Software Engineer - Systems

Do you enjoy writing reliable software, thinking critically about performance, efficiency, and how your code interacts with the underlying hardware? DFINITY is seeking software engineers with a foundational understanding of cloud technologies, operating systems, networking, security, or virtualization to help address challenges in security, scalability, and performance.

As a Systems Software Engineer at DFINITY, you’ll work on:

• Developing a scalable, secure, and deterministic application runtime
• Assisting with the installation, upgrade, and monitoring of our software across different public and private cloud environments
• Monitoring the behavior of a network that may include adversarial nodes
• Automating network operations to reduce the need for manual intervention

What we’re looking for:

• Experience in contributing to software systems or tooling as part of a team within a medium to large organization
• A good grasp of at least one systems-level programming language, such as C, C++, or Rust. Our team primarily works in Rust, and we’re happy to help you get up to speed.
• Familiarity with cloud or virtualization technologies is a plus (e.g., VM image creation and provisioning)
• Experience with containerization and orchestration technologies is also a plus
• Basic understanding of deploying and operating reliable systems and developing monitoring and alarming tools
• A bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field is a plus, but practical experience is most important to us

We appreciate diverse backgrounds and care most about what you can do. This is a full-time position requiring onsite presence in our Zurich office 3 days a week.

About DFINITY and the Internet Computer:

DFINITY is a leading contributor to the Internet Computer Protocol (ICP), with a mission to bring the world's compute onto the secure ICP network. Built on its unique third-generation blockchain technology, ICP enables the development and operation of a new generation of unstoppable, tamper-proof, fully decentralized web applications. Its powerful technology can run entire AI models within smart contracts, representing a major advancement for secure AI. Through seamless integration with Bitcoin, Ethereum, and other networks, ICP facilitates multi-chain operations for digital assets and web3.
Join our team of over 250 talented individuals, including world-renowned cryptographers, distributed systems engineers, programming language experts, and industry leaders, who are shaping the future of the internet and web3.

DFINITY was founded in 2016 by entrepreneur and crypto theoretician, Dominic Williams.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.