tools

• Infrastructure tooling, which includes the development of CLIs, SDKs, and APIs.

• Development focused around Virtual Machine Instructions.

What we look for in you:

• Extensive experience with Rust

• Interest and passion for building secure, robust, scalable infrastructure

• Passion for building delightful developer experiences and pride in your craft

• Experience building open-source developer tools

• A high degree of ownership, taking responsibility for projects from inception to completion.

Nice to haves:

• Experience with zero-knowledge protocols

• Understanding of the internals of the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) or other Virtual Machine architectures.

• Experience with Solidity and smart contract development.

Benefits:

• Medical Plan, Dental and Vision Plan with generous employee contributions

• Health Savings Account with company contributions each pay period

• Disability and Life Insurance

• Internet and Gym Membership Reimbursement

• Remote-First Stipend (Your choice of technical setup and equipment)

• Conference Travel Stipend

• Quarterly team offsites

• Open Vacation Policy