Fullstack - Distributed Systems Engineer
- Location
- San Francisco
- Workplace
- On-site
- Employment
- Full-time
About this role
Client: Fullstack (10-person startup). Paraform: https://www.paraform.com/share/fullstack/cmrxxeiys00010djli430dsps
Location: San Francisco office, onsite 5 days a week.
Visa (hard filter): TN or H1B transfer only; NOT H1B in year 3 or year 6. Check visa status early.
Level: Mid-level, 2–4 years, able to own critical systems early.
Domain: crypto trading (perps, cross-chain spot, prediction markets); exchange/trading infra (CEX, DEX, Hyperliquid); HFT and market making; portfolio margin and collateral; blockchain protocols and validators (Rust L1/L2).
Production Rust (must)
Async programming with Tokio (must)
Low-latency, performance-focused backend (ms-level APIs)
Distributed systems, state consistency across async processes (voting, consensus, coordination)
REST and WebSocket APIs
Live market data, multi-venue coordination
Risk and liquidation engine logic
Blockchain state machines for trading and settlement
Docker
Traits: performance/latency-driven, systems thinker, comfortable with startup pace and ownership.
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