# Systems Engineer

**Company:** [Unto Labs](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/unto-labs)
**Location:** San Francisco, CA
**Role:** Backend Engineering
**Salary:** $180k – $250k/yr
**Skills:** C, C++, Rust, Distributed Systems, Consensus Algorithms, Cryptography, High-Performance Networking, Cpu Architectures, Memory Hierarchies, Low-Level Optimization
**Posted:** 2025-02-07

> Designs and builds high-performance blockchain subsystems in C, focusing on cryptography, consensus, networking, and low-level hardware optimization on commodity hardware.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Design systems for robust process isolation
- Build and test high-performance sub-systems from scratch in C, focusing on cryptographic operations, consensus mechanisms, and networking
- Implement advanced error correction and data recovery mechanisms
- Build and contribute to a suite of custom benchmarking and performance testing tools

## Qualifications
- Deep expertise in systems programming languages (**C**, **C++**, **Rust**) with a focus on performance optimization
- Experience and understanding of modern CPU architectures, memory hierarchies, and low-level optimization techniques
- Expertise in high-performance networking and protocol design
- Understanding of distributed systems and consensus algorithms

## Compensation and Benefits
- Competitive salary (**$180k-$250k+ USD**)
- Significant equity and upside potential
- Flexible work environment
- Unlimited vacation policy
- Health insurance
- Hardware and development tool allowance
- Conference and learning budget

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