Career Renew is recruiting for one of its clients a Senior Core Systems Engineer - Crypto - this is a fully remote role for candidates based in US / EU.
Join a stellar team of leaders and experts in blockchain technology, cryptography, infrastructure, and security to build the backbone of blockchain wallet infrastructure for the next financial era. We're hiring a Core Systems Engineer to design, build and scale the systems at the heart of our platform : MPC, HSMs, TEEs, and the middleware that ties them together. You'll work deep in the stack, building reliable distributed services and integrating them with cloud, hardware, and blockchain environments. This is a low-level, high-impact role where performance, security, and correctness are non-negotiable. You'll design protocols, optimize databases, and harden workflows that power financial applications at scale. You'll collaborate across product, research, and security to turn advanced cryptography into Rust-based, production-ready infrastructure that is fast, resilient, and trusted.
Preferred experience
Responsibilities
- Design, implement, and operate MPC signers, HSMs, and TEEs (e.g. AWS Nitro).
- Build low-level services and middleware in Rust and other systems languages.
- Architect distributed databases and stateful services for performance and reliability.
- Develop secure APIs and networking between core systems and high-level services.
- Optimize resource usage, latency, and throughput across critical workflows.
- Collaborate with cryptography, infra, and product to bring new protocols into production.
- Document core systems, share knowledge, and support client and partner discussions.
Requirements
8+ years of systems engineering experience with focus on security, infra, or backend.Deep expertise in Rust, with strong low-level systems programming skills.Proven experience building distributed systems, consensus mechanisms, or networks.Hands-on experience with HSMs, MPC, TEEs, and cryptographic key management.Strong knowledge of SQL and NoSQL databases in high-availability environments.Familiarity with secure networking, applied cryptography, and defense-in-depth models.Skilled in observability, debugging, and optimizing performance at scale.Clear communicator, able to translate complex systems into practical solutions.Compensation & Package
Title : Senior Core Systems Engineer.Salary : $180,000-260,000 per year (full-time).Equity : 100-200 stock options vested over 4 years.Benefits : Healthcare, 401K, and travel expenses.Location : US or EU (remote-first, office optional).Equipment : MacBook Pro + essentials.