[Hiring] Peer to Peer Software Engineer @webAI

Role Description

We are looking for Senior and Staff Engineers to support webAI’s initiatives focused on secure, distributed, and resilient AI infrastructure.

• Work in backend systems languages to design and implement advanced synchronization and networking systems that enable reliable AI operations across heterogeneous environments, from edge devices to cloud isolated systems, while upholding the highest standards of performance, reliability, and data privacy.
• Architect robust data synchronization frameworks using content addressable storage, Merkle trees, CRDTs, and erasure coding.
• Lead performance tuning, debugging, and optimization of distributed software under resource constrained and intermittent connectivity conditions.
• Ensure security first design through threat modeling, secure key management, and integration of cryptographic primitives and protocols.
• Collaborate with MLOps, Infrastructure, and Security teams to deploy and integrate AI components in restricted or air gapped systems.
• Contribute to cross functional architectural design discussions and documentation for internal and external stakeholders.
• Maintain rigorous testing, observability, and validation practices to ensure system reliability and compliance readiness.

Please note: Development will be done in Rust, and you’ll be able to get up to speed on Rust while working with these systems, it is not required.

Qualifications

• 5+ year of experience with backend systems languages (i.e. C++, C, Go, Rust)
• Experience with peer to peer or decentralized networking frameworks

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision benefits package
• 401(k) match (U.S.-based employees only)
• $200/month Health & Wellness stipend
• Continuing Education support
• $500/year Function Health subscription (U.S.-based employees only)
• Free parking for in-office employees
• Flexible Time Off (FTO)
• Parental leave for eligible employees
• Supplemental life insurance