• Architect and implement the on-chain order book and matching engine in Rust. • Design and extend exchange-specific logic (order execution, risk checks, account/state management). • Design and develop protocol-level components, such as state transition logic, consensus, validator interaction, and transaction processing pipelines. • Implement integration with oracles, bridges, and external data providers, ensuring correctness and resilience in adversarial conditions. • Optimize for low-latency execution, concurrency, and gas efficiency. • Conduct benchmarking and stress testing to identify and address potential performance/throughput bottlenecks. • Develop and maintain a comprehensive suite of unit, integration, and end-to-end tests to ensure code reliability and functionality.

• Design and implement distributed systems components for Ritual's heterogeneous compute network • Develop and optimize peer-to-peer networking protocols optimized for AI model execution and blockchain consensus • Build and maintain infrastructure for node monitoring, metrics collection, and system observability • Architect solutions for efficient state management and synchronization across specialized nodes • Collaborate with the research team to implement novel distributed systems algorithms • Create robust testing frameworks for distributed system components

• Identifying and engaging potential clients and partners who can benefit from our services. • Developing and nurturing strong, long-lasting client relationships. • Understanding client needs and tailoring our solutions to meet their objectives. • Collaborating with our technical teams to ensure project success. • Staying updated on industry trends and market dynamics to identify growth opportunities.

• Design, implement, and optimize Solidity-based smart contracts for projects related to the protocol, focusing on security, efficiency, and maintainability. • Provide technical guidance and design feedback for external developers building on the protocol and Unichain, including hook developers and DeFi projects. • Explore and prototype new DeFi primitives, trading mechanisms, and smart contract architectures to expand the protocol’s capabilities. • Participate in design sessions and code reviews, ensuring high standards in code quality, security, and organization. • Implement unit tests, fuzz testing, and gas optimizations to ensure smart contract reliability and performance. • As a Protocol Engineer, the candidate may work on: • Hooks and reference implementations for the protocol's latest version • Experimental swapping UX designs • Indexers and graph traversal algorithms • Composable DeFi legos • SDK abstractions and developer tooling • Periphery integrations such as liquidity management tools and swap-and-add functionalities