Senior Software Engineer, Rust

We’re Andalusia Labs. Andalusia Labs is a collection of leading technology companies, including Karak, the risk management infrastructure for digital assets; Subsea, the risk management marketplace for digital assets; and Watchtower, the institutional security platform for digital assets. With a mission to protect and empower the financial interests of the next billion users, Andalusia Labs also aims to act as a driving force behind inclusive financial growth and innovation in the emerging digital age.

We are one of the most impactful teams in blockchain leveraging deep experience from building massively scalable software systems, AI, fintech, and blockchain products at leading companies like Coinbase, Google, AWS, Twitter, Social Capital, Goldman Sachs, and High-Frequency Trading Firms.

Andalusia Labs is backed by Coinbase, Mubadala (Abu Dhabi Sovereign Wealth Fund), Lightspeed, Bain Capital, Pantera Capital, Framework Ventures, Digital Currency Group, Proof Group, Nima Capital, and Naval Ravikant, as well as founders, general partners, and executives from globally leading organizations like Founders Fund, Google, and Coinbase, among many others.

Overview
We are looking for a talented and driven Software Engineer who is passionate about building innovative products from 0 to Production. As a Software Engineer, you will research and implement new blockchain primitives and improve existing ones. You will work closely with the founders, engineers, and other cross-functional partners to bring new products and business lines to market. This is an amazing opportunity offering you the ability to learn new technical skills in blockchain and work with an amazing team of engineers.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with the founders, engineers, and other cross-functional partners to rapidly iterate, experiment, and launch products
• Design and implement high-performance, scalable, and maintainable services in Rust or Solidity
• Optimize and refactor existing code for improved performance, stability, and maintainability
• Contribute to the development of internal tools and libraries to streamline development processes and improve code quality
• Participate in discussions from the initial product ideas to launch
• Understand, build, and help optimize financial algorithms

Requirements

• BA/BS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience
• 5+ years of systems programming experience working with at least one of these languages (Rust, C++)
• Deep understanding of distributed systems, data structures, algorithms, and software design
• Experience building large-scale, data-intensive applications
• Experience in compiler implementation, runtimes, optimization, or static analysis
• Familiarity with modern software development practices, including version control (Git), continuous integration, and automated testing as applied to Rust, Go, and/or Solidity stacks
• Highly autonomous, ability to design and develop software with minimal guidance
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and across the product engineering stack
• Clear written and verbal communication

Nice To Have

• Experience with React, Node, and/or TypeScript
• Experience building on EVM, Solana, or Cosmos
• Experience in algorithmic trading or understanding of traditional finance primitives
• Founded a company
• Experience working with startups