About the company
The Nomic Foundation is the non-profit behind Hardhat, the most widely used Ethereum development environment. We’re dedicated to building open-source infrastructure and tools that empower Ethereum developers to decentralize the world while fostering growth and innovation in the developer ecosystem. We’re focused on expanding Ethereum's development platform by building developer products to directly service core needs (Hardhat), and by creating low-level infrastructure to empower the ecosystem to build more tools (Rethnet and Slang).
Job Summary
What you’ll do
📍Maintain and implement low-level functionality at the EVM bytecode level in Rust 📍Work on an open-source project while helping triage Github issues and supporting users 📍Take ownership of moderately complex features, delivering from high-level product requirements with minimal supervision 📍Clarify requirements, analyze tradeoffs, and identify risks while understanding user value 📍Investigate and address user pain points, concerns, and requests 📍Independently solve tasks that range from design issues and previously unknown blockers to churning through coding tasks and bugs at a high pace 📍Identify and address gaps by proposing and prototyping solutions with some guidance from senior engineers 📍Collaborate to break down roadmap items into tangible milestones and deliverables. 📍Effectively communicate progress, challenges, and results with management and other stakeholders
Who we’re looking for
📍At least 2 years of experience working on systems software 📍2+ years of working with Rust or less if supported by significant C++ or equivalent systems programming experience 📍You have a product-oriented mindset. You focus on future usage of what you’re building, always considering its impact, and make trade-offs accordingly 📍Prior experience working in a remote and globally distributed environment. We work mostly asynchronously, so the ability to take ownership strongly and work with minimal direction is crucial 📍Confident collaborating with other teams to achieve shared goals. 📍As this is an early-stage project, we are seeking a teammate who is comfortable adapting to changing requirements 📍Familiarity with Ethereum concepts, particularly related to developer tooling or runtime systems, and a strong interest in expanding this knowledge