Talent Network (Engineering roles)

Talent Network (Engineering roles) Top-tier blockchain infrastructure projects without the overhead. You bring the Rust, ZK, and crypto expertise, we bring the work. No pitching, no admin, just engineering. APPLY Equilibrium designs & builds core infrastructure for the decentralized web. We are focused on hard engineering problems around security, privacy, and scaling of blockchain-based cloud infrastructure. While we love to experiment and launch products & technologies of our own, we also partner with leading builders such as Aleo, Starknet, Solana, and Avail to help accelerate their development. Our teams are self-organizing; they design their processes and choose their tools. We understand that each team and each project has different needs. We trust our teams to deliver and let them execute project deliverables the way they believe is best. The Talent Network is a curated community of freelance blockchain engineers who work on client projects alongside our core team. Every project is led by an EQ Core engineer — you contribute your expertise, we handle the client relationship, project structure, and all the overhead that gets in the way of real engineering work. What you get Top-tier projects — Work with leading blockchain protocols on hard infrastructure problems Real team support — An EQ Core engineer leads every project. You're never alone. Zero overhead — We handle sales, contracts, and client relationships. You focus on code. Full flexibility — Take projects that fit. Say no when you're busy. A network worth joining — Private Slack community with vetted engineers, project updates, and industry insights What we're looking for Technical expertise in: Rust, Go, TypeScript, Solidity, Move, Cairo Cryptography / Zero-knowledge proofs Polkadot/Substrate, Ethereum, Cosmos, Solana, StarkNet, zkSync Strong candidates have: Hands-on blockchain infrastructure experience Strong engineering fundamentals Shipped projects or open-source contributions Clear communication in English Self-directed and reliable Good to know Most projects are full-time engagements (35-40 hrs/week) for the duration You must be able to invoice as a freelancer or through your own company We work remotely with reasonable timezone overlap with Europe Compensation is negotiated per project Department Engineering Remote status Fully Remote About Equilibrium Equilibrium is a blockchain engineering company built to tackle the hardest infrastructure problems in the space. We're the team behind Lumina , Pathfinder , Rust-IPFS , ZKsync chain reconstruction tooling , and core protocol work across Aleo , Avail , and more. We partner with leading protocols to build the systems that have to be correct: infrastructure, core protocol, the stuff that can't fail. And we're selective about who we work with, on both sides.