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Senior Software Engineer, Blockchain Infrastructure (Go & Rust)

QuickNode • United States
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QuickNode seeks a senior individual contributor to design, build, and improve distributed systems that ingest, process, and serve blockchain data at scale across Go and Rust. The role owns complex systems end to end, from architecture through production, raising reliability, performance, security, and operational quality. Candidates need 8+ years of experience with advanced proficiency in both Go and Rust and deep distributed systems expertise.

Key Highlights
Senior IC role on Blockchain Infrastructure team with no direct reports
Must have advanced proficiency in both Go and Rust
8+ years of professional software engineering experience required
Global remote company with offices in US and Portugal
Path toward Staff or Principal Engineer as scope grows
Key Responsibilities
Design, build, and optimize high-throughput, low-latency backend services, APIs, and data-processing systems in Go and Rust
Own production Go services and Rust components end to end
Architect distributed systems for blockchain data ingestion, processing, validation, and serving
Profile and benchmark production systems and improve performance and resilience
Assess security risks and design or review protective controls
Debug complex failures and drive root-cause fixes
Partner with Product, Infrastructure, Security, and Developer Experience teams
Lead design and code reviews, mentor engineers, and establish engineering standards
Technical Skills Required
Go Rust Distributed Systems
Nice to Have
Experience with Ethereum, Solana, or other major blockchain protocols
Experience designing interfaces between Go services and Rust systems
Experience with cryptographic, wallet, signing, or custody systems
Experience with Kafka, queues, event-driven services, or distributed databases
Demonstrated technical leadership through architecture ownership or mentorship

Job Description

Quicknode is a cloud-based infrastructure company that powers the blockchain ecosystem. Our mission is to be the indispensable utility that empowers companies and innovators globally to build next-generation, Web3 enabled businesses & applications using blockchain technology. Quicknode is backed by some of the world's best investors including Tiger Global, Y Combinator, SoftBank, and the Seven Seven Six Fund. The Quicknode team has over 110 people maintaining high performance global data infrastructure for amazing customers serving billions of requests daily. We are a global remote company with offices in Fort Lauderdale, FL and Lisbon, Portugal.

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