Rust Engineer at Tempo

<p style="min-height:1.5em">Tempo is a layer-1 blockchain purpose-built for stablecoins and real-world payments, born from Stripe’s experience in global payments and Paradigm’s expertise in crypto tech.</p><div style="min-height:1.2em;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0"> </div><p style="min-height:1.5em">Tempo’s payment-first design provides a scalable, low-cost predictable backbone that meets the needs of high-volume payment use cases. Our goal is to move money reliably, cheaply, and at scale. Our north star is simplicity for users: fintechs, traditional banks, merchants, platforms, and anyone else looking to move their payments into the 21st century.</p><div style="min-height:1.2em;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0"> </div><p style="min-height:1.5em">We're building Tempo with design partners who are global leaders in AI, e-commerce, and financial services: Anthropic, Coupang, Deutsche Bank, DoorDash, Mercury, Nubank, OpenAI, Revolut, Shopify, Standard Chartered, Visa, and more.</p><div style="min-height:1.2em;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0"> </div><p style="min-height:1.5em">We’re a team of crypto-optimists, building the infrastructure needed to bring real, substantial economic flows onchain. We like to move fast and swing for the fences — join us!</p><p style="min-height:1.5em"></p><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>Responsibilities</strong></p><ul style="min-height:1.5em"><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Design, develop and ship complex features, indexing on performance and benchmarking</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Own development throughout the entire lifecycle, with a focus on deep collaboration, quick iteration cycles and incorporating stakeholder feedback</p></li></ul><p style="min-height:1.5em"></p><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>Qualifications</strong></p><ul style="min-height:1.5em"><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Significant experience building scalable, distributed systems in Rust</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Deep familiarity with the Ethereum ecosystem, particularly the EVM and Execution Layer, as well as reth and consensus mechanisms; hands-on experience working across the entire Ethereum stack is ideal</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Self-motivated and independent, and excited by ambiguity and opportunities to develop concrete solutions to nebulous problems</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Collaborative and an exceptional communicator</p></li></ul><p style="min-height:1.5em"></p><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>Attributes</strong></p><ul style="min-height:1.5em"><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">High motor</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Razor-sharp thinker with precise command of language</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Concise, evidence-based communicator</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Excellent organizational and logistical skills</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Intense curiosity and open-mindedness</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Scrappiness; willingness to