Backend Engineer, Contract

October 9

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Artificial Intelligence • API • Cybersecurity

Nexus is on a mission to enable the Verifiable Internet by building the world’s most powerful distributed supercomputer. Our team of leading mathematicians, engineers, and cryptographers is dedicated to developing next-generation secure and scalable technologies, such as the Nexus zkVM, to ensure the accuracy of AI and support advanced computational tasks. By partnering with Nexus, individuals and organizations can contribute to this innovative ecosystem and help shape the future of computation.

11 - 50 employees

🤖 Artificial Intelligence

🔌 API

🔒 Cybersecurity

📋 Description

• Design and build backend services in Node.js and Rust for Nexus’s Layer 1 and DEX. • Develop APIs and data pipelines for trading, liquidity, and on-chain verification. • Build and maintain blockchain infrastructure components (RPC endpoints, explorers, dev tools). • Optimize performance and scalability across distributed systems. • Collaborate with frontend engineers to define data contracts and API interfaces. • Write clean, well-tested code that supports verifiable financial applications.

🎯 Requirements

• Strong experience developing backend systems in Node.js, Rust, or similar languages. • Proficiency with PostgreSQL, Prisma, or equivalent data stores. • Understanding of API design, authentication flows, and performance optimization. • Experience with distributed systems, financial infrastructure, or blockchain. • Excellent communication skills in Business English (spoken & written).

🏖️ Benefits

• Flexible work arrangements • Professional development opportunities