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# Senior Software Engineer - Go & Rust, Blockchain Infrastructure at Quicknode

- **Company:** Quicknode
- **Location:** United States
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** remote
- **Posted:** 2026-09-21
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-22
- **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/quicknode/b81545ab-8cb3-44d2-b98b-b29a8d4c15ea

## Job description

Quicknode is a cloud-based infrastructure company that powers the blockchain ecosystem. Our mission is to be the indispensable utility that empowers companies and innovators globally to build next-generation, Web3 enabled businesses & applications using blockchain technology. Quicknode is backed by some of the world's best investors including Tiger Global, Y Combinator, SoftBank, and the Seven Seven Six Fund. The Quicknode team has over 110 people maintaining high performance global data infrastructure for amazing customers serving billions of requests daily. We are a global remote company with offices in Fort Lauderdale, FL and Lisbon, Portugal.

## The Role

Quicknode deploys institutional-grade infrastructure - Core RPC API, Streams, Webhooks, Clusters, and developer tooling - across 80+ blockchain networks for teams building onchain. The Engineering team behind this infrastructure needs a senior individual contributor who can design, build, and improve the distributed systems that ingest, process, and serve blockchain data at scale, working across both Go and Rust. This is a hands-on engineering and technical-leadership role for someone who moves comfortably between high-throughput Go services and performance- and security-critical Rust components. You will own complex systems from design through production and raise the engineering bar on reliability, performance, security, and operational quality. This role reports into Engineering leadership for the Blockchain Infrastructure team and carries no direct reports at this level. As scope grows, you will take on larger system ownership, mentor other engineers, and help set engineering standards adopted across teams - a natural path toward Staff or Principal Engineer.

## What You'll Do

- Design, build, and optimize high-throughput, low-latency backend services, APIs, and data-processing systems in both Go and Rust for production blockchain infrastructure.
- Own production Go services and Rust components, including their architecture, interfaces, concurrency models, memory and resource efficiency, testing, observability, deployment, and operation.
- Architect distributed systems that ingest, process, validate, and serve blockchain data with strong guarantees around consistency, fault tolerance, scalability, and availability.
- Own technical work end to end, including requirements, architecture, implementation, testing, deployment, observability, incident response, and continuous improvement.
- Profile and benchmark production systems, identify bottlenecks, and improve throughput, latency, resource efficiency, resilience, and correctness under load.
- Assess security risks in blockchain and distributed-system components and design or review controls that protect transactions, data, credentials, and system integrity.
- Debug complex failures across services, databases, streaming systems, networks, and blockchain nodes, then drive durable root-cause fixes.
- Partner with Product, Infrastructure, Security, and Developer Experience teams to translate customer and protocol requirements into maintainable systems.
- Lead design and code reviews, mentor engineers, document important decisions, and establish engineering standards that improve quality across teams.

## What You'll Bring

Minimum Qualifications:

- 8+ years of professional software engineering experience, including substantial experience building and operating backend or distributed systems in high-scale production environments.
- Advanced professional proficiency in both Go and Rust, with demonstrated experience shipping and operating production software in each language. Go and Rust are both core requirements for this role, not interchangeable alternatives.
- Deep knowledge of distributed systems, algorithms and data structures, concurrency, memory safety and ownership, databases, networking, operating systems, and production software architecture.
- A record of delivering reliable, scalable systems with measurable improvements in performance, availability, correctness, or developer experience.
- Experience with blockchain infrastructure, high-throughput APIs, node or RPC infrastructure, data-streaming pipelines, or similarly demanding distributed platforms.
- Experience applying secure-design principles, threat modeling, and disciplined testing to systems where correctness and availability are critical.
- Strong written and verbal communication, sound technical judgment, and the ability to lead ambiguous, cross-team projects without constant direction.

Preferred Qualifications:

- Experience with Ethereum, Solana, or other major blockchain protocols and their node, RPC, indexing, or transaction-processing architecture.
- Experience designing clean interfaces between Go services and Rust systems, libraries, or performance-sensitive components.
- Experience designing or reviewing cryptographic, wallet, signing, custody, or other security-sensitive systems.
- Experience with streaming and data infrastructure such as Kafka, queues, event-driven services, distributed databases, or large-scale observability systems.
- Demonstrated technical leadership through architecture ownership, mentorship, incident leadership, or engineering standards adopted by multiple teams.

The Quicknode compensation philosophy includes pillars to ensure fair and unbiased compensation for all employees. To design and deliver total reward offerings that are employee-centric. To offer a competitive benefit package in all locations where we operate. To prioritize attracting and retaining the best talent globally. To maintain a high-performing and flexible way of working. During the hiring process, we are committed to discussing compensation openly and honestly. We encourage candidates to share their salary expectations and requirements early, allowing for an individualized discussion. We know that our total rewards practices impact the lives and wellbeing of our employees. Therefore, we will never stop learning about the market, our business, your needs, and how best to achieve our goals through thoughtful and data-driven practices. If you have any questions or require further information about the compensation for this position, please don't hesitate to reach out to your Recruiter. We at Quicknode are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

## About Quicknode

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Quicknode provides high-performance, enterprise-grade blockchain infrastructure (RPC endpoints, data streaming, and APIs) for developers and businesses to build and scale onchain applications without operating their own nodes.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Series B)
- **Headquarters**: Miami, United States
- **Founded**: 2017
- **Founders**: Dmitry Shklovsky, Manuel Kreutz, Alex Nabutovsky

## Core Business
- Primary industry/industries: Blockchain Infrastructure, Web3 Services, Cloud Computing
- Target customers: B2B - Developers, fintechs, DeFi protocols, gaming studios, wallets, Layer 1s, Fortune 100 enterprises, and AI agents.
- Mission or purpose statement: "To empower the builders of the onchain Internet with world-class, enterprise-grade infrastructure."

## Products & Services
- **RPC Infrastructure (Core API)**: Globally distributed, low-latency blockchain access across 80+ chains and 130+ networks, offering full and archive data. It handles 500B+ requests monthly with an average response time of 83ms (2.5x faster than competitors). [quicknode.com](https://www.quicknode.com/)
- **Real-Time Data (Streams, Webhooks, Backfills)**: Stream live blockchain events and replay history on demand with built-in reorg handling, transformations, and guaranteed delivery across 90+ networks. [quicknode.com](https://www.quicknode.com/streams)
- **Platform & Marketplace (One-Click Integrations)**: Activate trading, DeFi, security, compliance, and indexed data products from an existing endpoint. [quicknode.com](https://www.quicknode.com/trading)
- **Enterprise (Dedicated Clusters)**: Private, isolated infrastructure with predictable performance, uptime SLAs, Prometheus Exporter support, and 14-day log retention. SOC 1, SOC 2 Type 2, and ISO 27001 certified. [quicknode.com](https://www.quicknode.com/clusters)

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly disclosed
- **Key Metric**: Total Funding of $102.0M across 9 rounds. Series A ($35M, led by Tiger Global, 2022) and Series B ($60M, led by 50T, 2023). Seed round led by 776 and SoftBank. [quicknode.com](https://www.quicknode.com/about)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Tiger Global, 50T, SoftBank, 776, Y Combinator (W21), LG Technology Ventures.
- **Growth Signals**: Achieved 99.99% uptime and 25,000 sustained RPS (50,000 burst). Launched a $65 million accelerator program called "RollOut." Employs 93 people across 16 countries. Trusted by top wallets, Layer 1s, and Fortune 100 enterprises. [quicknode.com](https://www.quicknode.com/about), [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/quicknode)

## Competitive Advantages
- **Performance & Reliability**: 2.5x faster than competitors (83ms avg response time), 99.99% uptime, and SOC 1/2 & ISO 27001 certifications.
- **Multi-Chain Breadth**: Supports 80+ chains and 130+ networks from a single account, making it a one-stop infrastructure provider.
- **Developer Experience**: Offers a marketplace with one-click integrations, streaming, and AI agent-native tools (x402 / MPP), reducing friction for builders.
- **Enterprise-Grade Security**: Audited against top security standards, with dedicated clusters for high-stakes clients.

## Strategic Focus
- **Scaling the Onchain Internet**: Expanding global footprint and infrastructure capacity to support the next wave of blockchain adoption, including AI agents and high-performance chains like Solana.
- **Accelerator Program ("RollOut")**: A $65M initiative to fuel growth of new blockchain projects and attract top builders to the ecosystem.
- **AI & Blockchain Convergence**: Developing agent-native tools and autonomous endpoint provisioning to serve the growing AI-blockchain intersection. [quicknode.com](https://www.quicknode.com/agents)

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Values-driven environment emphasizing "Pioneer to Win" (boldness, curiosity), "High-Performance Ownership" (accountability), "Speed Matters," "Customer Excellence," and "Earn Trust." [quicknode.com](https://www.quicknode.com/careers)
- **Remote/Hybrid Policy**: Remote-first company with "Work from anywhere" flexibility, allowing employees to create their ideal work-life balance regardless of location. [quicknode.com](https://www.quicknode.com/careers)
- **Notable Perks**: Competitive compensation, stock options, flexible time off, health and wellness benefits, learning & development opportunities, and global offsites. [quicknode.com](https://www.quicknode.com/careers)
- **Engineering Culture**: Focus on cutting-edge tools, high-performance systems, and building the backbone of Web3. The team brings 50+ years of combined experience in datacenters, high-speed networks, and distributed systems. [quicknode.com](https://www.quicknode.com/about)
- **Employee Sentiment**: 3.8/5.0 rating on LinkedIn (11 reviews), with high marks for Compensation (4.2) and Work-Life Balance (4.0). [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/quicknode)

## Sources
1. [quicknode.com](https://www.quicknode.com/)
2. [quicknode.com](https://www.quicknode.com/about)
3. [quicknode.com](https://www.quicknode.com/careers)
4. [jobs.ashbyhq.com](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/quicknode)
5. [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/quicknode)

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