Core Developer (Runtime) — Rust Protocol Engineering

Parity is hiring a contract Core Developer to work on runtime and protocol engineering initiatives within the Acceleration department. The team focuses on blockchain infrastructure roles tied to ecosystem growth across the Polkadot network, including tooling, integrations, and core protocol functionality. 

This remote role involves collaborating with product, design, and engineering teams to build decentralized systems, protocol abstractions, and developer tooling used by Polkadot and application teams building on the stack. Candidates will contribute to Rust-based protocol development, system design, and open-source collaboration while operating in a globally distributed environment. 

The position is structured as a contractor engagement through Parity’s UK entity and is suited for engineers comfortable with ownership, peer review, and complex distributed systems.

For teams scaling a web3 team, this role focuses heavily on protocol ownership and cross-functional collaboration.

🔹 Responsibilities

• Design and implement protocol functionality for the Polkadot protocol and application teams building on it

• Collaborate with product development teams and contribute directly to production outcomes

• Build tooling and abstractions that improve developer experience and application development

• Work closely with product, design, and engineering teams on core runtime functionality

This opportunity aligns with layer 1 blockchain jobs involving protocol infrastructure and open-source engineering collaboration.

🔹 Requirements

• Ability to work autonomously and solve problems independently

• Experience collaborating within an open-source development culture

• Comfortable participating in peer review processes as both reviewer and reviewee

• Strong understanding of system design and complex systems engineering

• Ability to take ownership of work and responsibility for outcomes

• Strong communication skills with the ability to explain technical concepts in plain English through written or public-facing communication

• Experience working across blockchain infrastructure roles and distributed engineering environments

🔹 Compensation & Benefits

• Contract engagement structure through Parity’s UK entity

• Remote-first work environment

• Flexible working arrangements

• Team and company-wide retreats throughout the year

• Background checks conducted through Zinc following offer stage

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