Nexus

About Nexus

Nexus is building the foundation for verifiable finance, an economic system where every transaction, order, and settlement can be proven on-chain with cryptographic assurance. We are developing a DEX Layer 1 blockchain specifically for the AI economy. This innovative platform is powered by idle compute from millions globally and verified with zero-knowledge proofs. We are creating finance rebuilt for the future: verifiable, scalable, and open to all. Nexus has raised $25M in Series A funding from prominent investors like Lightspeed, Pantera, Dragonfly, and SV Angel.

How We Work

We foster a high-performance engineering culture where deep technical work and ambition are expected. Our teams collaborate closely, often working remotely across different regions, like our engineering teams in Latin America collaborating with protocol, cryptography, and product teams in San Francisco. We value continuous learning, empowering individuals to develop their skills and knowledge. We emphasize a culture of integrity, accountability, and collaboration, believing in the power of partnerships to achieve goals. We aim to create an environment that fosters creativity, growth, and innovation, providing employees with the support and resources they need to reach their full potential.

Engineering at Nexus

Engineering at Nexus means tackling complex challenges at the core of a Layer 1 blockchain and next-generation DEX engine. You'll work on performance-critical systems where microseconds matter, optimizing concurrency, scheduling, memory layout, and I/O paths for determinism and throughput. Our engineers design and implement all layers of the Nexus protocol stack, including consensus, execution, and API/RPC servers, often in Rust, C++, or Go. We build low-latency pipelines for order execution and explore new financial and trading primitives. You'll investigate and resolve performance bottlenecks using profiling, tracing, and benchmarking techniques, contributing to the evolution of execution abstractions at the protocol layer. We are building secure, production-grade systems that meet the stringent performance requirements of modern financial exchanges. This involves developing and maintaining high-availability, fault-tolerant infrastructure across cloud and distributed environments, utilizing tools like Kubernetes, Docker, and Terraform.

Why Join Us

• Build the execution backbone of a Layer 1 blockchain and next-generation DEX engine, directly impacting global performance.
• Work on systems where your optimizations translate into significant, measurable gains.
• Grow from a mid-level contributor to a system owner, or drive execution architecture as a senior leader.
• Shape foundational primitives designed for long-term correctness, performance, and protocol-level impact.
• Thrive in a high-performance engineering culture that values ambition and deep technical contributions.