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STATION F · 8 hours ago

SENIOR CORE SYSTEMS ENGINEER

Dfns is the leading Wallets-as-a-Service (WaaS) platform, helping fintechs, institutions, and enterprises simplify digital asset management. The Core Systems Engineer will design, build, and scale systems at the heart of the platform, focusing on performance, security, and correctness while collaborating across product, research, and security teams.

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Responsibilities

Design, implement, and operate MPC signers, HSMs, and TEEs (e.g. AWS Nitro)
Build low-level services and middleware in Rust and other systems languages
Architect distributed databases and stateful services for performance and reliability
Develop secure APIs and networking between core systems and high-level services
Optimize resource usage, latency, and throughput across critical workflows
Collaborate with cryptography, infra, and product to bring new protocols into production
Document core systems, share knowledge, and support client and partner discussions

Qualification

RustMPCHSMsTEEsDistributed systemsSQL databasesNoSQL databasesCryptographic key managementSecure networkingApplied cryptographyPerformance optimizationClear communication

Required

8+ years of systems engineering experience with focus on security, infra, or backend
Deep expertise in Rust, with strong low-level systems programming skills
Proven experience building distributed systems, consensus mechanisms, or networks
Hands-on experience with HSMs, MPC, TEEs, and cryptographic key management
Strong knowledge of SQL and NoSQL databases in high-availability environments
Familiarity with secure networking, applied cryptography, and defense-in-depth models
Skilled in observability, debugging, and optimizing performance at scale
Clear communicator, able to translate complex systems into practical solutions

Preferred

Design, implement, and operate MPC signers, HSMs, and TEEs (e.g. AWS Nitro)
Build low-level services and middleware in Rust and other systems languages
Architect distributed databases and stateful services for performance and reliability
Develop secure APIs and networking between core systems and high-level services
Optimize resource usage, latency, and throughput across critical workflows
Collaborate with cryptography, infra, and product to bring new protocols into production
Document core systems, share knowledge, and support client and partner discussions

Benefits

Healthcare
Travel expenses

Company

STATION F

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STATION F is a business incubator for startups.

Funding

Current Stage
Early Stage

Leadership Team

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Kaan Armagan
Founder in Residence
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Romain LAURENT
Founder in Residence
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