Not every great engineer fits into a predefined job description. We’re open to talking with exceptional technical builders who have done hard things before and want to do them again — at a bigger scale, with sharper constraints, and more freedom to shape the work.
This role is intentionally undefined. We’re looking for people who:
Have built or operated complex systems in demanding environments
Think deeply about performance, correctness, and architecture
Are comfortable working across layers: software, systems, networks, and hardware
Gravitate toward hard problems without needing a roadmap handed to them
Care more about the system than the title
We care less about specific tools or credentials and more about how you think, what you’ve shipped, and the kinds of problems you’re drawn to.
If you’ve:
Built infrastructure that other engineers depend on
Solved problems that don’t come with documentation
Owned systems where failure wasn’t an option
Or just consistently found yourself at the hardest edge of the stack
We’d like to talk.
ABOUT DOUBLEZERODoubleZero is a protocol that enables a global fiber network for high-performance data distribution. Powered by independent fiber contributors and coordinated onchain, DoubleZero delivers low-latency networking and real-time data infrastructure for blockchains, prediction markets and other distributed systems where milliseconds matter. Learn more at: www.doublezero.xyz or @DoubleZero on X.
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