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SNOWSTORM INC · 1 month ago

Distributed Systems Engineer (Rust, Go)

United States

Full-time

Remote

Mid, Senior Level

3+ years exp

Snowstorm Inc is building a distributed microproxy network designed to restore privacy, resilience, and freedom to global internet access. They are seeking an engineer who enjoys hard systems problems at the intersection of high-performance networking and distributed infrastructure.

Information ServicesInformation TechnologyInternet of Things

Responsibilities

Design, implement, and optimize Snowstorm’s distributed client software

Integrate and tune networking layers via native system APIs (Windows, macOS, Android, iOS, or Linux)

Develop and maintain secure, efficient network protocols for proxy routing, censorship circumvention, and distributed coordination

Collaborate with backend and research engineers to improve network discovery, reliability, and node performance

Contribute to network observability and automation pipelines for abuse detection and mitigation

(Optional) Take ownership of tech-ops domains, including VM provisioning, bandwidth sourcing, and ISP partner integrations

Qualification

RustGoDistributed systems designNetworking protocolsWindows networking stackMacOS Network ExtensionLinux networkingNetwork security principlesCC++NAT traversalTransport-layer protocolsPrototypingProduction-hardeningInfrastructure orchestration

Required

3–8+ years of lower-level systems or networking development experience

Strong Rust or Go skills (C or C++ alongside is a plus)

Hands-on experience with at least two of: Windows networking stack, macOS Network Extension, Android VPNService / networking internals, Linux networking

Background in distributed or peer-to-peer systems design

Understanding of NAT traversal, DNS, transport-layer protocols, and network security principles

Comfortable working across both prototyping and production-hardening phases

Preferred

Take ownership of tech-ops domains, including VM provisioning, bandwidth sourcing, and ISP partner integrations

Experience with infrastructure orchestration (e.g., VMs, containers, ISPs, or bandwidth routing systems)

Benefits

Work on a technically ambitious privacy network with real global impact.

Small, mission-driven team where systems work meets societal scale.

Ownership across Go & Rust core development and real-world operations.

Fully remote, flexible, and async-friendly environment.

Company

SNOWSTORM INC

Snowstorm - our mission is to protect everyone's ability to access the global free and open internet, and do so truly sustainably, with integrity, and with wisdom encompassing the long-term.

Founded in 2022

New York, New York, USA

2-10 employees