Systems Engineer at Unto Labs

<h2>About Unto Labs</h2><p style="min-height:1.5em">Unto Labs is a team of low-level engineers pushing distributed systems to the physical limits of modern hardware. We’re reimagining blockchains, from core consensus primitives to performance-tuned networking stacks, in the service of global scale applications.</p><p style="min-height:1.5em"></p><h2>About the role</h2><p style="min-height:1.5em">We're seeking a Systems Engineer to take on the toughest challenges in distributed, high-performance computing. You'll be responsible for designing and building key parts of a base-layer blockchain, focused on juicing every last ounce of performance from commodity hardware. As a member of our fast-paced team, you'll work across the entire modern blockchain stack, including cryptography, consensus, distributed systems, and core kernels.</p><p style="min-height:1.5em"></p><h2>Responsibilities</h2><ul style="min-height:1.5em"><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Design systems for robust process isolation</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Build and test high-performance sub-systems from scratch in C, focusing on cryptographic operations, consensus mechanisms, and networking</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Implement advanced error correction and data recovery mechanisms</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Build and contribute to a suite of custom benchmarking and performance testing tools</p></li></ul><p style="min-height:1.5em"></p><h2>Qualifications</h2><ul style="min-height:1.5em"><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Deep expertise in systems programming languages (C, C++, Rust) with a focus on performance optimization</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Experience and understanding of modern CPU architectures, memory hierarchies, and low-level optimization techniques</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Expertise in high-performance networking and protocol design</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Understanding of distributed systems and consensus algorithms</p></li></ul><p style="min-height:1.5em"></p><h2>Why join us?</h2><ul style="min-height:1.5em"><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Be at the forefront of blockchain technology, working on next-generation performance optimization, on a small, fast-moving, tight-knit team </p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Work with a team of experts with deep expertise in high-frequency trading and scaling developer ecosystems</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Shape the architecture of a system designed to process millions of transactions per second</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Access to cutting-edge hardware and development tools</p></li></ul><p style="min-height:1.5em"></p><h2>Compensation and Benefits</h2><ul style="min-height:1.5em"><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Competitive salary ($180k-$250k+ USD)</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Significant equity and upside potential</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Flexible work environment</p></li><li><p style="min-height