Hybrid Rust Engineer

at Staking Facilities GmbH

• Job title: Rust Engineer
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Mid level, Senior
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: Node.js, Rust, Web3
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Munich, Germany

About the role

• Rust Engineer designing backend systems for blockchain projects at Staking Facilities. Collaborating with cross-functional teams to evolve capital markets with decentralized finance solutions.

Responsibilities

• You’ll work as the first dedicated Engineer in this new venture.
• Expect deep technical challenges, real ownership, and the thrill of helping define how capital markets evolve on-chain within one of Europe’s most respected blockchain companies.
• Design and implement backend services in Rust, optimized for throughput, reliability, and low latency
• Build systems that connect on-chain and off-chain components, from smart contract interactions to market data ingestion and execution logic
• Collaborate closely with infrastructure and validator teams to leverage bare-metal performance and low-latency access to blockchain networks
• Work with live trading data and performance monitoring tools to profile, test, and tune production systems
• Contribute to architecture design sessions, helping define how we scale a multi-chain platform
• Collaborate with experienced engineers across Staking Facilities to extend node infrastructure and on-chain APIs
• Shape technical direction, influence tooling and processes, and grow with the project as it scales

Requirements

• Proficient in Rust, with experience writing safe, performant, and maintainable code
• You’re excited about Web3, decentralized finance, and the emerging internet of capital markets.
• Comfortable working independently and taking ownership in an early-stage setup
• Curious and self-motivated, you enjoy learning new systems, exploring blockchain tech, and tinkering with complex problems
• Based in Europe or nearby time zones (CET overlap)
• Fluent in English, with strong communication and collaboration skills
• Familiar with concepts like order books, limit orders, and exchange mechanics, or eager to learn
• Existing experience with smart contracts, on-chain transactions would be ideal

Benefits

• Building from almost 0 within a proven, established blockchain company
• Work directly with senior engineers and Defi professionals on cutting-edge challenges
• Excellent salary plus long term upside potential through planned equity or profit participation
• A high-trust, remote-first culture with a base in Munich and a globally distributed team
• 30 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Flexible working hours
• Team events and conferences such as Solana Breakpoint, Berlin Blockchain Week, and Sui Base Camp
• Generous learning and development budget and mentorship from experts across DeFi and infrastructure
• A friendly, diverse, and values led team that prioritizes meaningful work and shared success