What are the responsibilities and job description for the Protocol Engineer position at Rift?
Protocol Engineer
IRL (SF), Hybrid, or Remote
Generous salary equity
We’re looking for someone who’s hungry to own a large part of the codebase at a start up as it takes off. You will have a huge amount of autonomy and be at the center of steering the next crypto unicorn of silicon valley to its potential.
You will be part of an elite, high leverage team building out the protocol and backend that powers the exchange - from node software that indexes Bitcoin and generates transaction proofs, to smart contracts that process billions of dollars of trading volume.
We are building a $1b protocol while keeping the team extremely lean (<10), so you will have significant upside as we grow.
You need to be absolutely cracked at the following:
- Writing bulletproof Rust code
- Interacting with blockchains via RPCs
- understanding how Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana work at a protocol level
- using chatGPT/cursor to increase development speed and unblock yourself
Bonus points if you’re:
- crypto native (self custody crypto and regularly use popular protocols)
- a high school or college dropout
- the most locked in person you know
To apply, send a message with:
- 2-3 sentences on your background why you’re excited about this
- links to your portfolio (e.g. personal site, github, meaningful code you’ve written)
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A bit about Rift:
Today, there’s no way to trade major cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana without a middle man. As a result, over 90% of crypto ($12T/yr) is traded on centralized exchanges.
We solved this by building the first trustless crypto exchange. It uses zero knowledge proofs to allow for peer to peer trading of any 2 assets, with significantly lower fees than centralized exchanges.
We just raised a seed round from the top fund in crypto and are launching our public mainnet on Base in a few weeks.
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